A New Zealand-built boat that runs on biodiesel - and the fat of the captain - is set to kick off an attempt to break the world speed record for circumnavigating the globe in a motorboat next year.
He 24m Earthrace, skippered by New Zealander Pete Bethune, will set off from Valencia, Spain, on March 1 and traverse the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans as well as the Panama and Suez canals in its more than 24,000 nautical mile journey. Bethune will be attempting to break the current world record of 74 days, 20 hours and 58 minutes, established by the Cable and Wireless Adventurer boat in 1998. He has said he believes his trip could help promote biodiesel as a viable alternative to petroleum diesel. One attribute of the Earthrace boat is that it has the ability to "submarine" through waves, going up to 7m underwater, enabling it to maintain a higher average speed through big seas.
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