New world record at 12.24 GMT (14.24 CET)
Friday 27 June 2008  Sagunto, Spain

congratulations from...

Rex Wyler, co-founder of Greenpeace, "Congratulations for achieving your circumnavigation with clean, carbon-neutral fuels.  Thank you for showing the world that this can be done."   www.rexwyler.com
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what is earthrace?

The goal of Earthrace was to set a new world record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe, running 100% renewable biodiesel fuel, and with a net zero carbon footprint.  The amazing Earthrace boat started the attempt on 27 April 2008 from Sagunto in Spain.  After breaking the world record this month (June 2008), Earthrace is continuing with a two year promotional tour, visiting Europe, the Caribbean, US and Australia, before returning home to New Zealand.

Whilst on tour, as during the record attempt itself, the crew meet local people and talk about their experiences.  One of the most important goals for the Earthrace team is to connect with people and encouragediscussion about the need to get renewable fuels into our energy mix and to inspire them to do something themselves to minimise their impact on the environment.   Click here for more information about the tour

latest news

23 July   Earthrace will be appearing at the Halden Vannsport Festival in Norway from Friday 25 - Sunday 27 July.

21 July  We wanted to say a special thank you to Svein and everyone at the Norwegian Powerboat Grand Prix and to BoList in Sweden for their support supplying timber, tools and building equipment.

Sagunto, Spain, 27 June 2008, 12.24.00 GMT/14.24.00 CET: Earthrace, the world’s fastest eco-boat, has smashed the world speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe, knocking almost 14 days off the previous record.

The boat crossed the finish line in Sagunto having taken 60 days 23 hours and 49 minunutes to travel almost 24,000 nautical miles fuelled by biodiesel to demonstrate the efficiency of, and draw global attention to, the potential for alternative fuel sources.

“This fantastic team of people and our astonishing boat have broken the record by a massive margin, said Pete Bethune, New Zealand skipper and owner of Earthrace,  "I finally feel that all the sacrifices made, especially by my wife and daughters, have been worth it.  I don't even  know how to begin to thank all the individuals and companies that have supported us along the way, some of them since the very beginning over five years ago.  Without them, none of this would have been possible”.

media interviews with Pete Bethune and crew

Please contact +44 7711 482 572 or email news@earthrace.net

Pictures and broadcast footage from the finish line.
Broadcast footage from the finish is available from our FTP site.  For access to broll, please email news@earthrace.net for login details and then access by clicking here.

Photographs from the finish are also available to view in our high res images page and to download from FTP site above.

NB: Images and video free for news use only.

Documentary/commercial editors please contact the Earthrace team for permission prior to use.