Philip Fitzgibbon and Mike Shanahan will attempt to improve on their Round Ireland speed record of 19 hours. You can read the story of their last spin in the April/May 2008 issue of Afloat (p42). The pair commissioned Martin Moriarty of Rebal Ribs based on Valentia Island to build a 9m rib for the challenge. The power source for the rib will be twin 300 Evinrude e-tec engines, thanks to sponsors Marine Motors.
The rib will be on display at Ribex on the Isle of Wight early May but perhaps more importantly can been seen at the Cahersiveen Boat Festival which will be hosted by Cahersiveen Marina over the weekend of May 16 to 18.
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