Solo sailor circumnavigation of Australia - he's off today

5:52 AM Thu 6 May 2010 GMT

'The sails on SOS tell the message 'No plastic bags' - SOS Ocean Racing Departure' Ian Thomson

Ian Thomson is about raising awareness of the damage plastic bags do to our environment, and he will raise awareness of it by setting a new world record for solo non-stop circumnavigation of Australia. He hopes to go round in 50 days. He want so raise awareness the make the everyday Australian think before they use plastic bags, to reduce the usage if they can; and if they can't, to reuse and eventually recycle them His yacht, Save Our Seas Ocean Racing, departed just before 1030 this morning on its world record attempt around Australia. Skipper Ian Thomson bid a ...

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by Ian Thomson