Q: Why are you doing this?
Q: What is a HPV?
Q: If I donate money, where does it go?
Q: This is interesting, how do I get involved?
Q: What is a circumnavigation?
Q: How big is the boat and what is it made out of?
Q: How fast will it go?
Q: How much water will you carry?
Q: Is there anything I should know about being a donor?

Q: Why are you doing this?
A: For the same reason Man explores the depths, climbs great mountains or travels into space...for the achievement. Simply put, to further advance Man's knowledge and understanding about the world and his place in it, is reason enough to try.
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Q: What is a HPV?
A: An HPV is a human powered vehicle, in our case it is a boat that uses a pedal and crank to transfer the mechanical energy to a propeller (row-boats and bicycles are human powered vehicles too).
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Q: If I donate money, where does it go?
A: All donations go toward furthering our goal of a human powered solo-circumnavigation and bringing that experience to as many people as possible both on and off the web.
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Q: This is interesting, how do I get involved?
A: There are many ways to contribute to the Global Challenger Project. Become a member of the Association, share your interests, recieve regular updates and participate in the Member's Forum of our website.

Become a Sponsor or contribute goods and/or services to help further our mission (see our "Wish List" page on our website).
For the truley committed individual, consider becoming a volunteer, our staff, officers and directors recieve a whopping $1/year for their tireless efforts so if you enjoy long hours with challenging goals and little but self satisfaction and our hearty thanks for a reward then perhaps you will fit right in.

And last but certainly not least give your tax deductible donation which will be used for operational and logistical support of our project, remember there are NO PAID EMPLOYEES of the Association.
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Q: What is a circumnavigation?
A: A basic definition of a world circumnavigation would be a route which covers at least a great circle, and in particular one which passes through at least one pair of points antipodal to each other. In practice, different definitions of world circumnavigation are used, in order to accommodate practical constraints depending on the method of circumnavigation.
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Q: How big is the boat and what is it made out of?
A: The HP/V Global Challenger is 23' long and is made from Kevlar, Polymer Epoxy, carbon fiber and various metals including aluminum and steel.
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Q: How fast will it go?
A: Depending on conditions, between 3 and 5 nm/h.
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Q: How much water will you carry?
A: About 20 gallons in two trim tanks and one main tank. The water is supplied by a state of the art "water-maker" that uses high pressure and a micron filter to desalinate raw sea water. It is this piece of equipment above all else that makes this expedition a practicality.
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Q: Is there anything I should know about being a donor?
A: Actually, there is what is called a donor's bill of rights, which can be found here.


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