Originally published on 1Sun4All. Team PlanetSolar writes from the ship’s blog: More accustomed to oceans, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar undertook her first fluvial navigations in 2013! An initiation on the Thames, and now she has been prevailed upon to sail on the Seine. And do not assume that navigating the Seine is all smooth sailing … tree … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. MS Tûranor PlanetSolar successfully sails the Seine and arrives in Paris. The world’s largest solar vessel’s 2013 campaign wraps up today, against a backdrop of success. Despite occasionally difficult sailing conditions due to weather vagaries, the catamaran has successfully achieved her objective—to demonstrate that she is not simply a mobile ambassador … [continued]
This article was originally published on 1Sun4All. From the ship’s blog, Violeta writes: “We arrived at the edge of the Gulf Stream and are increasing the pace of vertical profiles. Faithful to ‘zigzagodromy’, we are following the boundary region of the whirlpool, eddy, which detaches from the main current by successively deploying … [continued]
This article first appeared on 1sun4all. MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, with her crew and scientists onboard, arrived in Boston to continue her 2013 “PlanetSolar DeepWater” expedition. Education days are planned for the stopover in Boston. The Gulf Stream tracking will continue as her next voyage takes her to the … [continued]
Planetsolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, arrived safely in New York on June 17, 2013. She has been transformed into a scientific platform as part of the “PlanetSolar DeepWater” expedition, and has joined by a team of researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), led by Professor Martin Beniston, climatologist and … [continued]
