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Earthrace finally, finally finishes record circumnavigation attempt

Photo by Martin Pettitt. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. It was not an easy journey. Following a tragic first attempt, the crew of the biodiesel-powered Earthrace boat set out a second time to break the record for motorized circumnavigation. On the second trip, a biodiesel flood and a lost engine were serious setbacks, but this past weekend, the Earthrace pulled into Sagunto, Sapin, two months after setting forth. The 61-day journey means that the Earthrace can now claim to be the best at circling the globe with an engine: the ... Read more →

Earthrace update: losing an engine here, damaging a propeller there Sebastian Blanco

Following a biodiesel flood during the Atlantic crossing, the Earthrace biodiesel-powered boat continued on its second attempt to circumnavigate using nothing but the biofuel as power. The troubled ...

Earthrace update: biodiesel flood not too much a problem in Atlantic crossing Sebastian Blanco

At the end of April, the biodiesel-powered Earthrace boat left Spain on its second attempt to set a record for round-the-world sailing using biofuel. The Atlantic crossing did present a few ...

Biodiesel-powered Earthrace boat ready to try circumnavigation again Sebastian Blanco

If at first you don't succeed, why not try again with a bit of your own fat in the engine? The biodiesel-powered Earthrace boat is ready to set off on its second around-the-world attempt today, ...

Earthrace captain really, um, "getting into" next biodiesel circumnavigation attempt Sebastian Blanco

The first Earthrace attempt ended in defeat back in April. The idea was to circle the globe on a biodiesel-powered boat, but there were just too many problems (and one deadly accident). But, the idea ...

Earthrace finally, finally finishes record circumnavigation attempt 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Martin Pettitt. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. It was not an easy journey. Following a tragic first attempt, the crew of the biodiesel-powered Earthrace boat set out a second time to break the record for motorized circumnavigation. On the second trip, a biodiesel flood and a ...

Earthrace update: losing an engine here, damaging a propeller there 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Following a biodiesel flood during the Atlantic crossing, the Earthrace biodiesel-powered boat continued on its second attempt to circumnavigate using nothing but the biofuel as power. The troubled ship is still having its share of problems (like losing an engine near the Marshall Islands - PDF), ...

Earthrace update: biodiesel flood not too much a problem in Atlantic crossing 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the end of April, the biodiesel-powered Earthrace boat left Spain on its second attempt to set a record for round-the-world sailing using biofuel. The Atlantic crossing did present a few difficulties, with a toilet backing up, a small pool of biodiesel flooding the sleeping quarters and high ...

Biodiesel-powered Earthrace boat ready to try circumnavigation again 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If at first you don't succeed, why not try again with a bit of your own fat in the engine? The biodiesel-powered Earthrace boat is ready to set off on its second around-the-world attempt today, according to Motor Boats Monthly. The badass trimaran departs from Spain's Sagunto at 1 pm today (local ...

Earthrace captain really, um, "getting into" next biodiesel circumnavigation attempt 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The first Earthrace attempt ended in defeat back in April. The idea was to circle the globe on a biodiesel-powered boat, but there were just too many problems (and one deadly accident). But, the idea - and boat - are just too cool to be sent into history without a second chance, so the New Zealand ...


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