AP, Maine Public report students to launch minisailboat headed to Europe
The Associated Press covered a plan by the University of Maine’s Marine Sciences Club to launch a minisailboat, armed with a GPS system, on a voyage to Europe. The boat, which is about 5 feet long, is taking part in the 2016 Atlantic Miniboat Regatta. Schools, colleges and organizations in several other countries also are launching boats. Maine Public and The Eagle in Bryan-College Station, Texas carried the AP report.