HONDA POWERS INEOS TEAM UK SUPPORT BOAT<\/p>\n
HOMENEWSBOATBUILDINGENGINES & PROPULSIONHONDA POWERS INEOS TEAM UK SUPPORT BOAT<\/p>\n
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Honda is supplying the engines for Ribquest\u2019s Velocity, the support boat for INEOS Team UK Photo: Honda<\/p>\n
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Honda is working alongside marine manufacturer Ribquest to provide two new support boats for INEOS Team UK in its bid to take home the America\u2019s Cup for Britain for the first time.<\/p>\n
Supporting the new AC75 race boat will be the 11.6m Ribquest Velocity, weighing 3.5 tonnes and capable of speeds in excess of 60 knots powered by its three\u00a0BF250 Honda Marine Outboards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first support boat for the race boat, it\u2019s going to get used for any close quarter manoeuvres, coming in and out of the harbour and also for any on the water emergencies,\u201d explained Jake Bishop, support fleet manager at INEOS Team UK. \u201cThe new America\u2019s Cup boat is going to be reaching between 50 and 60 knots so for these support boats we should be seeing 60 plus knots which should enable us to keep up with them.<\/p>\n
Unmatched support<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve chosen to partner with Honda for our engine package, because they managed to step forward and offer a level of support that\u2019s unmatched by all the other brands and we\u2019re really excited about working with them.”<\/p>\n
The two boats will each carry 700L of fuel and the expectation is that they will have a range with the three Honda engines of 700 nautical miles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve worked with Honda before on a number of projects,\u201d said Graham Lawton, Ribquest MD. \u201cThe technical basis of the Velocity hull is built on a stepped hull design, race technology that\u2019s actually been brought forward into the public sector, scaled to a point where we can still prove the load carrying capability and speed achievable.\u201d<\/p>\n
via Boating Business | Honda powers INEOS Team UK support boat<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HONDA POWERS INEOS TEAM UK SUPPORT BOAT HOMENEWSBOATBUILDINGENGINES & PROPULSIONHONDA POWERS INEOS TEAM UK SUPPORT BOAT 27 Nov 2019 Email Share Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Print Honda is supplying the engines for Ribquest\u2019s Velocity, the support boat for INEOS Team UK … Continue reading