Yorkshire firm set to provide technical support for world-record sailing attempt
Team Britannia, the organisation behind the latest attempt to set the world-record for sailing around the world in the fastest time, has appointed Yorkshire-based Maktec Marine to provide technical support for its engine fuel and oil performance.
Maktec Marine, based in Whitby, was founded by Mark Cornforth. The challenge is to beat the current world-record holder New Zealander Pete Bethune’s time of 60 days 23 hours 49 minutes for the 23,000 mile voyage.
The attempt will be made in a specially designed 80ft powerboat called E... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
