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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:21 am Post subject: EARTHRACE - BIODIESEL POWERBOAT WORLD RECORD
BIODIESEL TO FUEL POWERBOAT WORLD RECORD CHALLENGE
March 1st , 2004
A group of talented designers, boatbuilders, and adventurers are planning an attempt on the world circumnavigation powerboat record. To be called the Earthrace. What makes this challenge remarkable is the boat will be fuelled by biodiesel, a fuel produced from renewable crops such as canola.
Circumnavigating the globe represents the pinnacle of powerboat challenges, and at 24,000 nautical miles, is also the world's longest race. The current record was set by British boat "Cable & Wireless" in 1998, when the diesel-powered craft covered the 24,382 nautical miles in just under 75 days. The Earthrace crew is aiming to smash this record by completing the voyage in less than 65 days. It will mark the first time in history that an official UIM Powerboat record will be held by a vessel using renewable fuel.
The Earthrace team aims to make the Earthrace the highest-profile powerboat project in the world. It will represent leading edge technology in all facets, including engines, composites, hull design and motors.
Prior to racing, the Earthrace team will conduct a world port tour, visiting over 50 locations around the globe.
"The world's current reliance on standard fossil fuels is unsustainable" says Earthrace CEO Pete Bethune. "It will take leadership, and vision from forward-looking companies and individuals to develop and promote cleaner, more sustainable alternatives."
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Last edited by NarendZORCE on Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:21 am; edited 2 times in total
Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 3137 Location: In Zorce, usually after the contents page
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:07 am Post subject:
Earthrace Timetable
Jan 2005 - Feb 2006. construction
Feb 22nd 2006. Boat launched
Feb 24th 2006. Official Launch Function
May - June 2006. NZ promo Tour
July 2006. Cross Pacific
Aug - Sep. North American West Coast Port Tour
Oct 2006. Voyage to Panama canal and up to Florida
Nov - Dec 2006. North American East Coast Tour
Dec 2006 - Jan 2007. Gulf of Mexico Port Tour
Feb 2007. Race preperations. Miami Boatshow
Mar - Apr 2007. Record Attempt for circumnavigating the globe
May 2007. Maintenance, repairs and recovery
June 2007. New York. Cross Atlantic.
July - Nov 2007. European Port Tour
Dec 2007 - Jan 2008. Middle East Port Tour
Feb - Mar 2008. Pakistan / India Port Tour
Apr - July 2008. Asia Port Tour
Aug - Sep 2008. Australia port tour
Oct - Nov 2008. NZ Port tour _________________ Drags, Circuit, Solodex, Rally, Karting, the Shows, the Girls, the Car you drive...
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Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 3137 Location: In Zorce, usually after the contents page
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:10 am Post subject:
"Race rules state we must pass through the two canals, so the fastest route lies near the equator for much of the journey. There are two strategies for crossing the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
The northern route across the Pacific would take the boat up the coast of the US and Canada, crossing to Alaska then to Russia and down to Japan. For the Atlantic crossing, the northern route would travel around Gibraltar, across to the Azores, then over to Canada. These routes have an advantage in that the longest leg can be kept to only 900 nautical miles. This allows greater flexibility in boat design because there are no excessive restrictions on weight and fuel loads.
The southern route crosses both oceans directly, as shown on the map. This route places greater restrictions on boat design, principally because of the San Diego - Hawaii and Canary Islands - Barbados legs, which are 2400 and 2800nm respectively. This has the boat traveling over 5000km on a single tank of fuel.
Because the Earthrace boat has been designed to maximize fuel efficiency, the shorter Southern route has been made possible."
Race Route:
Barbados - Panama - Acapulco - San Diego - Hawaii - Majuro - Koror - Singapore - Maldives - Aden - Port Said - Malaga - Canary Islands - Barbados. _________________ Drags, Circuit, Solodex, Rally, Karting, the Shows, the Girls, the Car you drive...
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Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 3137 Location: In Zorce, usually after the contents page
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject:
_________________ Drags, Circuit, Solodex, Rally, Karting, the Shows, the Girls, the Car you drive...
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Oh and they finally broke the record!!!! By a whole 2 weeks!!! They ran it in 60 days. _________________ Drags, Circuit, Solodex, Rally, Karting, the Shows, the Girls, the Car you drive...
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:
Sweet!!! That boat is real "james bond" looking!...
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