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Unmanned Sailboat Traverses the North Atlantic

posted by martyb on Friday September 14 2018, @06:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the scale-it-up! dept.

MrPlow writes in with a submission (via IRC) for SoyCow1984:

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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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Friday September 14 2018, @08:54AM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) on Friday September 14 2018, @08:54AM (#734746) Journal

    The ship, called the Sailbuoy, attempted the journey last year [hackaday.com] as well but only made it about halfway before the mission was abandoned.

    Reminds me about the Soviet swimmer who attempts to cross the Atlantic. After reaching the three quarters of the distance mark, he gets tired and swims back home.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by MostCynical on Friday September 14 2018, @12:34PM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Friday September 14 2018, @12:34PM (#734802) Journal

    "Dad, dad, I've changed my mind; I don't want to go to New Zealand"
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    "Shut up and keep swiimming"

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