High Speed RIB Arrives in Cork Harbour, Reportedly for Fastnet

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On a short test run the black RIB reportedly 'gently stretched its speed to 74 knots'.
A high-speed RIB capable of 80 knots has arrived in Cork Harbour for several 'days of testing' and to 'show its speed capabilities', according to posts on social media. The RIB, say posters, is here to attempt the Cork Harbour to Fastnet Rock speed record. The black RIB reportedly 'gently stretched' its speed to 74 knots on a short test run. As regular Afloat readers will recall, in August 2020, Frank Kowalski's Safehaven Marine in County Cork set a new World powerboat record for Cork - Fastnet Rock – Cork averaging 44.6 knots. Safehaven Marine set a new over 50ft class Cork to the Fastnet Rock and back UIM World powerboat record in their 23m long XSV20 ‘Thunder Child II’ in a time of 2hrs 36 minutes averaging 44.6kts, recording a maximum speed of 53kts on the run. The UIM World powerboat records are categorised in three sizes which, if the RIB crew attempts a bid, will be for the 30-50ft record, a separate one to Kowalski's time. Here's a video of the newly arrived 12-metre RIB vessel off Roches Point posted on social media below.