Frank , consider the exhaust ports , the covers fall open on the capsize test. it needs a mechanism to keep that shut or partially shut in a capsized position to avoid flooding when capsized, or on a motor stall in a capsize situation . been there done that. same goes for air intakes ....

Fantastic work...Wow, the wave piercing and riding in on the wave was so special...What a great day for those trials, really took it to the edge. Spectacular.

Congratulations from Texas. I have several hundred channels of junk in the other room, instead I enjoyed every minute of watching this very real accomplishment.

Beauty of a vessel !! Congrats from Kelowna BC Canada

Let me be the first one to congratulate you and team , a fantastic epic record and awesome boat , well done , Bill from Australia

Amazing effort. Credit to everyone involved and the sponsors.

Thunder Child needs hammock mounts for sleeping, with bungee cord for shrouds to take some of the shock out. Takes up less space for storage and easier to handle than a mattress.

I cannot believe you guys do not have 1 million views! Bravo!

RIP members of Rescue 116, ultimate respect to the brothers who have paid the ultimate price.

@robbhunt1741

5 жыл бұрын

???? I don't understand, if you don't mind could you please explain what you mean by that "rescue 116" comment. I'm sincerely curious. Thank you in advance.

@cossieconnoisseur

5 жыл бұрын

@@robbhunt1741 This will explain, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Irish_Coast_Guard_Rescue_116_crash

Love the boat. Thunder Child looks like it belongs in a James Bond film. Congratulations to all involved.

Damn beautiful boat. Can't wait to see domestic and/or fishing versions. And well done to Caterpillar and boat-builders at maintaining 30+ knots.

@L03ff3l

6 жыл бұрын

wastegate yeah. With that boat you don't need equipment anymore. You just drive as fast as you can and hope that some fish bang against the boat. Just have to pick them up afterwards. God this comment is stupid. I'm sorry. Have a great day :D

Fantastic journey, glad I wasn't there with you.

@cuttheknot4781

4 жыл бұрын

Awe!

Amazing journey - congratulations!

Wow what an amazing adventure and congratulations well done to all the team. Ps. I was so looking forward to seeing this after you telling me the last time we were checking over Barracuda. Well done again great work. Ps. Ps. Still loving Barracuda.

All of you men, are truly absolutely outstanding!!

Great Expedition! Always fantastic to return home when it's over eh....

Amazing! Absolute AWESOME!!! My Birthday is on July, 1th ;) Big thumbs up!

OMG Loved that video. I'd give my eye teeth to share that experience.

Well done guys - a remarkable effort.

WOW... Amazing achievement. To design, build and then go ahead and break a world record is truly remarkable. Kudos to Frank and his team. Spectacular.

That was very cool, hard to believe 25 minutes went by.

a 2 million dollar boat, and yet no air compressor to inflate the boat at rockall ! rock'n'roll !

@peterwelsh6975

5 жыл бұрын

Lol extra weight

@timopheliac18

5 жыл бұрын

And no brain to pump it on the way. If only they had 18 spare hours.....

Well done. A awesome journey

As we say in the Navy "Well done" Sir! We could have used some of these for Harvey. I wonder are there plans for small rescue boats in the future.

Brilliant vid and nicely edited..Congrats to you and all the team. Whats next??? :)

There is a lot of offshore experience in the design of this boat. It is very easy to design and make a boat, but to add that clever curve in the hull to achieve a very important particular behaviour, takes an observant eye when looking at boats ploughing through waves. The success of this boat lay in the fact that the "keel" line or the lowest part of the Vee is not straight all the way to the knee of the bow only to turns up at the bow. The bottom is kept straight from the transom to about 0.66 from the back, then it starts turning up slowly and the knee of the bow is way up high from the water level. This characteristic built in the hull will give it a great advantage over the ones with a longer straight bottom line . With a longer straight bottom, the knee of the bow will enter the water quickly and the digging of the nose into the water will provide a lot of drag due to the sides being immersed and it is not uncommon that if one is not wearing a safety belt, one would hit anything in front of him as the boats slows down quickly but the person proceeds with his momentum. With a raised knee at the bow, well what happens is that the entry into the wave is totally different, and so the hull will rock slowly into the oncoming wave, where the additional planing area at the bottom will resist the nose diving through a planing effect and not a buoyancy effect. In fact this characteristic has been thought out so well that the elevated knee at the bow hardly ever enters the water, unless the wave is reasonably high, and even then the piercing effect of the narrow bow will see to it that the boat will not slow down. It is this slow transaction into the on coming wave that is the real success of this boat. This, in addition of the aspect ration and narrowness of the hull make a good compromise for the conditions this boat will meet. That is basically the principal characteristic of this hull, but of course, the centre of gravity, the power selected , propeller matching do count, but they are not as sensitive for comfort as is the raised knee at the bows. Congratulations to the designer, builders and crew, the hull is good, but the crew's condition must be tip top. Well done and also it is well appreciated that though you were on a record breaking mission, you still found time to remember those who lost their lives.

@frankkowalski6405

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Carmel, you perfectly understood the design of the hull.

@carmelpule6954

6 жыл бұрын

Frank Kowalski, Sir, I remember that about nine years ago I had advised the Maltese Harbour pilots to chose their boats from Safehaven. They provided me with specifications and when I looked them over, they were very good indeed apart from some minor issues. I believed they did buy that boat. I come from a traditional boat building family and the nearest I have been to Ireland is a few visits to the Isle of Arran. You build excellent boats.

The angular shape makes it look like it could be coated with radar absorbing paint and become a stealth vessel.

That is the most hi-tech boat I've ever seen.

Well done Frank and the team from us all on #SPLaunch #Safehaven #Pathfinder & #Spitfire

@frankwildcat

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Guys.

Cool looking boat I like the lights, the stealthy style, and the color of the boat it just looks fast....

Stunning!

Simply magical boat love it Congratulations

Remarkably craft. I need one. But my wife quickly convinced me to consider if the kids and I needed mom to live at home.

Very nice low center of gravity. Aggressive chines and most of all a very nice balance of the front to rear weight ratio. Keeping stern in the water . Is there a provision of taking in more cooling water then is required so as to provide for when the intakes are out of the water. How about dry sump to the oil?

Excellent, kept reminding me of the Virgin Atlantic Challenges with Cougar - that's gotta be next eh!

What a fantastic machine

Well done lads

@lauraditchburn1857

5 жыл бұрын

and lass (esses)

thunderchild sails around the world amazing!

Well deserved! Fantastic!

Is there any way to make the windscreen night visions you have the entire view instead of a small screen? Just asking. I don't know the optics and functionality of night visions, but if you could condense it to just add a little thickness to the screen, why not make it full screen. I'm not an engineer, so I was curious

very cool boat.... retractable hydra foils would be great addition for fair to medium weather

incredible....

Damn! I want one..

Amazingly top offshore sailboats can sustain about the same 30 knot speed for days at a time.

What a machine!!

All that money, equipment and quite a serious mission with still the same stuff I'd do in high school: were gonna get in the dinghy, go over to the rock, swim over to the rock, climb on the rock LOL Great video!

thunder child can sail around the world with its design, strength, advanced equipments and instruments . with experienced navigators captains and just refuel every ports..can withstand harsh environments and big waves but with advance gps and weather sats can avoid big waves and storms as well preventing it to go in the first place. but its unsinkable it can withstand storms.

Impressive boat! congratulations

Nice boat. Safehaven are world leaders in fast seaworthy craft. There are a couple of them in Harris.

JUST AWESOME

I think I'd want a skateboard helmet on when I went to sleep.

Beautiful ship! How much fuel does she use pr. hour sailing at 30 kts and 40 kts?

I wonder how much cocaine it could haul between central America and Florida

@rickdekard218

5 жыл бұрын

John McGuinness a lot

@davidholgate5472

4 жыл бұрын

He’s asking for a friend of course 😂😂🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@cuttheknot4781

4 жыл бұрын

2-3/4 pounds and 2-7/8 ounces and 6 grams. You're welcome.

That is a badass little boat! I want one!

Awesome guys...

Spectacular!!!

U2 lead singer is the radio operator! Wow lol

Very good

amazing ship, I love it

We're in Kinsale, now Dunmore East, Now Belfast. The editing left a lot to be desired when discussing progress. It was just skipped over most of the video.

Did you stop the clock for wreath laying and little trip around the rock or was that within your record breaking time?

Scooter hp baxxter ? Captain?

Greetings coming from Indonesia, healthy greetings always

Love your props.

@cuttheknot4781

4 жыл бұрын

Props to the props?

Thunder Child. That's a great name for the boat!

Awesome.

Now that, is a rugged looking craft!

wow... what is the cruise distance of this ship, and speed?

Are we there yet..

Frank is a legend!!

With everything that boat has and they are using a hand air pump. Did someone forget to add an air compressor during the design?

How many ships have run into that hunk of rock in the middle of the night 57°35'46.7"N 13°41'14.3"W

SUPER...

love that boat!

Nice video

Excelente hermosos nave rapidos para auxilio de la vida en la mar, que el Eterno lo vendiga. Salidos de Lima Perú.

꿈의 보트 정말 멋지다..

That would make a fantastic drug runner.

@trentdawg2832

5 жыл бұрын

Gotta catch me first

@ph11p3540

5 жыл бұрын

Also makes a fantastic heat ray beam weapon target.

Why did they not use a water jet propulsion system?

Are these shock absorbering seats?

congratulations​! wonderful boat👏👏 what is the price please?

@lastchancecris

4 жыл бұрын

Art Am If you have to ask the price you can’t afford it.....

wow ,,, iLike this boat 👍 awsome.

Well done to ye all , ye truly deserve it ! _Faye :)

wowww cuando van venir a ensenda baja california mexico. que chingones las lanchas felicidades suerte y cuidense oki.,😷

welcoming them home with water salute woah....

And just what was that fireboat doing at the end? Recognizing their arrival at he finish line by , errrr, firing all the guns it had?

The Ady Gil/earth race was a large mistake, it looked good, but was constructed terribly. Ya'll did a great job.

How many gallon of fuel you need for 1200 mile..?

Kickin ass!!

8hrs, 26mins. Almost 70 km/hour on average?

I always criticis a lot about new designes, like new yachts or new military vessels, bute that thing.... boy i seems to be perfect.

Sir Frank how much by buy it's thunder child boat??

😍 è un sogno!!!!

By the way, my 36' hull has sword fished offshore and is available as a kit for shops to weld. 270 HP clocked GPS at 32K, 13' beam, and smooth in rough stuff.

@poulhansen2415

5 жыл бұрын

Want a medal?

@theronnelson3617

5 жыл бұрын

These are caterpillar engines Sun they put out a thousand horsepower and engine that equals 100 miles an hour my friend or 80 knots

My first purchase when I win the lottery lol nice job crew

Cool boat. Shocking name

If your trying to set a record, why would you stop to get pictures? Agree with the wreath laying. Nice boat, congrats.

Very nice boat. Handles well, all the tech and reliable engines. Its a winner! I think you could have spent a bit more money on the inflatable and perhaps and engine for it. All it needs is my thundercat on the back and you could do quick rescues if the water depth or position of resuce was not practical for your boat.

But what happened to the fiber glass hull when the waves lift you up in the air and crash down on the deck of the ship your trying to rescue or on the rocks like happened before when the shi came too close to the rocks??????.

bravo un bateau qui serait parfait pour toutes les snsm de france dans le golf de gascogne ,un bateau qui fait rever