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Solar boat shines light on sun's power
July 02, 2013
July 02, 2013
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Boston Gerard D'Aboville is an experienced navigator -- he's rowed alone across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He's accustomed to monitoring the wind and the current.
But as the captain of the Turanor PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat, he's had to factor in something else: the sun. And he marvels at its power.
Gerard D'Aboville captain of the Turanor PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat.
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"I can feel it some days," D'Aboville said on a recent overcast day, while the solar ship was docked in Boston Harbor. "It's a lot of energy."
Even with the fog
But as the captain of the Turanor PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat, he's had to factor in something else: the sun. And he marvels at its power.
Gerard D'Aboville captain of the Turanor PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat.
/ CBS
"I can feel it some days," D'Aboville said on a recent overcast day, while the solar ship was docked in Boston Harbor. "It's a lot of energy."
Even with the fog
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