On her expedition around the globe, PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar boat, is approaching the United States. Having left in Monaco on the 27th of September, TÛRANOR is planned to dock in Miami on November 29. Miami is the first major stopover on the world tour. In Miami, the boat is touching US American ground for the first time.

 

On November 18, PlanetSolar briefly stopped in St. Marteen to register the fasted Transatlantic crossing of a solar boat yet. For the boat, it took 26 days and 19 hours 10 minutes to cover the distance between Las Palmas and St Marteen (before: Sun21 crossing the Atlantic in 2007 in 29 days, 8 hours 30 minutes). PlanetSolar’s project founder Raphaël Domjan (38) and the 5 others crew’s members have covered 4.982 kilometres from Las Palmas to St. Marteen.

 

 

Raphaël Domjan says: “It’s a success for the whole team of PlanetSolar and our partners who for many years have put their know-how into this wonderful project. We are very proud to demonstrate that ‘we have the technology to change’. The new technologies and renewable energy represent an opportunity for our society, and there is incredible potential and challenge for this industry and business in the near future.”

 

After the stop in Miami, PlanetSolar will head for Cancun, where she will dock during the World Climate Conference, as a flagship carrying the message about the efficient application of renewable energies around the world (expected arrival Dec 6).

Source: Press release PlanetSolar

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