I kayaked from Rose Bay to Watsons Bay on Sunday. On the return journey we were approached by this beast… “WTF is that?” my friend and I announced. Batman’s boat it is not… it turns out this is the super boat used for Earthrace.

In June 2008, the amazing Earthrace vessel set a new world record for a powerboat to circle the globe, and she did this with 100% renewable biodiesel fuel, and a net zero carbon footprint. The voyage was over 24,000 nautical miles, and took 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes, smashing the old record by over two weeks.

Wow… well done to the designers, crew, backers and everyone involved.

Well I must say it has one hell of a presence when you’re sat in a plastic kayak with only a paddle to get you out of there. The boat is spending time in AU educating people on the pro’s of bio-fuels and the importance of reducing our individual carbon footprint.