Solar Planet in the Marquesas - the longest solar sea voyage

8:04 PM Thu 24 Mar 2011 GMT

'Planet Solar - now in the Marquesas' .

Rapha?l Domjan & Patrick Marchesseau on their amazing Solar Planet, the sea craft completely powered by solar panels, have arrived in the Marquesas in French Polynesia, a distance of around 3000 nautical miles, after completing the leg from Galapagos in 25 days, 6 hours and 39 minutes. As they continue their way south through French Polynesia, here is their report of the crossing: After we left the Gal?pagos on Monday morning, 7 February 2011, we had the chance to sail along the coast of Isabela Island before crossing Isla Tortuga, a partly submerged ...

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by Rapha?l Domjan & Patrick Marchesseau