Greta Thunberg now sailing to Europe on a 48-foot catamaran crewed by YouTubers with ‘no previous sailing experience’
Remember how we told you that 16-year-old climate activist was stuck in North America after organizers moved the COP25 climate summit from Chile to Madrid? Well, she’s finally found a boat to take her to Europe:
So happy to say I'll hopefully make it to COP25 in Madrid.
I’ve been offered a ride from Virginia on the 48ft catamaran La Vagabonde. Australians @Sailing_LaVaga ,Elayna Carausu & @_NikkiHenderson from England will take me across the Atlantic.
We sail for Europe tomorrow morning! pic.twitter.com/qJcgREe332— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) November 12, 2019
They’re YouTubers with “no previous sailing experience”:
We’re Riley and Elayna, an Australian couple documenting our journey traveling the world by sail despite no previous sailing experience. We’ve been filming it all on YouTube since 2014. We’ve crossed the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific, and are now raising our boy Lenny on our boat as well.
It appears that Nikki Henderson is a professional sailor, however. How’s the boat moving if the sails aren’t up? Hopefully it’s not fossil-fuel powered!
You can follow along on their journey here:
We successfully left the shores of Virginia this morning and on our way across the Atlantic with @GretaThunberg @_NikkiHenderson If you'd like to follow our journey, you can check it out here: https://t.co/xcXjPJXTrQ
— Riley Whitelum (@Sailing_LaVaga) November 13, 2019
Crossing the Atlantic in winter is no joke. Hopefully they know what they’re doing:
According to the BBC, the boat uses solar panels and hydro-generators for power:
Their boat uses solar panels and hydro-generators for power ⛵️https://t.co/HWTXVAR6rF
— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) November 13, 2019
It’s weird, though, that the BBC left out the part about the boat’s diesel engines:
Uh oh: Greta's planet-destroying luxury yacht has two diesel engines with 672L diesel fuel tank.https://t.co/vkQM1bHllshttps://t.co/ga1xg7MiHOhttps://t.co/esHRZ0aJwR https://t.co/0e0vmDoJRF
— Tom Nelson (@tan123) November 13, 2019
Stay safe.
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