Earthrace announces Australian Tour Dates

8:39 PM Mon 17 Nov 2008 GMT

'World Record holder Earthrace coming ''down under'' (Photo Peter Faretra)' Earthrace Media Click Here to view large photo

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 2008 (Photo Peter Faretra) - Earthrace Media Click Here to view large photo

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 8
December 9
December 10
December 11
December 12
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 Macquarie
January 4 Port Macquarie
January 5 Gosford
January 6 Gosford
January 7 Sydney
January 8 Sydney
January 9 Sydney
January 10 Sydney
January 11 Sydney
January 12 Wollongong
January 13 Wollongong
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- Docklands Melbourne
January 22 Skandia Geelong Week Docklands Melbourne
January 23 Skandia Geelong Week Docklands Melbourne
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