Doing a round the world record attempt. I want one!
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OT: Is this the coolest boat you've ever seen?
Dec 04, 2007
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According to the journalist in the video it's got two engines, each being a colossal 500cc each! That's a whole combined engine capacity of one litre! Amazing ;-) Oh and it makes no carbon emissions whatsoever...
I thought I heard that too, but dismissed it as me mis-hearing! Video was crap full-stop I thought, the journalist seemed totally unnatural on camera, and there wasn't enough of the boat belting through big waves!
Matt
On or around Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:26:09 +0100, Matt M enlightened us thusly:
looks like it'd suit this guy:
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not the one in the t-shirt, twas just a handy image.
I'm gonna paint it matt black one day and fit LED red eyes in the helmet, instant Darth Vader!
And I thought only the Grauniad was allowed to mash up news stories 2 off
8.3litre Cummins 540hp Mercruisers drinking 51 litres per hour Derek
And breaking down in every conceivable way with monotonous regularity during their last (abandoned) attempt at the record.
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Not impressed. Around the world in 60 days? Didn't Dam Ellen do it in 72 under sail alone? TonyB
In message , TonyB writes
The rules are rather easier for sail - they don't need to transit Panama and Suez, I'd guess that the 2 canals have a major impact on the overall speed.
Will
In article , Will Wilkinson writes
The rules are rather easier for motor, they don't need to transit the Southern Ocean and Cape Horn, I'd guess the 2 canals mean that they can access much seas that are easier to move boat through at speed.
Adrian
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