Earthrace Biodiesel Powered Superboat
Earthrace Biodiesel Powered Superboat
Find out more about Earthrace - a biodiesel fueled round the world powerboat
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Earthrace (pictured above) is a unique powerboat, made from environmentally friendly materials and fuelled with
biodiesel. This futuristic
trimaran has been designed to circumnavigate the globe in just 60 days - smashing the existing round-the-world record, and doing so with zero
carbon footprint.
World Record Attempt - March 1st 2008
The rules are simple,
circumnavigate the globe in as little time as possible passing through both the
Suez Canal and the
Panama Canal, and refuelling only at port (not out at sea). The current record was set in 1998 by UK boat
Cable and Wireless Aventurer, and stands at just under
75 days.
The two
540 hp Cummings Mercruiser QSC-540 engines run on Earthrace will be fuelled with
B100 biodiesel (100% biodiesel) from its 10,000 litre fuel tanks, and can power Earthrace through the waves at speeds of up to
40 knots. An average speed of 20-25 knots is required to break the existing record.
More Earthrace Information
Earthrace is a not-for-profit project, "
racing around the world for a better planet". Click here to visit the official
Earthrace website, and to make a donation to help support Earthrace.
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