The story of the Ady Gil

1:54 PM Thu 15 Jul 2010 GMT

'Collision point as Ady Gil, the former Earthrace became splintering carbon fibre.'

Earthrace was a 24m (78ft) tri-hull wavepiercer that was designed and built specifically to break the record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe. She was an advanced endurance vessel, capable of submarining up to 7m (23ft) underwater as she powersed across the oceans. One journalist reported that 'Earthrace is like a rally car but for oceans, with her ability to handle rough seas and storm conditions at high speed.' 17 October 2009: The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) unveil Earthrace, now re-named 'Ady Gil' in honour of Ady Gil, founder of California-based American Hi Definition (AHD), who donated one ...

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