Earthrace heads for Spain
Posted on 25/06/2008
The 78 foot (24 metre) bio-diesel fuelled wave piercing trimaran Earthrace entered the Mediterrean Ocean at 0700GMT today and is currently speeding across a flat calm sea heading for Spain.
Earthrace started her attempt to set a new world record for a powerboat to circle the globe from Vulkan Shipyard, Sagunto, Spain on Sunday 27 April 2008, 14.35 local time/13.35 GMT.
The current record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe is currently 74 days 20 hours 58 minutes 30 seconds*. This record was set by UK boat ‘Cable & Wireless Adventurer’ in 1998.
