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Solar ship visits St. John's
The MS Turanor PlanetSolar docked at St. John’s harbour Thursday, August 1, the northernmost point the solar vessel has ever reached. The ship, powered by 520 square metres of solar panels, is on a six-month scientific expedition with the University of Geneva to study the Gulf stream. By reaching Newfoundland, a region known for its difficult navigational conditions and frequent fog, the vessel, piloted by Captain Gerard Daboville demonstrated that solar navigation is possible even in the heart of areas with intermittent sunlight. More at http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-08-02/article-3336478/Solar-ship-visits-St-Johns/1
New speed record for transatlantic crossing
The "Tûranor PlanetSolar" announced a new speed record for a transatlantic crossing by a solar electric vessel. Having left from Las Palmas, Spain, on April 25, 2013, the solar powered boat sailed 2,867miles across the Atlantic Ocean at the average speed of 5.3 knots before reaching Marigot, St. Martin, in the French West Indies on May 18, 2013. The first-of-its-kind catamaran completed this year’s passage across the Atlantic in 22 of days, besting last year’s record by 4 days. This new world record undertaken by an initiative from Switzerland is currently undergoing an authorization process at Guinness World RecordsTM. Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/business/press-releases/article/MS-T-ranor-PlanetSolar-Sets-World-Speed-Record-4529346.php#ixzz2ToWmLGWY
Planet Solar on her way to Las Palmas after a 4 day visit in Morocco
The world’s largest solar-powered ship has been out of commission for a while, but she’s back in business for her first 2013 Port of Call in Morocco. After leaving La Ciotat in France on 8 April, 2013, Planet Solar bobbed on the high seas for nine days. It leaves for Las Palmas today, April 20th, and on April 25th it will embark on an attempt to break its own Guinness World Record with a 26 day, solar-powered transatlantic journey. You can keep track of that journey over on PlanetSolar, if you like.
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