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smashed!
Earthrace started her attempt to set a new world speed record for a powerboat to circle the globe from Vulkan Shipyard, Sagunto, Spain on Sunday 27 April 2008, 13.35 GMT/14.35 CET. She crossed the finish line on 27 June 2008 at 12.24.00 GMT/14.24.00 CET.
The previous record was 74 days 20 hours 58 minutes 30 seconds*. This record was set by
Earthrace smashed the record by almost 14 days, completing almost 24,000 nautical miles in just 60 days 23 hours and 49 minutes! Thank you to the many hundreds of inviduals and companies who made this possible, and to the thousands of people who have supported the project since the very beginning. If we haven't met you personally yet, we hope to in the future!
* taken from the Long Distance Offshore Endurance World and National Records, published by the Royal Yacht Squadron, February 2007, in association with the Union Internationale Motornautique (UIM)
Details of the record attempt
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