The Plastiki, its a 60foot catamaran made from 12, 000 of reclaimed plastic bottles and recycled plastic.

The crew of six, including environmentalist David de Rothschild and skipper Jo Royle, had just set sail from San Francisco Bay on March 20 trying to reach Sydney in a 100 days journey across the Pacific to highlight the problem of marine litter and its impact on marine life.

You can follow the trip on the Plastiki website.