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planetsolarNEWSFLASH: SOLAR POWER ENERGY - IT REALLY WORKS!

 

After 19 months on the water, the solar-powered ship MS Turanor PlanetSolar finished its journey around the globe in the Hercule Harbor in Monaco on May 4.

“We are extremely happy to have achieved this first world tour with solar energy,” the ship’s captain Swiss Raphael Domjan said from the dock. “We have shown that we have the technologies as well as the knowledge to become sustainable and safeguard our blue planet.”

Amanda H. Miller MAY 04, 2012

Saturday May 19, 2012

"A WORD FROM THE BRIDGE"

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Based in the National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, SEA-Tech provides tactical IT consulting, technical professional services and project management as well as rapid response technical support to the marine sector in Ireland and overseas.

Established in 2005 and operating under the philosophy of “we do I.T. the way you want it done”, we operate as both a prime contractor for research and academic, coastal and marine engineering, yachting, SMEs and as a subcontractor for marine engineering, shipping agents, chandlers, IT vendors, integrators. Our engineering power and consulting are the backbone of successfull projects.

Still we are very different from any other I.T. Company in Ireland. We are IT experts with marine experience, whose primary goal is to serve you, our customer. Sure, other people say this too - but do they really mean it? Do they live it? We do - and our existing clients will tell you so. SEA-Tech has earned a strong reputation for delivering value in line with customer requirements both on land and at sea.


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             Founder & Director

14 days, 22 hours and 34 minutes, the time it took skipper Stephen Hyde and his crew to take A Lady, an Oyster 56 yacht, from Gran Canaries to St Lucia brought them in 19th out of 210 yachts. The I.T. on board of the ship was supplied in the springtime and the crew was trained both on land and at sea by Fix-I.T. During the time of the race, Fix-I.T. was supplying daily weather reports as well as statistics and information related to the other participants.

It has been an interesting year since Stephen Hyde the owner of A Lady, an Oyster 56 based in Crosshaven (Ireland), commissioned our team to manage the I.T. aboard the ship.

For the past 6 months we have worked with Stephen and the crew to set up a real I.T. department onboard the boat with computers, communications, processes, 24/7 support and training too. Since the ship left Gran Canaria, fifteen days ago, our team has been all hands on (virtual) deck twenty-four hours a day. Living side by side with the crew (Dermot, John, Jen, Mark and Stephen).

Today at 11:00 Irish time, Stephen's insight and charisma together with A Lady's crew's efforts have paid off. Not only did A Lady come first place in her class but she also came in almost a day before the second boat in her class. She also made it to the finish line 19th out of 210 boats in the race. This demonstrates that technology and routing can make a real difference in modern sea races.

Cork, Dec 7, 2009, 1700 Hrs