tour locations and dates - post record
After a short rest following the successful breaking of the Global Circumnavigation Record, Earthrace, Pete Bethune and a new crew set off on the way home to New Zealand.
The tour took in Europe, the Caribbean and Australia with Earthrace finally arriving back in NZ on Waitangi Day, 6 February 2009.
europe
Lisbon (Portugal) 9-11 July
Norwegian Class 1 Powerboat Grand Prix, Arendal 16-20 July Wed - Sun
Maastrand (Sweden) 22-23 Jul Tue - Wed
Goopdegoopde (Sweden) 24-Jul Thu
Halden Vannsport Festival, Norway 25-27 July Fri - Sun
Stavangar (Norway) 28-30 Jul Mon - Wed
Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club, Lowestoft 1-3 Aug Fri - Sun
Brighton Marina 5-6 August Tue-Wed
Southampton 15-17 Aug Fri-Sun
Weymouth 18-20 Aug Mon-Wed
Plymouth 21-24 Aug Thur -Sun
Torquay 25-27 Aug Mon-Wed
Isles of Scilly (St Mary's) 30-31 Aug Sat - Sun
Padstow 1-3 Sep Mon - Wed
Cardiff 4-7 Sep Thu - Mon
Bristol 8-11 Sep Mon - Fri
atlantic / caribbean
| Vigo (Spain) | 15-18 Sep | Mon - Thu |
| Oporto (Portugal) | 19-21 Sep | Fri - Sun |
| Lisbao (Portugal) | 22-25 Sep | Mon - Thu |
| Jamaica | 15 Oct | Wed |
| Cayman Islands | 17-19 Oct | Fri - Sun |
| Panama Canal | 24-Oct | Fri |
pacific tour
| Panama | 23-25 Oct | Thu - Sat |
| Galapagos | 29-30 Oct | Wed - Thu |
| Papeete (Tahiti) | 15-17 Nov | Sat - Mon |
| Rarotonga |
21-23 Nov |
Fri - Sun |
| Suva (Fiji) | 28-30 Nov | Fri - Sun |
| Vanuatu (Port Villa) | 04-06 Dec | Thu - Sat |
| 1770, Australia | 12-14 Dec | Fri - Sun |
Following this, Earthrace began her journey home, via Australia, to New Zealand. Click on the country for more details of tour dates in Australia and New Zealand.



