The Craft – Quicksilver

A faster future – inspired by the past

With propulsion from a Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan generating 10,000 horsepower,Quicksilver is certainly powerful. But there is finesse too, as many years of painstaking effort were devoted to its conception.Quicksilver takes the World Water Speed Record into new territory, in that many aspects of its design are unique and experimental. It’s being built to test things as well as go quickly. It’s therefore as much a research tool as a speedster.

For us, exploring – finding a better way – is as important as setting a new record. It will unlock the speed we seek.

Our heritage is never far away. There’s a revered bloodline of great British boats in world speed-record history. Our aim is to continue that lineage by combining the best qualities of previous winners with fresh thinking of our own.

Through the combined energy of team-members, sponsors and supporters, construction ofQuicksilver is well advanced. These are exciting times as we press toward our goal of floating the boat for first trials.

Britain’s got its water-speed mojo working again! Inspired by a legacy, here is the boat for a bold new era.