Cashew nut-based Swedish boat wins Italian sailing competition
At the 1001 Velacup sailing competition in Palermo, Italy, the team from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, raced home to first place. The winning boat, Linnea, was built of balsa wood, flax and a cashew nut-based epoxy, and proved to be considerably faster than the other competitors, thanks in part to a daring design that fared well in the light winds. The 1001 Velacup is an annual competition, held this year from 21st -23rd September, that serves as a testing ground for future renewable boat-building materials. Teams from different European universities construct their own