$16m solar boat sails into record books - 39online.com
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$16m solar boat sails into record books 39online.com For 585 days, Swiss adventurer Raphael Domjan braved storms, pirates and cloudy skies in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe on a boat propelled by nothing but sun beams. The boat, christened "Turanor" after a word meaning "power of the sun" in JRR ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 12:15:00 AM
Human power circumnavigation: Dimitri Kieffer back on track - ExplorersWeb
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Human power circumnavigation: Dimitri Kieffer back on track ExplorersWeb Since 2005, Dimitri has continued to evolve, transferring from adventure racing to full blown expeditions, like this Circumnavigation around the Globe with only using human power. The circumnavigation started on February 26, 2005 at Knik Lake, ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 12:15:00 AM
World's First Circumnavigation By Solar Powered Ship A Success - Wired News
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 Wired News | World's First Circumnavigation By Solar Powered Ship A Success Wired News Since then, the ship has made port in six continents, fended off pirates and broke four Guinness world records, including longest journey by solar powered boat and first circumnavigation by solar powered boat. For the team behind the Tûranor, ... Solar-powered Catamaran Completes Record-setting Circumnavigation Solar Powered Ship First to Circumnavigate the Globe Solar boat completes first solar navigation of globe |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 12:15:00 AM
Sir Francis Drake Landmark Designation Sparks Debate - KUOW NPR
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Sir Francis Drake Landmark Designation Sparks Debate KUOW NPR Ferdinand Magellan died on his circumnavigation. Drake survived his trip around the world and helped make England a global power. Erika Martin Seibert is an archaeologist with the National Park Service. She says Drake's voyage, was the "moonshot" of ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 12:15:00 AM
World ARC 2014-15: Entry List Opens 17 entries received in one month - BYM News (press release)
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World ARC 2014-15: Entry List Opens 17 entries received in one month BYM News (press release) World Cruising Club is delighted to announce that the World ARC 2014-15 circumnavigation rally is now open for entries. Within one month of opening the entry list, 17 cruisers have committed to the round-the-world rally with a booking fee, ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 12:15:00 AM
Rowers circumnavigate Vancouver Island in 19 days - Victoria Times Colonist
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Rowers circumnavigate Vancouver Island in 19 days Victoria Times Colonist By Katie DeRosa, timescolonist.com April 30, 2012 Adam Kreek, who won a gold medal for Canada at the Beijing Olympics, and four fellow rowers, Greg Spooner, Richard Tarbill, Jordan Hanssen and Markus Pukonen, have just completed a circumnavigation of ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 12:15:00 AM
Rick Hansen honoured at star-studded concert at Pacific Coliseum - The Province
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Rick Hansen honoured at star-studded concert at Pacific Coliseum The Province By Stuart Derdeyn, The Province May 22, 2012 Last night, 25 years to the day he returned from his global wheelchair circumnavigation tour, Rick Hansen was honoured in a star-studded evening at the Pacific Coliseum: Rick Hansen: A Concert For Heroes. |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 12:15:00 AM
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