Trying for the round ireland rib record today

[richie]

My cousin Derek known to some of the Cork lads, is on his way early this morning from Mizen head to try and break the round Ireland Rib record, currently 18 hours something, they want to try and do under 17.... So by now if they set off on time they should be a quarter way round.....

Keep yours eyes open if on the coast, I think anti clockwise....

 

[Padge]

Looks like he's good weather for it.
Been part owner of a few RIB's in the past but was nowhere brave enough to do anything as mad as this (or rich enough for the 2mpg fuel cost)
Any nice piccies of his boat?

 

[Shep]

Is it this one?

 

[richie]

Looks like he's good weather for it.
Been part owner of a few RIB's in the past but was nowhere brave enough to do anything as mad as this (or rich enough for the 2mpg fuel cost)
Any nice piccies of his boat?

No but I will try and get some, he is not the owner of the specific boat in question but does have one himself...

4 man crew.... planned to leave at 6AM the sea is very calm here today so I wish him luck. He has done the Irish sea crossing a number of times..

 

[richie]

Postponed setting off tonight/morning from Mizen head 3AM

 

[richie]

Welldone they made it, just

Well they set off in a 10meter Rib with twin Suzuki 300horse power motors...

The boat and engines ran like clockwork but there were some strong winds...

They knocked Four minutes off the record and are now all crippled....

So well done to the team of four the only one who's name I know is Derek Stanley...

 

[richie]

Got this from the ISA

"Team Pulsar in their Rib Seawolf set a new ISA National and UIM World record for the Time taken to powerboat around Ireland. This was achieved on Friday 11/09/09 when the Crew made up of Captain Justin M'Inerney, Co-skipper Derek Stanley and Gregory Marsaden left the Mizen at 0300 hrs on a quest to circumnavigate the Island of Ireland including all its rocks and islands except Rockhall in less than 19 hrs 13 mins. A time set by Philip Fitzgibbon and Michael Shanaghan when they set the previous record. The new record differs from the old in that is is 20 nautical miles longer due to having to go outside all the islands etc. Total distant 704 Nautical Miles.
As their familys and friends waited with baited breath in Crookhaven all attention was on the regular reports of how the crew were getting on provided by the scuccerfish tracking system which was fitted to Seawolf. On the trip the crew met with varied conditions and with the boat running flawlessly they rounded the Fasnet and made a dash for the line at the Mizen. Running in the dark in a choppy sea they finally crossed the line at 22.09.50. Total time taken was 19 hours 9 minutes and 50 seconds.
Well done to all concerned."

 

[richie]

photo of the boat

 

[The Foolish Fellow]

nice boat

looks like it should have a cannon on the front . you wouldn't be long gettin out to the dive site in that.

 

[Jockser]

Richie, I thought you said it was a RIB. Looks more like a speed boat with a rubber ring around it

Well done to the lads

 

[davidgibson999]

well done to the boys. got great weather for it anyway

 

[Padge]

You mention this was the record for a RIB... What the fook has gone around faster this sinister looking yoke?

 

[GerryC]

.....They knocked Four minutes off the record and are now all crippled....

Well done - did they get their knee down?

 

[Aidan1150]

That's a serious looking piece of kit. Well done the lads.

 

[sijohnston]

my dad and bruv-in-law are in the market for a rib at the moment, but that's probably a bit more than they're considering. 2 x 300 bhp engines???? whoah, that's worth more than my house!

good on them for the record...

 

[Ogmios]

never saw THAT coming!

black.
ribbed.
with a huge motor attached and....

.... nothing to do with entertaining forms of birth control