Earthrace boat arrives down under this month

Earthrace announces Australian Tour Dates

Over the last two years of promotions, the amazing Earthrace boat has had nearly 150,000 people walk through her, and she’s been seen on TV networks, and in Newspapers and Magazines around the globe.  She’s also been through over a dozen storms, has bullet holes from Columbians, scars from logs off Borneo, and her crew were detained under armed guard in Guatemala…and earlier this year she set a new World Record for a powerboat to circle the globe, smashing the old record by over 2 weeks, while running 100% biodiesel, and a net zero carbon footprint.

On December 13th, just a few weeks from now, this battle-scarred warrior arrives in the historic town of 1770 in Northern Queensland, at the start of a six-week Australian tour.  The boat and crew will be visiting around 20 locations down the East Coast, with this amazing vessel being opened to the public at all of them.

Earthrace skipper Pete Bethune says the public open days are a crucial way for the team to connect with people, especially with regards to Biofuels and carbon footprints.  Australia has much to gain from a sustainable Biofuels program, and the team is hopeful it can encourage debate and awareness about the issues involved through the tour.  

It is also the only chance that Australians will have to look through this awesome carbon fibre raceboat before it heads home to New Zealand in February.  The Australian Tour is sponsored by Investment company JB Global.  

Proposed tour dates are as follows:

December    13    1770
December    14    1770
December    15    Bundaberg
December    16    Bundaberg
December    17    Hervey Bay
December    18    Hervey Bay
December    19    Maroochydore
December    20    Maroochydore
December    21    South Bank – Brisbane
December    22    South Bank – Brisbane
December    23    South Bank – Brisbane
December    24    Cleveland
December    25    Cleveland
December    26    Redcliffe
December    27    Redcliffe
December    28    Gold Coast
December    29    Gold Coast
December    30    Ballina
December    31    Ballina
January    1    Coffs Harbour
January    2    Coffs Harbour
January    3    Port McQuarie
January    4    Port McQuarie
January    5    Gosford
January    6    Gosford
January    7    Sydney
January    8    Sydney
January    9    Sydney
January    10    Sydney
January    11    Sydney
January    12    Woollongong
January    13    Woollongong
January    14    Ulladlla
January    15    Ulladlla
January    16    Batemans Bay
January    17    Batemans Bay
January    18    Bermagui
January    19    Bermagui
January    20    Travel
January    21    Skandia Geelong Week
January    22    Skandia Geelong Week
January    23    Skandia Geelong Week
January    24    Apollo Bay
January    25    Apollo Bay
January    26    Port Fairy – Australia Day
January    27    Warnambool
January    28    Warnambool
January    29    Melbourne Docklands
January    30    Melbourne Boatshow
January    31    Melbourne Boatshow
February    1    Melbourne Boatshow