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Leroy Chiao: - on Berri’s first voyage Alex and Pete were in contact with the International Space Station, Expedition 10. Leroy Chiao was the Commander
Lizzie:- the wind-powered generator mounted at Berri’s stern
La Pérouse
The Frenchman Jean-François de Galaup de La Pérouse led an impressive single voyage, leaving Brest in 1785. The voyage ended with the disappearance of the expedition, when the ships were sunk at Vanikoro, but the expedition’s known achievements were extraordinary for their time. The distances sailed, the places visited, and the descriptions and information gathered ensured that La Pérouse's expedition could be ranked with those of Cook. La Pérouse's seamanship and leadership qualities were of the highest order. The ships were sunk by a hurricane and on a coral reef; La Pérouse was, unfortunately, in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It was only in 1827 that Peter Dillon found the wreckage of the ships in the Santa Cruz Islands.
Lizzie:- the wind-powered generator mounted at Berri’s stern
La Pérouse
The Frenchman Jean-François de Galaup de La Pérouse led an impressive single voyage, leaving Brest in 1785. The voyage ended with the disappearance of the expedition, when the ships were sunk at Vanikoro, but the expedition’s known achievements were extraordinary for their time. The distances sailed, the places visited, and the descriptions and information gathered ensured that La Pérouse's expedition could be ranked with those of Cook. La Pérouse's seamanship and leadership qualities were of the highest order. The ships were sunk by a hurricane and on a coral reef; La Pérouse was, unfortunately, in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It was only in 1827 that Peter Dillon found the wreckage of the ships in the Santa Cruz Islands.