Round Ireland Powerboat Record

fergal.b

Shared from Powerboat.ie.

Will 2014 see the UIM/ISA Round Ireland Powerboat Record being broken.
The current record is held by Phillip Fitzgibbon and Mike Shanahan who set the record in October 2009 in a 7.5m Tornado RIB fitted with a Suzuki 250. Their record is 18 hours 38 minutes and 50 seconds.




First up to Challenge for the UIM/ISA Round Ireland Powerboat Record is a Scottish Team. Full details of this team can be found at http://www.imperator-rib.com/
Weather permitting this weekend is looking good. The Team will have a tracker onboard and details of this can be found on their website.

Best of luck to all involved, Its great to see the record being attempted and I am sure it will lead to others having a go.

HeidiHeidi

18 hours in a RIB :eek:

Where are they starting from?

fergal.b

They are starting just outside Bangor, I'd say more or less the same route as the last one.

Sh1tbag OToole

Fine piece of machine that Tornado

JamesM

There is a Tornado rib working on "Vikings" at the moment - lovely boat.

Sh1tbag OToole

http://www.donedeal.ie/boats-for-sale/6-8m-original-tornado-rib-immaculate/7153556

6.8m one after appearing on donedeal. 9 whole grand and an engine that's only good for parts :eek:

Morris_fe1s

so who won 2014

fergal.b

They didn't make it, the 2ndary fuel tank burst and they had to abort.




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fergal.b

Looks like they are giving it another go tomorrow http://www.imperator-rib.com/tracker/

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fergal.b

Looks like they are out with a Blown manifold and pulling into Wexford, maybe next time.




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Tabnabs

What's the distance and therefore average speed you need to do to beat the existing record does anyone know?

fergal.b

It's about 700 miles around but you would have to add a few more for refuelling depending on how many times you have to pull into a harbour it could go up to 800 - 1000 an average speed of 40 knots should get it for you
Best of luck




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Tabnabs

http://www.inyourfootsteps.com/sailing/routes/3/

says 681 (but then a yacht can do it non-sop :P)

so 700nm would need an average speed of 38kts to beat the current time. No easy task...

HeidiHeidi

Tabnabs wrote: »

http://www.inyourfootsteps.com/sailing/routes/3/

says 681 (but then a yacht can do it non-sop :P)

so 700nm would need an average speed of 38kts to beat the current time. No easy task...

704nm is the official distance for the Round Ireland yacht race. Depends I suppose on what islands/rocks you're allowed (or not) to go inside.....

fergal.b

They are going to give it another go this weekend. http://www.imperator-rib.com



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HeidiHeidi

fergal.b wrote: »

They are going to give it another go this weekend.




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You'd have to admire their persistence

Best of luck to 'em, hope the high holds.

fergal.b

Unfortunately due to a change in the weather the attempt has been aborted.:(




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fergal.b

Looks like the UIM/ISA Irish team are going to give it a go on tuesday, lets hope we can show them how it's done

fergal.b

And there off.

fergal.b

So far so good.

fergal.b

The tracker stopped working for awhile but back up and running now.




Nearly half way and doing great on time

HeidiHeidi

Flipping hell, that's some going!!!

Tabnabs

One careful owner, never raced or rallied :pac:

http://www.apolloduck.ie/feature.phtml?id=329574

fergal.b

Tabnabs wrote: »

One careful owner, never raced or rallied :pac:

http://www.apolloduck.ie/feature.phtml?id=329574

Would Boards put up the sponsorship for it and we could give it a go




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fergal.b

Attempt aborted with engine trouble off Malin Head





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Glenalla

What a shame, conditions seem perfect.

breghall

fergal.b wrote: »

Attempt aborted with engine trouble off Malin Head

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You're kidding me... this seems to a bridge to far to all who try at the mo.

Bigus

At sea refuelling , would be the key to this, or am I missing something ?

fergal.b

Bigus wrote: »

At sea refuelling , would be the key to this, or am I missing something ?

I think the rib can hold 1050 liters between it's two tanks and the suzukis df300 burns about 1.5 liters per mile each so 700 could be doable in one run, I'd say they also carry a few cans for backup.


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fergal.b

Another attempt this Sunday http://www.powerboatracingworld.com/2016/05/26/ryan-attempts-round-ireland-powerboat-record/


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fergal.b

Looks like they are going to do it and by quite a bit :eek:. well done to all involved. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0mq4d4E9W5JIudH5JmLSSLok6YhjHM1fU

Glenalla

fergal.b wrote: »

Looks like they are going to do it and by quite a bit :eek:. well done to all involved. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0mq4d4E9W5JIudH5JmLSSLok6YhjHM1fU

Here it is
http://www.powerboatracingworld.com/2016/05/29/ryans-rip-roaring-round-ireland-record/

fergal.b

This looks like it will be some trip http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/real-life/daredevil-boatbuilder-launches-1m-vessel-in-bid-to-break-world-record-436541.html





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BoltzmannBrain

Certainly looks like a boat fit for task!
http://coastmonkey.ie/news/cork-vessel/

Safehaven Marine have some nice boats.

fergal.b

According to Paschal Sheehy she is fast and can carry some amount of fuel

Thargor

Ireland to New York in 3 hours!

lawred2

fergal.b wrote: »

According to Paschal Sheehy she is fast and can carry some amount of fuel

Lol

He's our Ron Burgundy

the beer revolu

Good old plastic sheeting!

Tom44

Crosshaven today.

Tabnabs

She looks amazing. I've seen photos in the breaking seas off Cork Harbour, but how much time have they spent "over the horizon" and at speed I wonder?