Earthrace - aims for 60 day World Record
Posted on 27/06/2008
The 74 foot (24 metre) bio-diesel fuelled powerboat Earthrace is set to thunder across the finish line off the Vulkan Shipyard in Sagunto, Spain this afternoon 27th June 2008 local time.
The giant trimaran is powering towards Spain at 24.8 knots, with New Zealand skipper Pete Bethune keen to stop the clock at 60 days and change.
Conditions in the western Mediterrean are favouring them with flat seas and tonight under a crescent moon Earthrace is powering westwards, just 333 miles from the finish line.
