Thunder Child sets new world record for 'long-way around' Irish voyage

The 18-metre Interceptor-style vessel powered its way 2,020km anti-clockwise around Ireland, encapsulating all of Ireland’s islands.

Thunder Child sets new world record for 'long-way around' Irish voyage
Wed, 05 Jul, 2017 - 22:40
Anna O’Donoghue

By Anna O'Donoghue

A €1m Irish-built wave-piercing powerboat, the Thunder Child has officially set a new world record for the ‘long-way around’ circumnavigation of Ireland.

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