Bradstone Challenger Breaks Round Britain World Powerboat Record

August 2005

It’s a record! The Bradstone Challenger has stormed round Britain to smash the Round Britain Powerboat World Record with a fantastic time of 27 hours 10 minutes.

Tony Jenvey, Neil McGrigor and Jeremy Watts travelled an amazing 1691 miles of Britain’s coastline beating the previous record by 3 hours 41 minutes.

Starting at Cowes, the boat powered its way around the UK passing Hurst Castle, Portland Bill, Land’s End, Bangor, Mull of Kintyre, Skye & Western Isles, Cape Wrath, John O’Groats, Petershead, Lowestoft, Ramsgate, Dover, Beachy Head and Selsey Bill, before finishing back at Cowes.

Sponsored by the UK’s leading garden hard landscaping manufacturer, Bradstone, the powerboat was made in the US and underwent extensive testing to ensure it would reach maximum performance levels.

Tony says, “Neil and I have been preparing for this for a long time and to finally achieve our dream is amazing. To break this World Record we had to reach speeds of 70 knots, which was a phenomenal experience.

“We could never have accomplished this without Bradstone. Their support has been fantastic and the company truly helped us realise the dream.”