Fertig and Garvin’s Skater 399
Manufacturer – Skater Powerboats
Model – 399 V-hull
Material – Carbon/Kevlar
Engines – Twin 5.9L, 480hp Cummins
Transmissions – ZF Two speeds
Drives – Arneson #8s
Props – Precision Works 19 x 44
Electronics – Simrad NSS Integrated Navigation system with satellite weather Performance
Fast cruise – 78mph @ 2mpg (light load)
Top speed – 84mph (light load)
Fertig and Garvin’s Skater 399
Fertig and Garvin’s Skater 399
Winslow Ultralight 5 person offshore racing life raft
4 Iridium satellite phones
2 Delorme two-way text messenger/trackers
2 406mhz EPIRBs
2 GPS EPIRBs
Fertig and Garvin’s Skater 399
Bermuda Challenge 2013
Bermuda Challenge 2013
Bermuda Challenge 2013
Winslow Ultralight 5 person offshore racing life raft
4 Iridium satellite phones
2 Delorme two-way text messenger/trackers
2 406mhz EPIRBs
2 GPS EPIRBs
Fertig and Garvin’s Skater 399
Fertig and Garvin’s Skater 399
Bermuda Challenge 2013
Fertig and Garvin’s Skater 399
Water maker
Flares
Hand held GPS, VHF radio and Sat phone
Dye packs
Chem lights
Duck tape and zip ties
Flashlight
Safety knife
Rescue tape
50′ of 550 parachute cord
Strobe light
406 EPIRB
Full medical kit including surgical staple gun
Full damage control kit including hull plugs
In 2012, Chris Fertig and Tyson Garvin became Bermuda Challenge champions. They held the record for less than a month, being bested by a team led by Fabio Buzzi.
Read all about it here.
Today, Fertig and Garvin are watching the weather and hope to make a new record attempt in a new boat, a Skater 399 powered by twin Cummins diesels and Arneson Surface Drives.
According to Fertig, who I spoke to on the phone from Virginia Beach, Virginia, the boat is very efficient, netting 2 MPG at its “fast cruise” of 78 mph.
We’ll host live streaming video coverage of the event, as well as text and social media updates from Fertig and Tyson enroute.
Like them, and like mariners since time immemorial, we are just waiting on the weather.
In the meantime, check out the specs, and photos, of the Skater they are using for this Bermuda Challenge attempt, above.
