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Famous eco-adventurer, enviromentalist, banking fortune heir, British environmentalist, David de Rothschild, also known once for having dated Cameron Diaz, is out to prove to the world, that garbage can be recycled into something useful. He is doing this by assembling 12000 plastic bottles and engineering them into a sailboat. Now, he is set to sail in the summer of 2009 on a 12,000 mile journey from San Francisco to Australia.

How crazy can this be? and is it safe? Watch this video clip.

David de Rothschild was once linked with Cameron Diaz in 2007 when they were seen dating and going out. He is founder of Adventure Ecology, a company which aims to raise awareness of environmental issues. The project started in August 2006, when Rothschild had just returned from a trip to the Arctic and was looking for a new project.

His philosophy is simple – That everything starts from a simple question – Can it be done?

In this case, the question is “Can we build a boat made entirely out of plastic bottles?” It is this simple question that went from a dream in his head into the beginning of a new adventure.

While plastic bottles are cheap, the adventure will not be. A documentary crew will be accompanying the trip to film the adventure. One of the stop will be at the Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch, which is a wirling soup of plastic that is estimated to be twice the size of Texas.

Another way to take up yachting without spending big bucks is to have the right contacts, friends with boats who invite you to come along.

Roberto Cavalli’s yacht is designed and built by Cantieri Baglietto, while Roberto Cavalli himself designed the interior. It is 41 metres long (approx. 134 feet) It has a top speed of 35 knots and has a price tag of 20 million British pounds or around US$40 million dollars. It has a crew of 4 people and can comfortably sleep eight guests. Roberto Cavelli’s designs are popular among movie celebrities including Drew Barrymore, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Aguilera, Sharon Stone, Victoria Beckham, Charlize Theron, Beyonce Knowles…..

Photo below of famous fashion designer, Roberto Cavelli

Cindy Crawford and her husband as guests of George Clooney aboard a charter luxury motor yacht. This yacht is rumoured to be the R.M. Elegant, which has 30 cabins. See photo below.

RM Elegant – One of the World’s Top 100 Megayachts. Available for charter at approx. US$900,000 a week. So, how much does your yacht charter costs?

When Oprah Winfrey went yachting as a guest on the yacht Nova Spirit, she was not into a “bikini” type of holiday. Instead, she was visitng ALERT BAY, a first nations village in British Columbia. The talk show host went to the small community on the yacht Nova Spirit owned by BC billionaire Jim Pattison. She walked through the area without security or body guards, posing for photos with fans. Namgis First Nations Chief Bill Cranmer gave the celebrity the town tour and invited her to a potlach organized by his band.

Alert Bay is located on Cormorant Island, along the BC Inside Passage. This crescent-shaped island is situated just off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, approximately 180 miles by water from the city of Vancouver. Located on the beautiful Inside Passage of British Columbia, Alert Bay can be reached by taking a 40-minute ferry ride from Port McNeill.

Alert Bay has a population of approx.1700 people, with 1,000 First Nations residents and 700 white people. The town is very picturesque and full of history. Residents are proud of the First Nations heritage and are very friendly to visitors.

There are many reasons to visit Alert Bay. Its beautiful scenery, abundant wildlife, native culture, history, saltwater fishing….. Alert Bay is known as the “home of the killer whale” and has the tallest totem pole in BC. It also has an excellent First Nations museum containing potlach paraphernalia that were confiscated during the early 1900 in an attempt by the white settlers and the missionaries to assimilate the native Indians as they call “remove the Indian out of them”. Some of the items on display are letters by Indian chiefs protesting the confiscation.

For more information on the yacht Nova Spirit, visit http://www.bluebookofboats.com/BoatModels/NovaSpirit.htm
or Alert Bay
http://bluebookofboats.com/Cruisingdestinations/AlertBay.htm