Richard Nixon 's record - breaking speedboat discovered in the boatyard . When Richard Branson zipped across the Atlantic in the record-breaking time of three days , eight hours and 31 minutes , in 1986 , his magnificent powerboat was held up as the cutting edge of design . British boat museum plans to restore Virgin Atlantic Challenger ##s . Virgin Media Group backs ambitious plan to return boat to Britain . Sleek boats epitomized 1980s technological innovations .
Richard Nixon 's record - breaking speedboat discovered in the boatyard . British boat museum plans to restore Virgin Atlantic Challenger ##s . Virgin Media Group backs ambitious plan to return boat to Britain . Sleek boats epitomized 1980s technological innovations .