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David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to educate the world of the perils of plastic. In this excerpt of the interview, David and Jo geek out as they describe the unique features in their one of a kind (made from old plastic bottle) boat. You can watch more excerpts of the interview and the interview in it's entirety at current.com/plastiki. David de Rothschild authored The Global Warming Survival Handbook, hosts the Sundance Channel's “Eco-Trip: The Real Cost of Living”, where he investigates the life-cycle and ecological impact of everyday consumer products from field to shelf. He was also honored by National Geographic as an 'Emerging Explorer', The World Economic Forum named him a 'Young Global Leader', and in 2008 Clean Up The World made David an 'International Ambassador'. Jo Royle is internationally recognized as one of Europe's leading female ocean yachts skippers. Jo's passion for ocean adventure has launched her into a professional sailing career, her accolades include being one of the few sailors to have circumnavigated South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. She competed in the prestigious two‐handed trans‐ocean race, the Transat Jacques Vabre, skippering the only all female team in the 40‐foot class. She is currently completing an MSc in Environmental Science and Society at the University of Central London. added by: leahl