The Plastiki -- the all-recycled-PET catamaran that's been sailing across the Pacific Ocean since February -- has reached its destination in Sydney, Australia. The last 200 nautical miles of the 10,000-nautical-mile journey were made with the help of a tow, after the main sail was damaged off the Queensland coast. Captain David de Rothschild told the Sunshine Coast Daily: "To date we have made a number of routine and unplanned stops during the voyage and this tow and stop will be no different." For more background, including a video and lots of links, check these earlier Plastic Blog posts that featured the Plastiki: Plastiki plug for Seretex Plastiki almost ready to go Video on how the Plastiki was built Another voyage to the garbage patch Get ready for the Plastiki
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