We have previously posted about the experimental sailboat Plastiki, built using 12,500 recycled soda bottles. The craft sailed last March from San Francisco and has now arrived in Sydney, Australia after a voyage of 9,000 miles (15,000 km.) Boat made from plastic bottles completes Pacific voyage … Continue reading
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A deficiency of vitamin C from green leafy vegetables caused the dreaded sailor’s sickness scurvy. A vertical garden installed on the Plastiki, which sailed this week on its 3-month voyage across the Pacific, may provide fresh greens for the six person crew while at … Continue reading
Last March we posted Plastiki – Boat made of plastic bottles to make ocean voyage about a project in which David de Rothschild intended to build and sail a catamaran made of around 12,000 recycled soda bottles across the Pacific. Almost … Continue reading