Jo Royle: the Plastiki experience at Sydney International Boat Show

2:52 AM Sat 31 Jul 2010 GMT

'Jo Royle, environmental adventurer and the Skipper of the Plastiki.' Jeni Bone Click Here to view large photo

Tucked in a plastic pod, onboard a leaky boat called Plastiki with a crew of men for four months, Skipper Jo Royle has many stories to tell. But her main message is that we need to beat waste and change our attitudes to the use of one-life plastic. Among the special guests at the Marine Industry Breakfast on Friday 30 July, the official opening of the Sydney International Boat Show, of course in Sydney ,Australia,, Jo took the stage with the man behind the concept, David de Rothschild to invite guests to the event to visit the Plastiki at its ...

Click here for full story.

by Jeni Bone

Newsfeed supplied by

#News #Cruising

Cruising

The Bar Crossing: Wait for Slack Water

Cross on slack or the first of the flood.

Cruising

Night Watch: Stay Useful After Dark

Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up

Nearby
North Head, NSW	7 kn NNW
Little Bay, NSW	8 kn WNW
Cronulla, NSW	12 kn WNW
Windiest in Australia
Murrurundi Gap, NSW	37 kn NNW	17°
Most Windless in Australia
Khancoban, NSW	Calm	19°
Hottest in Australia
Kununurra Airport, WA	7 kn N	39°
Coldest in Australia
Mount Wellington, TAS	13 kn SW	1°
Wettest in Australia
Cape Moreton, QLD	81.2 mm

Jo Royle: the Plastiki experience at Sydney International Boat Show

The Bar Crossing: Wait for Slack Water

Night Watch: Stay Useful After Dark

Live Weather

Nearby

Windiest in Australia

Most Windless in Australia

Hottest in Australia

Coldest in Australia

Wettest in Australia

(Other) Articles

Buy & Sell

2023 Severne Fox V3

2026 Foil Drive Foil Drive Assist Max High Power

2016 North Nugget Tt 5’2”

Armstrong Masts And Foils

2023 North Wave Sail Quiver

2025 Ensis Spin

2024 Patrik Slalom 130

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app for iOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Other

Support