It’s been an exciting month as we’ve seen green transportation records set on the ground and in the sky, so naturally we are taking the next step and bringing you to the sea with the Earthrace, a 78 ft tri-hull “wavepiercer”. The biodiesel boat recently completed a carbon-neutral tour of the globe in an incredible 60 days and 23 hours, besting the previous world record by 14 days!
It’s an incredible looking boat – especially in the first picture.
My claim to fame is that i have been on this boat. And also, GO NEW ZEALAND!
This looks like something out of Star Trek ~ Sweet design!
It only took Ellen Macarthur 71 day to sail around the world. I would have said that is far greener than burning any type of fuel. Ok, her boat was not manufactured “green” but that was not the brief then, but if her boat could be replicated from sustainable materials then that would be a far more impressive feat.
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Watched a special on Nat. Geo. about this boat. Very cool
I am working on a similar project but utilizing electric drives and ultra capacitor ,lithium ion batteries, compressed air bladless turbine generators,sky sails. hydrogen from water, and wave piercing design by Nigel Irens ,and other new technical breakthroughs to do the same thing only using no fuels and running non stop needing no refueling breaking the 60 day record I am hope to get some additional backing in order to finish this project but with the economy as it is I may have to delay a little longer but I will accomplish this even if I have to go it alone it will just take a little more time. It is exciting ,interesting and wonderful times we live in.
I have seen this monster while we were in Papeete, in november. I thought I was having a nigthmare! Fantastic I would love to go around with it. Hope you come to Brasil some day. See you congratulations.