[PCW] Solar cat to cross the Atlantic

[Georgs Kolesnikovs]

A group of Swiss people will soon attempt to realize the first 
Atlantic crossing with a solar boat. This ship, named "sun21," is a 
14-meter-long catamaran able to sleep 5 or 6 persons. The goal is to 
leave Seville, Spain, in December 2006 and to reach ports in Florida 
and New York in the spring of 2007. This solar-powered boat will 
achieve its 7,000 miles trip at a speed of 5-6 knots (10-12 km/h) by 
using photovoltaic cells and without spending a single gallon of 
fuel. The consortium behind this project, Transatlantic21, wants to 
show that time has come for solar boats because they can easily 
"convert photovoltaic energy into mobility."

For more, go <http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=358>.

--GxK