Arnold discovered that they were allowing visitors aboard the Earthrace Eco Boat for a voluntary donation so I went for a visit and met up with Morry and Irene who chatting to the girl taking the donations.
I will state here what I think I know about the boat. It was built in New Zealand to crack the world record for a powered circumnavigation of the world. The hull is of carbon fibre and it has two Cummins engines. She did succeed in cracking the world record, circumnavigating the globe in just over 60 days. And she is powered by bio diesel. She is headed for the East coast of Australia then will return to New Zealand.
You can Google "earthrace eco boat" and visit references such as http://marinebiztv.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/earthrace-eco-boat-smashes-round-the-world-speed/.
Enclosed are four photos of the interior of the boat:
- Port and Starboard seat controls
- Irene passing from the galley area to the cockpit
- Robert pretending that he is driving the boat
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