- The sun21 crew at the press conference after their arrival in New York (Beat von Scarpatetti, David Senn, Michel Thonney, Martin Vosseler, Mark Wüst, from the left)
- Arrival in New York City
- The mayor of Miami, Manuel A. Diaz, presents the crew the Keys to the City of Miami.
- Arrival at Martinique.
- The sun21 heading to Martinique.
- On the way to the Canary Islands.
- Due to a storm the sun21 sought refuge in the harbour of Casablanca (Morocco).
"sun 21" sets world record!
The "sun21" was awarded by the Guinness World Records for the fastest transatlantic crossing made completely under solar power. In 29 days, the "sun21" crossed the atlantic ocean from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to Le Marin, Martinique in February 2007.
At the moment, the boat still lies to anchor at the harbour, waiting for authentication of the Spanish maritime authority.
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Impulsado únicamente por energía solar, el catamarán "sun21" emprendió la primera travesía motorizada del Atlántico para promocionar el gran potencial de esta tecnología para la navegación oceánica. Estuvo previsto que el "sun21" llegue el 8 de Mayo de 2007, a las 15.00 h., a la ciudad de Nueva York (North Cove Marina, Battery Park City), tras haber cubierto alrededor de 7.000 millas náuticas.
Introduction video
Arrival video
For additional videos see:
- transatlantic21 video blog
- transatlantic21 channel on www.youtube.com
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