Thunberg, teen climate activist, leaves US aboard catamaran
Posted November 13, 2019 8:56 am.
HAMPTON, Va. — Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has left North America to begin her return trip across the Atlantic aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby.
Thunberg tweeted that she set sail Wednesday morning from Hampton, Virginia, where she hitched a ride with an Australian family aboard a catamaran named La Vagabonde. They left shortly before 8 a.m.
The boat leaves little to no carbon footprint, counting on solar panels and hydro-generators for power.
The trip could take two to four weeks, and November is considered off-season for sailing across the Atlantic. She’s hoping to make it back to Europe in time to attend a United Nations climate meeting that was moved to Madrid in early December.
Ben Finley, The Associated Press
