Team Yachtwork - ground crew for Earthrace

The Earthrace Operators Manual is a guide for new crew, or anyone wanting to be crew. Topics covered are sponsorship, driving Earthrace in tight quarters, handling the thousand horse power helm, and most engineering aspects of the world’s fastest offshore speedboat.

If you or someone you know is considering volunteering for Earthrace this guide is designed to give them a head start.

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Background to Earthrace

Earthrace is a bid to break the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powerboat, using only renewable fuels.

Circumnavigating the globe represents the pinnacle of powerboat challenges, and at 24,000 nautical miles, is also the world's longest race. The current record of 75 days was set by British boat Cable & Wireless in 1998.

Earthrace aims to smash this record by completing the voyage in less than 65 days, and will mark the first time in history that an official UIM Powerboat record will be attempted using renewable bio-fuel.

Earthrace will be the highest-profile powerboat in the world, as well as one of the greenest. It is a showcase of environmentally friendly technologies such as low-emissions engines, non-toxic anti-foul and efficient hull design. It is also one of the coolest looking boats ever imagined.

24,000 nautical miles - 65 days - 5 crew - 1 record ... no fossil fuels.