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NZ firm breaks English Channel record
Maurice Bryham
22.06.05 8.20am
New Zealand company Sealegs has smashed the world record for crossing the English Channel in an amphibious craft.
Founder Maurice Bryham says they made the 34km crossing from Dover to Calais in 43m 12s, nearly an hour faster than the previous record held by English entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.
The outboard-powered Sealegs boat has motorised wheels on hydraulic legs that retract when the craft is afloat. It has a top speed of 60km/h on water and 15km/h on land.
The Aquada amphibious car used by Branson, and built by a company controlled by expatriate New Zealand multimillionaire Alan Gibbs, can reach 120km/h on land but just 30km/h on water.
- NEWSTALK ZB, HERALD STAFF
From the BBC website.
Branson doubts car-boat 'record'
Sir Richard Branson set a world record in the Aquada in June 2004
Sir Richard Branson has challenged a New Zealand businessman's claim to have set a new record for an English Channel crossing in an amphibious vehicle.
Nick Fox, who lives in London, travelled from England to France in 43 minutes and 12 seconds on Tuesday.
Sir Richard entered the record books in 2004 when his car-boat made the crossing in a little over 1hr 40mins.
However, he has questioned whether Mr Fox's vehicle qualifies as amphibious because it only goes slowly on land.
"They've obviously done an incredibly fast crossing of the Channel," admitted Sir Richard.
"Whether it is an amphibian vehicle I'm not quite sure, that would be for the Guinness Book of Records to decide."
His argument is that Mr Fox's Sealeg boat - which has three wheels that retract on entry into the water - can only travel at speeds of around 5mph on land.
"The car-boat that we were in [the Gibbs Aquada] was a proper car that went 120mph on land and also was a proper boat when it was on water."
A champagne celebration in France for Nick Fox and his crew
The Sealeg, invented in New Zealand, can travel at speeds of up to 35 knots on the sea.
It was launched from the Dover slipway in Kent and landed in Cap Gris Nez near Calais on Tuesday.
Mr Fox and his crew are already celebrating a new world record, although the time and their vehicle type still have to be verified by the Guinness Book of Records.
Responding to Sir Richard's comments, Mr Fox said: "It's not a car. It is mainly an amphibious boat but it can drive itself in and out of the sea and that's what makes it count as an amphibious vehicle."
The Virgin chief insisted it was not a case of sour grapes.
"If they've beaten our record we'll certainly be out there again seeing if we can wrench it back from them. We had a lot of fun doing the Channel crossing."
....and we have 10,000 dinghys tied up at Queens Wharf whilst you are at work??Quote:
quote:Originally posted by ENIGMA
If it Could make Birkenhead to Queen street Auckland in 20mins in rush hour could be a reasonable investment at $30000.00
yeah I can just imagine the US Marines making a beach assult with 300 motorised dinghys as they trundel up the beach, this is just too much ha haQuote:
quote:Originally posted by melsmith90210
ha ha, living in the UK there has not been any mention of this so called record attempt....if he did do it then no one really gives a toss especially the newspapers because they are small company small country and no one knows who MB is (And they don't care)...this is a company that is going to end up on the heap.....where are these "military" contracts where are any contracts....and how many of the boats "sold" were actually to suppliers who can get their money back on return if need be????
Who on the forum actual owns this Joke Co. Ltd.?
Not me.Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Dough Boy
Who on the forum actual owns this Joke Co. Ltd.?
Well then can talk to you in future as want to avoid polluting my mind with the thinking of a Sealegs pundit.Quote:
quote:Originally posted by rmbbrave
Not me.Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Dough Boy
Who on the forum actual owns this Joke Co. Ltd.?
Dough Boy
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Posted - 22/06/2005 : 7:21:45 PM
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Who on the forum actual owns this Joke Co. Ltd.?
Me
For NOGOC conversion i had to look at selling many shares,this one i will keep. It has several things i look for .One is large management holding. The second is an interesting idea.It has both and i think they are markeable.Bought a lot on last rights issue,was well up until this issue came along. Will stick with it .It has the potential to be a winner.
The Aquada costs approx $450000 and recent info indicates they've sold zip
How much does this thing cost ?
Also may I suggest the maintainence costs of the Aquada would make one cry as opposed to the Sealegs thingy.