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Earthrace could go whale hunter hunting

The Earthrace biodiesel boat made headlines last year during an around-the-world trip using biodiesel - it wasn't an easy journey. The ship's future could also be fraught with difficulty. The Earthrace website says the boat is for sale with an asking price of $1.5 million but we hear reports that the boat may soon find another life as part of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fleet hunting down whale hunting ships in Antarctica. In fact, it's the Sea Shepherd group that might purchase the boat, and the ship's owner likes the idea. "I would ... Read more →

Earthrace finally, finally finishes record circumnavigation attempt Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

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 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 ...

Earthrace on their record attempt: Not gonna happen... 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

You have to give it to the Earthrace crew for keeping the faith as long as they have, and with all of the problems that they have encountered along the way, including the possible breakage of their boat and a deadly accident involving a fishing boat. Just a few days ago, we updated you that they ...

Earthrace boat cleared to retry record run 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A judge has ruled that the deadly ocean collision between the bio-diesel-powered Earthrace speedboat and a small fishing boat off the coast of Guatemala was an accident. The ruling clears the way for the Earthrace and its crew of four to be released and continue its attempt to break the world ...

Tragedy at sea: Earthrace team hits fishing boat off Guatemala, 1 dead and crew still held 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The biodiesel-powered Earthrace superboat will not set a round-the-world record. Last Sunday while traveling near the coast of Guatemala at night, the radical 78-foot Earthrace boat collided with a small fiberglass fishing boat. The Earthrace boat was basically unscathed except for prop damage but ...

Earthrace props may be failing in first leg of round-the-world record attempt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The biodiesel-powered, environmentally friendly Earthrace speedboat is limping into its first port. The boat took off on a world-record attempt to circumnavigate the globe on March 10. But 16 hours later, according to the team's website, the crew nearly had to give up the attempt. Apparently the ...

Earthrace attempts to circumnavigate the globe using only renewable fuels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A while back, we showed you a catamaran that crossed the Atlantic using solar power. They also planned a return trip back across the Atlantic to New York. That was the first time a vehicle made the voyage powered by something other than fossil-fuels since boats were human and wind-powered. Now, we ...

Around the world on biodiesel 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The pages of AutoblogGreen generally focus on land based transportation, but we thought we should make you aware of an attempt to break the record for circumnavigating the globe in the Earthrace. Earthrace, a 78-foot boat, looks like a seagoing version of the Batmobile, and is able to cut under ...


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