Peter JamisonClick the image for a full Plastiki slideshow. Alright, fine, we admit it -- we here at SF Weekly were prepared to be less-than-impressed with a media circus hosted at Pier 31 yesterday to celebrate the upcoming launch of the Plastiki, a 60-foot catamaran built from recycled plastic.
Piloted by David de Rothschild, an heir to one of Europe's great fortunes whose publicists call him an "Adventurer and Environmental Storyteller," the vessel is supposed to sail 10,000 nautical miles
Hop aboardIt's been more than seven months since SF Weekly first chronicled plans for the Plastiki expedition, and we still can't figure out exactly what's going on. Last fall, European banking heir David de Rothschild, a self-anointed environmentalist and adventurer, announced his plans to pilot a catamaran made from used plastic across the Pacific Ocean, citing a vague constellation of good causes related to recycling and marine pollution. Today was the latest media event hosted for the still-
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