MMC
05-05-2012, 10:17 PM
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Turanor PlanetSolar (http://www.planetsolar.org/), a futuristic-looking 100-foot catamaran, on Friday became the first vessel to have circumnavigated the planet exclusively on power generated by the sun. The voyage, which began and ended in Monaco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco), lasted 19-plus months and included layovers in 28 countries, which were designed to promote the importance of solar energy.
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Traveling on an equatorial route to take advantage of abundant sunshine, Turanor PlanetSolar covered more than 37,000 miles and set multiple Guinness World Records. The five-man crew enjoyed stops in such destinations as Tangier, Miami, Cancun, the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bombay, Abu Dhabi and Doha.
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The name Turanor is from J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and means "power of the sun." On warm nights the crew slept beneath stars atop the vessel's solar panels.
The boat, which was built in Germany for about $10 million, is 25 feet high and has a 50-foot beam (width), and wave-piercing pontoons. It's constructed largely of lightweight carbon fiber and powered by four electric motors that deliver silent, clean propulsion.....snip~
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/33490/solar-powered+catamaran+completes+record-setting+circumnavigation/
Wonder how this playing out with these Solar Companies going out of buisness. I didnt hear about the Car that traveled across the US. At least they were stopping off at places. Still it's not for me. That ocean isn't anything to mess around with.
Turanor PlanetSolar (http://www.planetsolar.org/), a futuristic-looking 100-foot catamaran, on Friday became the first vessel to have circumnavigated the planet exclusively on power generated by the sun. The voyage, which began and ended in Monaco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco), lasted 19-plus months and included layovers in 28 countries, which were designed to promote the importance of solar energy.
http://static.grindtv.com/images/1/00/39/35/63/393563.jpg
Traveling on an equatorial route to take advantage of abundant sunshine, Turanor PlanetSolar covered more than 37,000 miles and set multiple Guinness World Records. The five-man crew enjoyed stops in such destinations as Tangier, Miami, Cancun, the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bombay, Abu Dhabi and Doha.
http://static.grindtv.com/images/1/00/39/35/66/393566.jpg
The name Turanor is from J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and means "power of the sun." On warm nights the crew slept beneath stars atop the vessel's solar panels.
The boat, which was built in Germany for about $10 million, is 25 feet high and has a 50-foot beam (width), and wave-piercing pontoons. It's constructed largely of lightweight carbon fiber and powered by four electric motors that deliver silent, clean propulsion.....snip~
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/33490/solar-powered+catamaran+completes+record-setting+circumnavigation/
Wonder how this playing out with these Solar Companies going out of buisness. I didnt hear about the Car that traveled across the US. At least they were stopping off at places. Still it's not for me. That ocean isn't anything to mess around with.