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To break the world record for circumnavigation of the globe by a powerboat
:: 06 June, 2007
Earthrace has announced plans for a European promotional tour.
The Earthrace Project is presently making plans to visit up to 40 European cities during an upcoming promotional tour covering the next 8 months. The showpiece of the tour is a revolutionary and spectacular-looking, biodiesel-powered boat – simply called Earthrace.
Earthrace was built to attempt to break the world record for circumnavigation of the globe by a powerboat. Earthrace began its record attempt on April 7 from San Diego, California with the goal to finish in San Diego on or before 21 June 2007 to break the record of 75 days – set by the British boat Cable & Wireless in 1998. However the boat suffered storm damage just prior to arriving in Malaga, Spain and was forced to abandon the attempt. Earthrace was on track to break the record prior to withdrawing from the race.
Earthrace crew is presently considering another attempt at the world record for March 2008.
The purpose of the upcoming European promotional tour is to promote the awareness and use of alternative fuels such as biodiesel. During each stopover the public will have chance to meet the crew and step aboard the Earthrace vessel.
The boat’s skipper, Pete Bethune, believes that Earthrace has a great opportunity to nourish and grow the European biodiesel industry, as well as to advance biodiesel as a genuinely viable alternative to petroleum diesel.
Bethune said “The vision of a world using fuel produced from sustainable sources is an idea whose time has come. By demonstrating the power, reliability and environmental safety of biodiesel, Earthrace is committed to transforming this vision into reality”.
News Inside News:
Earthrace the Powerboat
A Journalist recently commented that the "Earthrace boat is the most amazing looking design" he had ever seen. Brutal good looks however is just the beginning.
This boat has been specifically designed to perform at high-speeds in the world's toughest ocean conditions, and will at times, submarine right through waves.
Combine this with environmentally friendly biodiesel fuel, and you have one of the most awe-inspiring vessels the world will ever see.
As a recent admirer from Australia said in an e-mail to us, "this boat is fully sick!"
Click on headings to the left for further details on what makes this boat so special
Earthrace will be visiting a mix of major port cities as well as small port towns – examples of some early stopovers being:
Cork and Dublin (Ireland).
Cardiff (Wales)
Plymouth and London (England)
Edinburgh and Shetland Islands (Scotland)
Brest (France)
Bergen and Oslo (Norway)
Lisbon (Portugal)
Copenhagen (Denmark).
Stockholm and Gothenburg (Sweden)
Helsinki (Finland)
Rostock, Kiel and Hamburg (Germany)
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Antwerp (Belgium)
Vlissingen (Netherlands)
Earthrace will likely begin its promotional tour in late June in Cork, Ireland, but will make an announcement closer to the time.
For interviews with the Skipper, phone +353 862463273.
For hi res media images see http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=48
For press release archive see http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=46
In The Images:
1.Logo
2..Valencia - Louis Vuitton Cup!
3. Earthrace pulls into Valencia Port
4. Earthrace pulls out to go and support Team New Zealand
5. The 4th race of the Louis Vuitton Finals begins
6. The New Zealand flag flies proudly on the back of Earthrace
7. Team New Zealand has a good lead over Luna Rosa
8. Team New Zealand heads for the finish of race 4 in the Louis Vuitton Cup final!
9. Adrian, Scott, John and John watch the race
10. Pete (Ghandi), John and Allison
11. Team New Zealand arrive back to the marina after the win
Release link: http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?section=1
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