Solar boat completes Atlantic voyage
AM New York reports a solar powered boat has completed a fuel free voyage of the Atlantic. According to organisers of the trip the catamaran, sun21, sailed with a crew of five and is the first crossing of the Atlantic by a solar powered boat. The 46-foot boat carried a roof of photovoltaic panels mounted above the twin hulls that produced 2,000 kilowatt hours of solar energy during the trip.


