Carbon-free trip not so new

Nicholas KENNEDY 14330 Saonnet

Published Wednesday 30 November 2016 - 15:25 Modified Wednesday 30 November 2016 - 15:25

THE solar catamaran that has completed its round-theworld trip (Connexion website, May 4) is surely not the first ship to circumnavigate the earth without leaving a carbon footprint, as suggested in the article. Have we forgotten Drake, Anson and Chichester, not forgetting Bougainville and Tabarly?

Nicholas KENNEDY
14330 Saonnet

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