Earthrace, the world's fastest eco-boat, has just beaten the world speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe, completing the 24000km journey in 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes. This meant that the old world record was beaten by 13 days, 21 hours and 9 minutes.
The boat crossed the finish line in Sagunto at 14:24 hours CET today, and completed the journey using 100% biofuel to demonstrate and draw global attention to the potential for alternative fuel sources.
Earthrace is a 24m tri-hull wavepiercer built in New Zealand, and the record attempt, run by a team of international volunteers from New Zealand, UK, Sweden, Guyana and Hungary, has been completed as a carbon neutral project.
The previous record was set in 1998 by the British boat, Cable and Wireless Adventurer. The finish in Spain by Earthrace was monitored by D. Jaime Pérez López, Presidente de la Federación Territorial Motonaútica de la Comunidad Valenciana. Earthrace will now be docked at Marina Real Juan Carlos in Valencia for a few days to allow supporters and the public to go on board and meet the crew.
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