The German shipyard, Knierim, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The yard has worked on such outstanding vessels as the world's largest solar catamaran - TÛRANOR Planet Solar. ... read full story
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After One Year of Sailing – PlanetSolar in Singapore
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After a year of sailing, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar continues its world tour and has made a stop in Singapore, an essential stop to conduct a full inspection. This big solar sailboat will remain at the harbour “VivoCity,” one of the largest shopping centers in Singapore, where it will stay for several days. September 27 2010,... ... read full story
MS Tûranor PlanetSolar is on her way to Singapore after one week in Hong Kong
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After a one-week stopover in Hong Kong with a lot of event activities, the biggest solar boat in the world MS Tûranor left the Chinese continent on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 10a.m. local time (02.00 UTC) and is heading towards the mythical economic metropolis of Singapore. ... read full story
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Catamaran reaches Miami, Florida.
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The TÛRANOR PlanetSolar has reached the American continent on its voyage around the world. This morning at 8.15 a.m. LT (1.15 p.m. UTC) the boat docked at the Miami Beach Marina (South Beach). The entire circumnavigation of the globe will take at least ten months. ... read full story
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Catamaran’s Record Transatlantic Crossing
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Today, on November 18, TÛRANOR PlanetSolar briefly stopped in St. Marteen to register the fasted Transatlantic crossing of a solar boat yet. For TÛRANOR, it took 26 days and 19 hours 10 minutes to cover the distance between Las Palmas and St Marteen ... read full story