Thunderchild Round Ireland and Rockall Powerboat Record 6 July 2017

Enda Mulcahy

3 years ago

Record

Date	Boat / Crew	Distance	Avg speed	Time
06.07.2017	Thunderchild / Frank Kowalski	2000km	32 knots	34 Hrs 01 min 47 secs

Thunderchild Round Ireland and Rockall Powerboat Record 2017 [Reference: 1]

Report

The Safehaven Marine Team led by Frank Kowalski set a new Round Ireland and Rockall Record with a time of 34 Hours, 1 Minute and 47 seconds on 5-6 July 2017. Set in an anti-clockwise direction, the crew returned safely to Cork Harbour after a journey of 2000km at an average speed of 32 knots.

Thunderchild 2 [Reference: 2][Picture Credit: Powerboat NI]

References

Websites

[1] Afloat (2017) Thunderchild Round Ireland Rockall Record Set [Internet] Available from: https://afloat.ie/resources/safehaven-marine/item/36450-thunderchild-round-ireland-rockall-record-set [Accessed 31 October 2020]

Images

[2] Powerboat NI (2020) Photo, August 9, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Powerboat-NI-275064856547897/photos/pcb.619836705404042/619836388737407/ [Accessed 31 October 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills & Louise Wills.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 31 October 2020