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A small craft advisory on April 18 pushed back the trip’s original start date and time. But by Frida
A small craft advisory tamukami hotel bali warning did not prevent Billy Dutton from pushing off from the Newport tamukami hotel bali Boat Show docks April 19 to begin his quest to circumnavigate Catalina Island aboard his solar-powered Duffy electric boat, Riding Currents . He did just that, returning to the boat show docks April 20, after 19.5 hours on the water.
"The expedition goals were, first, tamukami hotel bali to complete the 100 miles in 24 hours, nonstop," he said. "Secondly, of course, was to complete the expedition using only solar and battery tamukami hotel bali power and, finally, to raise awareness of the advancement of renewable energy and its application to watercraft."
A small craft advisory on April 18 pushed back the trip's original start date and time. But by Friday, April 19, the threat tamukami hotel bali of an impending red flag flying could not keep Dutton off the water. Besides, it isn't as if Riding Currents hadn't experienced rough weather before.
This time, Dutton and his Riding Currents partner Brady Hollingsworth departed Newport Harbor at 11 a.m. for the east end of Catalina Island in 20-knot winds, with Duffy electric boat creator Marshall Duffield following in a chase boat. The rocky seas and high winds led the team to tuck into Avalon for 30 minutes to listen to weather reports and decide whether to continue with the trip.
"This trip proves the advancement of renewable energy and its application to watercraft has arrived," he said. "It also speaks a lot to the Duffy. We went 100 miles in terrible weather conditions on a Duffy to Catalina Island and back, working off renewable energy."
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