The pair had abandoned their 42ft yacht, a wind and solar-powered vessel, which they sailed to demonstrate how travel can be done without using fossil fuels
Sarah Packwood and her husband Brett Clibbery The bodies of a British woman and her husband have been found washed up on a an inflatable lifeboat, six weeks after they set off on a boat trip across theSarah Packwood and Canadian national, Brett Clibbery, were sailing to the Azores region of Portugal on their 42-foot eco-friendly yacht named Theros after leaving Nova Scotia inThe couple were reported missing on 18 June and found three weeks later on 10 July on Sable Island – dubbed the...
He said the couple would be “forever missed”, saying: “There isn’t anything that will fill the hole that has been left by their, so far unexplained passing.” The couple had dubbed their latest adventure ‘The Green Odyssey’ to mark the yacht being powered by a battery from an electric Nissan Leaf car and six solar panels.
In a post about their planned Atlantic crossing which was shared on 12 April, Mr Clibbery said: “We’re doing everything we can to show that you can travel without burning fossil fuels.”In their final post on 11 June, the pair wrote on Facebook: “Captain Brett and First Mate Sarah set sail on the 2nd leg of The Green Odyssey on board Theros – GibSea 42 foot sailboat. Powered by the wind and sun. Heading east to the Azores.
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