Biodiesel-powered Earthrace resumes record attempt after scramble for fuel

The biodiesel-powered trimaran Earthrace resumed its record circumnavigation attempt in Puerto Rico after losing a day when a biodiesel shipment was not delivered. The boat remains approximately one day ahead of the previous circumnavigation record of 74 days set in 1998. The boat now heads for the Panama Canal.

Earthrace’s crew are aiming to circumnavigate the globe in 65 days. The $3 million trimaran failed on an earlier attempt on the record, and has spent the past year on a fundraising and publicity tour.

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