Ady gil biography of donald

Wave-piercing power trimaran, 2006–2010

MY Ady Gil (formerly Earthrace) was a 78-foot (24 m), wave-piercingtrimaran 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.^[2][3][4] 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.^[2]

The first attempt at the global circumnavigation record in 2007 was ill-fated.

Captain Peter James Bethune (born 4 April ) is a New Zealand ship's captain ; Earthrace was renamed the Ady Gil in and Bethune sailed it in Antarctica.

The five New Zealanders and the Dutchman rescued from the New Zealand trimaran Ady Gil after colliding with a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean.

On January 6th, , a Japanese whaling vessel rammed the Ady Gil, cutting the ship in half and endangering the lives of its crew.

In late , it was announced that the boat, now repainted black and named Ady Gil, would be participating in anti-whaling operations under the.

Previously referred to as the Earthrace, MY Ady Gil is a triple hulled yacht (trimaran) which surpasses the conventional style of yacht design.

The boat encountered mechanical problems on several occasions and collided with a Guatemalan fishing boat, killing one of the other boat's crew. While the crew of the Earthrace was later absolved of any responsibility, the delay forced the restart of the record attempt, while more mechanical issues later aborted it.

In 2008, the second journey proved s