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David de Rothschild

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    July 26, 2010

    Plastiki, the Boat Made of 12,500 Recycled Bottles, Arrives in Australia Intact

    ​It seems like just yesterday that David de Rothschild's Plastiki, a vessel constructed of 12,500 recycled bottles, was setting sail from Sausalito. But 130 days and 8,000 miles later, reports indicate that the Plastiki has reached its destination: Sydney, Australia.   It apparently wasn't ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    We Attend the Latest, Strangest Press Conference on David de Rothschild's Plastic Catamaran So You Don't Have To

    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 ... More >>

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    March 4, 2009

    Plastiki Prepares to Set Sail from Pier 31

    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. ... More >>

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    October 30, 2008

    Prelude to the Plastiki

    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. ... More >>

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