Captain Peter James Bethune is a New Zealand ship's captain with 500 ton master licence, published author, producer of The Operatives TV show, and public speaker. He is the founder of Earthrace Conservation. He works assisting countries in Asia, Central America and Africa with fisheries enforcement and anti-poaching. He is the holder of the world record for circumnavigating the globe in his powerboat Earthrace, a wavepiercing trimaran powered with biofuels.
Peter Bethune with Earthrace
MY Earthrace in Dusky Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand
The helm of Earthrace resembled more a race car than a boat
MY Earthrace offshore from Mexico in her record setting voyage in 2008
MY Ady Gil was a 78-foot (24 m), wave-piercing trimaran originally created as part of a project to break the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powerboat. Powered by biodiesel fuel, the vessel was also capable of running on regular diesel fuel. It used other eco-friendly materials such as vegetable oil lubricants, hemp composites, and non-toxic anti-fouling, and had features such as bilge-water filters.
MY Ady Gil
As Earthrace in Hamburg, Germany 2007.
The Earthrace on the River Thames, London.
Cockpit of the Earthrace.
