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