Solar 1 Monte Carlo Cup 2014 - Day 2

The departure from Quai Louis II of the giant 30m PlanetSolar catamaran with 512m2 of photovoltaic panels signalled the end of the Solar1 Monte-Carlo Cup, the first race for boats powered by the sun on the open sea in the Mediterranean. “The solar energy industry is expanding fast and those involved in the luxury yacht industry are very interested in its development,“ comments Sergei Dobroserdov, CEO of Solar 1, the instigator for this project alongside the Yacht Club de Monaco. The Monaco Club, which bene