Ian Thomson Circumnavigation - Day 8 and back up to speed

9:50 PM Wed 12 May 2010 GMT

'Ian Thomson Day-8 SOS WSSRC Round Australia record attempt' Save Our Seas - Ocean Racing Click Here to view large photo

It is day eight into Ian Thomson's solo sailing world record attempt. The yacht Save Our Seas Ocean Racing departed Airlie Beach on the fifth of May at 10:30:20 in an effort to break the WSSRC record for sailing non-stop solo around Australia. Ian's mission is about raising awareness of what the damage plastic bags do to our environment. He aims is to raise an understanding in everyday Australian to think before they use plastic bags, to reduce the usage if they can; and if they can't, to reuse and eventually recycle them. SOS Ocean Racing is back up to ...

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by Ian Thomson