WZCC - SOLAR BOAT RACE

 

  A WHALE OF A CONSERVATION TALE SET IN OUR PLASTIC INFESTED OCEANS

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The adventures of John Storm and the Elizabeth Swann. John Storm is an ocean adventurer and conservationist. The Elizabeth Swann is a fast solar powered boat. During a race around the world, news of the sinking of a pirate whaling ship reaches John Storm and his mate Dan Hawk. They decide to abandon the race and try and save the whale. This is a modern Moby Dick, the twist being that there is a happy ending for everyone, even the whalers. Herman Melville would approve. This is a modern Moby Dick, the twist being that there is a happy ending for everyone featuring this $Billion Dollar Whale, even the whalers. Herman Melville would approve.

 

 

 

PIRATES <<<

 

In this scene Charley and Steve fly into Honolulu airport, to cover the World Zero Carbon Challenge, or WZCC. This is a solar and wind powered race around the world, starting from Sand Island, Honolulu Channel.

 

Steve cannot believe that his dream is coming true. He's been campaigning for a ban on cheap high sulfur content bunker fuels for most of his working life, because large marine diesel engines cause acid oceans from their exhaust fumes - changing seawater chemistry for marine life, especially corals. With climate change, the oceans were also getting warmer.

 

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) had set targets for zero pollution from shipping in 2019, aiming for clean transport by 2050, but shipping magnates were resisting change, lobbying to keep their giant container ships. The WZCC was proof that transport could be zero carbon, much the same as solar assisted electric cars were cleaning up land transport.

 

Anchored offshore is the historic solar boat that first circumnavigated the world in 2012: PlanetSolar, together with other vessels owned by electric boat enthusiasts.

 

 

 

THE BRIEF

 

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1. Aerial location shot of Sand Island, Aloha Tower and Pier 2 Cruise Terminal.

2. Picture of Planet-Solar off Sand Island in Honolulu Channel, with Pier 2 Cruise Terminal in the background.

 

These headings are only to guide you - some of the person to person pictures can be smaller (6 to a page size or insets) - to help you to plan your layout if you fancy illustrating this Scene.

 

DARWIN TO ADELAIDE >>>

 

 

 

Turanor Planet Solar, was the first electric boat to navigate the globe

 

The historic PlanetSolar had made the trip to Hawaii, to support the move to clean transport.

 

 

 

Dozens of solar boat enthusiasts had anchored around the coast of Hawaii, to watch the start of the race.

 

 

 

An advanced unmanned solar catamaran was on display in Honolulu, as part of the lead up the WZCC.

 

 

 

A small solar powered trimaran that is ferrying crew to and from their race boats prior to the start of the WZCC.

 

 

 

SCENE

DESCRIPTION

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Prologue

The Shard Protest

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Scene 1

Climate Change

1st Chapter

Scene 2

Sydney Australia

Scene 3

Bat Cave

Scene 4

Aleutian Islands

Scene 5

Pirates

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Scene 6

Solar Boat Race

2nd Chapter

Scene 7

Darwin to Adelaide

Scene 8

Six Pack

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Scene 9

Whaling Chase

3rd Chapter

Scene 10

Empty Ocean

Scene 11

$Billion Dollar Whale

Scene 12

Rash Move

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Scene 13

Off Course

4th Chapter

Scene 14

Shark Attack

Scene 15

Sick Whale

Scene 16

Medical SOS

Scene 17

Whale Nurse

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Scene 18

Storm Clouds

5th Chapter

Scene 19

The Coral Sea

Scene 20

Plastic Island

Scene 21

Media Hounds

Scene 22

Breach of Contract (optional)

Scene 23

Fraser Island

Scene 24

Congratulations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTRANT

DESCRIPTION

CAPTAIN

 

   

Elizabeth Swan

Solar/Wind powered trimaran

John Storm

Khufu Kraft

Solar powered trimaran

Abdullah Amir

Photon Planet

Solar powered trimaran

Lars Johansson

Seashine

Solar/Wind powered catamaran

Ben Jackman

Starlight

Solar/Wind trimaran

Sarah-Louise Jones

Sunriser

Solar/Wind powered catamaran

Jean Bardot

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