A group of Swiss people will soon attempt to realize the first Atlantic crossing with a solar boat. This ship, named "sun21," is a 14-meter-long catamaran able to sleep 5 or 6 persons. The goal is to leave Seville, Spain, in December 2006 and to reach ports in Florida and New York in the spring of 2007. This solar-powered boat will achieve its 7,000 miles trip at a speed of 5-6 knots (10-12 km/h) by using photovoltaic cells and without spending a single gallon of fuel. The consortium behind this project, Transatlantic21, wants to show that time has come for solar boats because they can easily "convert photovoltaic energy into mobility." For more, go <http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=358>. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997 Our new site is being readied for launch at <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com>