| Title | Unmanned Sailboat Traverses the North Atlantic | |
| Date | Friday September 14 2018, @06:37AM | |
| Author | martyb | |
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| from the scale-it-up! dept. | ||
Sailboats have been traversing the Atlantic Ocean since before 1592[*], sailing through sunshine, wind, and rain. The one thing that they've all had in common has been a captain to pilot the ship across this vast watery expanse, at least until now. A company called Offshore Sensing has sailed an unmanned vessel all the way from Canada to Ireland.
The ship, called the Sailbuoy, attempted the journey last year as well but only made it about halfway before the mission was abandoned. This year, however, the voyage was finally completed, and this craft is officially the first unmanned ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The journey took about 80 days using sails and a small set of solar panels to drive the control electronics.
Source: https://hackaday.com/2018/09/07/unmanned-sailboat-traverses-the-north-atlantic/
[*] I suspect they intended to refer to 1492 — Christopher Columbus' first trip to the "New World". Technically, though, the statement was before 1592 which is correct, which we all know is the best kind of correct. =) --Ed
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