38 days at sea - Plastiki claims it's proof for 'PET'



6:16 AM Sun 9 May 2010 GMT
'Plastiki crew at mealtime - Jo Royle far right' .
Plastiki, the 60ft sailing catamaran made from 20,000 plastic bottles is on its way again from Kiribati to Sydney, and its skipper says that the catamaran has already served one of its purposes. The yacht left San Francisco on March 20 this year to call attention to issues like bottled water and plastic waste, the expedition being a brain-child of banking heir David de Rothchild. They had had a drama-free voyage to Kiribati, as the Pacific lived up to its name, and the yacht itself had performed to their expectations, lending credence to the idea of using plastic bottles for ...


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by Nancy Knudsen




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