Gulf of Aden crossing and a pirate rendezvous - PlanetSolar

Mar 8, 2012
Published 14 years ago
, Updated 2 months ago

The crew of Turanor PlanetSolar, the largest solar-powered yacht on the planet and aiming to be the first to complete a circumnavigation, now break their radio silence to give the story of their trepidatious journey through the Gulf of Aden. Raphaël Domjan, co-founder and expedition leader, tells the story of their preparations, their training, their security force on board, their confrontation with suspected pirates and their safe journey into the Red Sea.

Read the full story at Sail-World.com.

Related to following destinations: Djibouti, Oman, Somalia, Yemen

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