Interesting visitor to Cork

[Cork Rib]

This interesting vessel arrived in Cork yesterday after abandoning a round the world record attempt after killing 3 fishermen off the West Indies. Seems they cannot get Bio fuel for this "green" machine so they are running it on Diesel. Also seems they are short of readies as they are charging a fiver to go on board and even asked the local chandler to sponsor fenders. start of a european tour i'm told

jon

[Nos4r2]

Fiscally as well as morally bankrupt then...?

[Pete7]

Originally Posted by Cork Rib

Seems they cannot get Bio fuel for this "green" machine so they are running it on Diesel. jon

Hmm, they should have had a chat with Sunrider on here. He managed it over a decade ago on green fuels

I like the scafolding plank to get on the boat

Pete

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by Cork Rib

This interesting vessel arrived in Cork yesterday after abandoning a round the world record attempt after killing 3 fishermen off the West Indies. Seems they cannot get Bio fuel for this "green" machine so they are running it on Diesel. Also seems they are short of readies as they are charging a fiver to go on board and even asked the local chandler to sponsor fenders. start of a european tour i'm told

jon

I hate to disagree with you but ....................... They carried on after the fishing boat incident, and only quit after the boat suffered damage somewhere near Gibraltar, they had used regular diesel in a couple of places because of availability (or bad planning!).

[Cork Rib]

Originally Posted by Cookee

I hate to disagree with you but ....................... They carried on after the fishing boat incident, and only quit after the boat suffered damage somewhere near Gibraltar, they had used regular diesel in a couple of places because of availability (or bad planning!).

I can only repeat what they told us......but thats how stories go

Jon

[JIY]

You can read the full story here:


http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?a...m456b8bd73bbc2

[The Grocer]

...can you take any vessel seriously if it's based on a plasticine character?

[IBWET]

Originally Posted by The Grocer

...can you take any vessel seriously if it's based on a plasticine character?

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[Cookee]

Originally Posted by Cork Rib

I can only repeat what they told us......but thats how stories go

Jon

The person you spoke to obviously never read thier own press release or knew what was going on!

http://www.earthrace.net/index.php?a...m456b8bd73bbc2