to Copernicus Marine Service for their support of the eXXpedition North Atlantic Gyre voyage.

Component of the European Union Copernicus program, The Copernicus Marine Service (also referred to as CMEMS) is dedicated to ocean monitoring and forecasting for the global ocean and the European regional seas. Implemented by Mercator Ocean International, a centre for global ocean analysis and forecasting, the Copernicus Marine Service provides a reliable and a sustainable response to user needs in application areas such as maritime safety, marine resources, the marine and coastal environment and climate and seasonal forecasting.

….. keep checking back for details of Leg 3: Exploring Antigua Via Greenisland which sails on the 23rd November 2019.

Navarino technology keeps eXXpedition online wherever we go.Group, utilizes a previous-generation Jetta sedan as a base for its Bora sedan that serves its Chinese marketplace. The automaker sought an all-electric version of this car, and with its new partnership with Protean, it plans to incorporate an in-wheel motor into each one of the rear wheels, turning the front-wheel drive sedan into a rear-wheel drive electric vehicle.

Protean's system puts the stator—the stationary part of the electric motor—on the inside while the moving rotor sits on the outside and is bolted directly to the wheel hub. All the necessary electronics are housed within the wheel, so unlike all other electric cars, no separate unit located elsewhere within the car is required. The system could be added to all four wheels to make a vehicle all-wheel drive, with