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    ROBOT BOAT SAILS INTO HISTORY BY FINISHING ATLANTIC CROSSING   \r
                            (APNEWS.COM)                           \r
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  Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (msmash)\r
  from the impressive-feat dept.\r
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  o Reference: 0102637868\r
  o News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/09/06/1719243/robot-boat-sails-into-history-by-finishing-atlantic-crossing\r
  o Source link: https://www.apnews.com/f6d0e2a099684468873ab48966590ada\r
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    An anonymous reader writes:\r
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    >  For the first time an autonomous sailing robot has completed\r
    the  [1]Microtransat Challenge by [2]crossing the Atlantic from\r
    Newfoundland,  Canada  to  Ireland  . The Microtransat has been\r
    running  since  2010  and has seen 23 previous entries all fail\r
    to  make it across. The successful boat, [3]SB Met was built by\r
    the  Norwegian  company  [4]Offshore  Sensing  AS and is only 2\r
    metres  (6.5  ft)  long.  It  completed  the crossing on August\r
    26th,  79  days  and  5000  km  (3100  miles)  of sailing after\r
    departing Newfoundland on June 7th.\r
    \r
    Further  reading:    [5]A  Fleet  of Sailing Robots Sets Out To\r
    Quantify the Oceans .\r
    \r
    \r
    \r
    [1] https://www.microtransat.org/\r
    \r
    [2] https://www.apnews.com/f6d0e2a099684468873ab48966590ada\r
    \r
    [3] https://www.microtransat.org/2018_sailbuoy_boat.php\r
    \r
    [4] http://sailbuoy.no/\r
    \r
    [5] https://science.slashdot.org/story/18/05/16/228245/a-fleet-\r
    of-sailing-robots-sets-out-to-quantify-the-oceans\r
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  ** \r
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     ** Re:Hard to understand why this would be difficult (Score:4,\r
        Informative)\r
        (by arth1 ( 260657 ))\r
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        \r
        You're a landlubber, I take it?\r
        The Atlantic waves are quite an obstacle for a 2m boat.\r
        Even drifting tar (and garbage) is a problem when you're that\r
        small.\r
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     ** Re: (Score:3, Funny)\r
        (by Anonymous Coward)\r
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        \r
        It is not that easy. If you just start sailing in a straight\r
        line, you will end up many kilometers above the sea, which is\r
        no good for a sail boat. If instead you point the boat\r
        straight at the finish line, you'll be under water for most\r
        of the trip. Again, not ideal for a sail boat. The earth is\r
        not flat, you know.\r
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        ** Re:Hard to understand why this would be difficult\r
           (Score:4, Funny)\r
           (by Oswald McWeany ( 2428506 ))\r
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           \r
           I've found a FLAT EARTH DENIER !\r
           I bet you vaccinate your kids and don't believe in lizard\r
           people either.\r
\r
           ** Re: (Score:2)\r
              (by gnick ( 1211984 ))\r
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              \r
              Flat Earth statistic: If gravity is caused by a flat\r
              earth accelerating at g, it'll reach c after about 1\r
              year (~354 days).\r
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              ** Re: (Score:2)\r
                 (by amorsen ( 7485 ))\r
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                 \r
                 > Flat Earth statistic: If gravity is caused by a flat\r
                 > earth accelerating at g, it'll reach c after about 1\r
                 > year (~354 days).\r
                 You are saying that as if it is a problem to hit C,\r
                 like it would be impossible to continue after 354\r
                 days. This is not the case. As long as you only care\r
                 about your own point of view and you're the one\r
                 being accelerated, you can reach as many times C as\r
                 you want (well, have fuel for).\r
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                 ** Re: (Score:2)\r
                    (by gnick ( 1211984 ))\r
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                    \r
                    You also have to decide what "at rest" means. A\r
                    year accelerating at g will put you at your\r
                    current velocity + c.\r
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                    ** \r
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                       ** Re: (Score:2)\r
                          (by lokedhs ( 672255 ))\r
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                          \r
                          Would a flat earther believe in relativity\r
                          though? If simple geometry eludes them,\r
                          what would they do when being faced with a\r
                          Lorentz transformation?\r
\r
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\r
\r
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           ** Re: (Score:2)\r
              (by lgw ( 121541 ))\r
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              \r
              > I've found a FLAT EARTH DENIER!\r
              > I bet you vaccinate your kids and don't believe in\r
              > lizard people either.\r
              The earth is not flat - that's just silly. When we ent\r
              to the moon, and we did go to the moon, we discovered\r
              the terrifying truth. The MOON is flat!\r
\r
\r
\r
\r
     ** Re:Hard to understand why this would be difficult (Score:4,\r
        Insightful)\r
        (by hey! ( 33014 ))\r
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        \r
        > There really aren't a lot of obstacles to deal with. Just\r
        > point the boat and go.\r
        I imagine that's true, if you have an effectively unlimited\r
        energy, but the terms of this contest is to build a vehicle\r
        less than eight feet long that can cross the Atlantic.\r
        That's not a lot of room to stuff with batteries or diesel\r
        fuel, or to cover with solar panels. And that's the whole\r
        point. If you could make the vehicle a hundred feet long,\r
        this challenge would be expensive, but easy. By making the\r
        boat tiny, you make the challenge affordable, but tough.\r
        The race has two divisions, sail powered and unlimited, but\r
        it's hard to see what they had in mind for propulsion by\r
        having an unlimited division. Possibly some\r
        seawater-replenished fuel cell.\r
\r
        ** \r
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           ** Bottles with corks have traversed the Atlantic (Score:2)\r
              (by aberglas ( 991072 ))\r
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              \r
              Being small means relative high strength. A solid two\r
              meter boat should indestructible by waves. No need to\r
              keep a human alive, nor to go very fast. A very basic,\r
              fixed, small but strong sail would do.\r
              Ice bergs could be a problem. Surely better to start\r
              further south. Longer but safer. Also need to stay out\r
              of shipping lanes.\r
              I think this could be done without a computer. Just a\r
              magnetic compass controlling a rudder. Occasionally it\r
              would be blown backwards but no big deal. No need to\r
              worry about po\r
\r
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  ** KABLAM (Score:1)\r
     (by fluffernutter ( 1411889 ))\r
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     \r
     No concrete barriers in the ocean?\r
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     ** Re: (Score:2)\r
        (by zlives ( 2009072 ))\r
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        \r
        or pedestrians\r
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  ** A small achievement... (Score:2)\r
     (by Bearhouse ( 1034238 ))\r
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     \r
     Sure the Atlantic can be a tough place, but 79 days?\r
     Single-handed (human) record is 3 1/2 days...\r
     [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]\r
     \r
     \r
     \r
     \r
     [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_sailing_record\r
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     ** Re:A small achievement... (Score:4, Informative)\r
        (by careysub ( 976506 ))\r
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        \r
        This is a 2 meter vessel, not a large racing hull built to be\r
        fast (and nothing but fast). Using the page you link to, the\r
        most useful comparison would be the single-handed records,\r
        and the one from 1987 which was about 11.5 days was in a 26\r
        meter hull! And this is the smallest vessel on the list. You\r
        are probably not going to get a 2 meter vessel to tear along\r
        at an average speed of 7.5 m/sec which would be needed for\r
        that 11.5 day crossing.\r
\r
        ** Re: (Score:3)\r
           (by Solandri ( 704621 ))\r
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           \r
           There have been a few sailboats in the 2 meter size range\r
           which have made the transatlantic crossing.\r
           \r
           Hugo Vihlen aboard April Fool (1.8m) in 84 days in 1968,\r
           though technically he never finished since he was picked\r
           up by the USCG 6 miles offshore.\r
           Tom MacNally aboard the Vera Hugh (1.64m) in 134 days in\r
           1993.\r
           Hugo Vihlen again aboard the Father's Day (1.62m) in 115\r
           days in 1993.\r
           Tom MacNally unsuccessfully attempted the trip again\r
           aboard a 1.19m craft in 1998. He passed away last year.\r
           [1]Site with picture [microcruising.com]\r
           \r
           \r
           \r
           \r
           [1] http://www.microcruising.com/famoussmallboats.htm\r
\r
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     ** Re: (Score:3)\r
        (by careysub ( 976506 ))\r
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        \r
        Also note that the world speed record for a radio-controlled\r
        sailing vessel (which was also 2 meters long) is [1]157.65 km\r
        in 23 hours 42 min [guinnessworldrecords.com] in the milder\r
        waters of the Mediterranean. At that world record speed in a\r
        small RC boat this challenge would have taken 32 days.\r
        So 79 days in a boat not controlled by a human, and not\r
        limited to a 24 hour period, in the open waters of the\r
        Atlantic is not so shabby. The speed made good over that\r
        whole journey is 40% of that 24 hour record.\r
        \r
        \r
        \r
        \r
        [1]\r
        http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/greatest-di-\r
        stance-by-radio-controlled-model-sailing-ship-in-24-hours-(rc)\r
\r
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     ** Re: (Score:3)\r
        (by arth1 ( 260657 ))\r
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        \r
        > Sure the Atlantic can be a tough place, but 79 days?\r
        The Mayflower took 66 days to cross, and was much bigger.\r
\r
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  ** \r
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     ** Re: (Score:2)\r
        (by zlives ( 2009072 ))\r
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        \r
        shipping containers are more profitable.\r
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\r
  ** And now the jokes begin... (Score:1)\r
     (by Jharish ( 101858 ))\r
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     \r
     ..."I rowboat".\r
     https://www.theonion.com/i-rowboat-1819583491\r
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     ** Re: (Score:2)\r
        (by starless ( 60879 ))\r
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        \r
        Followed later by Cory Doctorow\r
        [1]http://bestsciencefictionstori... [bestscienc...tories.com]\r
        \r
        \r
        \r
        \r
        [1]\r
        http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/03/29/i-row-boat-by-\r
        cory-doctorow/\r
\r
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  ** Description wrong? Not autonomous? (Score:5, Informative)\r
     (by starless ( 60879 ))\r
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     \r
     > For the first time an autonomous sailing robot...\r
     From the linked article:\r
     [1]https://www.apnews.com/f6d0e2a... [apnews.com]\r
     > The Sailbuoy competed in the “unmanned” class, which allows\r
     > operators to change its course along the way. There’s a separate\r
     > “autonomous” class that prohibits any such communication.\r
     >> \r
     \r
     \r
     \r
     \r
     [1] https://www.apnews.com/f6d0e2a099684468873ab48966590ada\r
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  ** So you crossed the sea, Columbot (Score:1)\r
     (by DulcetTone ( 601692 ))\r
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     \r
     Don't forget that indigenous robots have rights, too.\r
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Commit	Line	Data
299a08f3 NR	1	ROBOT BOAT SAILS INTO HISTORY BY FINISHING ATLANTIC CROSSING \r
	2	(APNEWS.COM) \r
	3	\r
	4	Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (msmash)\r
	5	from the impressive-feat dept.\r
	6	\r
c715ea02	7	o Reference: 0102637868\r
299a08f3 NR	8	o News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/18/09/06/1719243/robot-boat-sails-into-history-by-finishing-atlantic-crossing\r
	9	o Source link: https://www.apnews.com/f6d0e2a099684468873ab48966590ada\r
	10	\r
	11	\r
e818d449 NR	12	An anonymous reader writes:\r
	13	\r
	14	> For the first time an autonomous sailing robot has completed\r
	15	the [1]Microtransat Challenge by [2]crossing the Atlantic from\r
	16	Newfoundland, Canada to Ireland . The Microtransat has been\r
	17	running since 2010 and has seen 23 previous entries all fail\r
	18	to make it across. The successful boat, [3]SB Met was built by\r
	19	the Norwegian company [4]Offshore Sensing AS and is only 2\r
	20	metres (6.5 ft) long. It completed the crossing on August\r
	21	26th, 79 days and 5000 km (3100 miles) of sailing after\r
	22	departing Newfoundland on June 7th.\r
	23	\r
	24	Further reading: [5]A Fleet of Sailing Robots Sets Out To\r
	25	Quantify the Oceans .\r
	26	\r
	27	\r
	28	\r
	29	[1] https://www.microtransat.org/\r
	30	\r
	31	[2] https://www.apnews.com/f6d0e2a099684468873ab48966590ada\r
	32	\r
	33	[3] https://www.microtransat.org/2018_sailbuoy_boat.php\r
	34	\r
	35	[4] http://sailbuoy.no/\r
	36	\r
	37	[5] https://science.slashdot.org/story/18/05/16/228245/a-fleet-\r
	38	of-sailing-robots-sets-out-to-quantify-the-oceans\r
299a08f3 NR	39	\r
	40	\r
	41	** \r
	42	\r
	43	** Re:Hard to understand why this would be difficult (Score:4,\r
	44	Informative)\r
	45	(by arth1 ( 260657 ))\r
	46	\r
	47	\r
	48	You're a landlubber, I take it?\r
	49	The Atlantic waves are quite an obstacle for a 2m boat.\r
	50	Even drifting tar (and garbage) is a problem when you're that\r
	51	small.\r
	52	\r
	53	\r
	54	** Re: (Score:3, Funny)\r
	55	(by Anonymous Coward)\r
	56	\r
	57	\r
	58	It is not that easy. If you just start sailing in a straight\r
	59	line, you will end up many kilometers above the sea, which is\r
	60	no good for a sail boat. If instead you point the boat\r
	61	straight at the finish line, you'll be under water for most\r
	62	of the trip. Again, not ideal for a sail boat. The earth is\r
	63	not flat, you know.\r
	64	\r
	65	** Re:Hard to understand why this would be difficult\r
	66	(Score:4, Funny)\r
	67	(by Oswald McWeany ( 2428506 ))\r
	68	\r
	69	\r
	70	I've found a FLAT EARTH DENIER !\r
	71	I bet you vaccinate your kids and don't believe in lizard\r
	72	people either.\r
	73	\r
	74	** Re: (Score:2)\r
	75	(by gnick ( 1211984 ))\r
	76	\r
	77	\r
	78	Flat Earth statistic: If gravity is caused by a flat\r
	79	earth accelerating at g, it'll reach c after about 1\r
	80	year (~354 days).\r
	81	\r
	82	** Re: (Score:2)\r
	83	(by amorsen ( 7485 ))\r
	84	\r
	85	\r
	86	> Flat Earth statistic: If gravity is caused by a flat\r
	87	> earth accelerating at g, it'll reach c after about 1\r
	88	> year (~354 days).\r
	89	You are saying that as if it is a problem to hit C,\r
	90	like it would be impossible to continue after 354\r
	91	days. This is not the case. As long as you only care\r
	92	about your own point of view and you're the one\r
	93	being accelerated, you can reach as many times C as\r
	94	you want (well, have fuel for).\r
	95	\r
	96	** Re: (Score:2)\r
	97	(by gnick ( 1211984 ))\r
	98	\r
	99	\r
	100	You also have to decide what "at rest" means. A\r
	101	year accelerating at g will put you at your\r
	102	current velocity + c.\r
103	\r
104	** \r
105	\r
106	** Re: (Score:2)\r
107	(by lokedhs ( 672255 ))\r
108	\r
109	\r
110	Would a flat earther believe in relativity\r
111	though? If simple geometry eludes them,\r
112	what would they do when being faced with a\r
113	Lorentz transformation?\r
114	\r
115	\r
116	\r
117	\r
118	\r
119	\r
120	** Re: (Score:2)\r
121	(by lgw ( 121541 ))\r
122	\r
123	\r
124	> I've found a FLAT EARTH DENIER!\r
125	> I bet you vaccinate your kids and don't believe in\r
126	> lizard people either.\r
127	The earth is not flat - that's just silly. When we ent\r
128	to the moon, and we did go to the moon, we discovered\r
129	the terrifying truth. The MOON is flat!\r
130	\r
131	\r
132	\r
133	\r
134	** Re:Hard to understand why this would be difficult (Score:4,\r
135	Insightful)\r
136	(by hey! ( 33014 ))\r
137	\r
138	\r
139	> There really aren't a lot of obstacles to deal with. Just\r
140	> point the boat and go.\r
141	I imagine that's true, if you have an effectively unlimited\r
142	energy, but the terms of this contest is to build a vehicle\r
143	less than eight feet long that can cross the Atlantic.\r
144	That's not a lot of room to stuff with batteries or diesel\r
145	fuel, or to cover with solar panels. And that's the whole\r
146	point. If you could make the vehicle a hundred feet long,\r
147	this challenge would be expensive, but easy. By making the\r
148	boat tiny, you make the challenge affordable, but tough.\r
149	The race has two divisions, sail powered and unlimited, but\r
150	it's hard to see what they had in mind for propulsion by\r
151	having an unlimited division. Possibly some\r
152	seawater-replenished fuel cell.\r
153	\r
154	** \r
155	\r
156	** Bottles with corks have traversed the Atlantic (Score:2)\r
157	(by aberglas ( 991072 ))\r
158	\r
159	\r
160	Being small means relative high strength. A solid two\r
161	meter boat should indestructible by waves. No need to\r
162	keep a human alive, nor to go very fast. A very basic,\r
163	fixed, small but strong sail would do.\r
164	Ice bergs could be a problem. Surely better to start\r
165	further south. Longer but safer. Also need to stay out\r
166	of shipping lanes.\r
167	I think this could be done without a computer. Just a\r
168	magnetic compass controlling a rudder. Occasionally it\r
169	would be blown backwards but no big deal. No need to\r
170	worry about po\r
171	\r
172	\r
173	\r
174	\r
175	** KABLAM (Score:1)\r
176	(by fluffernutter ( 1411889 ))\r
177	\r
178	\r
179	No concrete barriers in the ocean?\r
180	\r
181	** Re: (Score:2)\r
182	(by zlives ( 2009072 ))\r
183	\r
184	\r
185	or pedestrians\r
186	\r
187	\r
188	** A small achievement... (Score:2)\r
189	(by Bearhouse ( 1034238 ))\r
190	\r
191	\r
192	Sure the Atlantic can be a tough place, but 79 days?\r
193	Single-handed (human) record is 3 1/2 days...\r
194	[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]\r
195	\r
196	\r
197	\r
198	\r
199	[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_sailing_record\r
200	\r
201	** Re:A small achievement... (Score:4, Informative)\r
202	(by careysub ( 976506 ))\r
203	\r
204	\r
205	This is a 2 meter vessel, not a large racing hull built to be\r
206	fast (and nothing but fast). Using the page you link to, the\r
207	most useful comparison would be the single-handed records,\r
208	and the one from 1987 which was about 11.5 days was in a 26\r
209	meter hull! And this is the smallest vessel on the list. You\r
210	are probably not going to get a 2 meter vessel to tear along\r
211	at an average speed of 7.5 m/sec which would be needed for\r
212	that 11.5 day crossing.\r
213	\r
214	** Re: (Score:3)\r
215	(by Solandri ( 704621 ))\r
216	\r
217	\r
218	There have been a few sailboats in the 2 meter size range\r
219	which have made the transatlantic crossing.\r
220	\r
221	Hugo Vihlen aboard April Fool (1.8m) in 84 days in 1968,\r
222	though technically he never finished since he was picked\r
223	up by the USCG 6 miles offshore.\r
224	Tom MacNally aboard the Vera Hugh (1.64m) in 134 days in\r
225	1993.\r
226	Hugo Vihlen again aboard the Father's Day (1.62m) in 115\r
227	days in 1993.\r
228	Tom MacNally unsuccessfully attempted the trip again\r
229	aboard a 1.19m craft in 1998. He passed away last year.\r
230	[1]Site with picture [microcruising.com]\r
231	\r
232	\r
233	\r
234	\r
235	[1] http://www.microcruising.com/famoussmallboats.htm\r
236	\r
237	\r
238	\r
239	** Re: (Score:3)\r
240	(by careysub ( 976506 ))\r
241	\r
242	\r
243	Also note that the world speed record for a radio-controlled\r
244	sailing vessel (which was also 2 meters long) is [1]157.65 km\r
245	in 23 hours 42 min [guinnessworldrecords.com] in the milder\r
246	waters of the Mediterranean. At that world record speed in a\r
247	small RC boat this challenge would have taken 32 days.\r
248	So 79 days in a boat not controlled by a human, and not\r
249	limited to a 24 hour period, in the open waters of the\r
250	Atlantic is not so shabby. The speed made good over that\r
251	whole journey is 40% of that 24 hour record.\r
252	\r
253	\r
254	\r
255	\r
256	[1]\r
257	http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/greatest-di-\r
258	stance-by-radio-controlled-model-sailing-ship-in-24-hours-(rc)\r
259	\r
260	\r
261	** Re: (Score:3)\r
262	(by arth1 ( 260657 ))\r
263	\r
264	\r
265	> Sure the Atlantic can be a tough place, but 79 days?\r
266	The Mayflower took 66 days to cross, and was much bigger.\r
267	\r
268	\r
269	** \r
270	\r
271	** Re: (Score:2)\r
272	(by zlives ( 2009072 ))\r
273	\r
274	\r
275	shipping containers are more profitable.\r
276	\r
277	\r
278	** And now the jokes begin... (Score:1)\r
279	(by Jharish ( 101858 ))\r
280	\r
281	\r
282	..."I rowboat".\r
283	https://www.theonion.com/i-rowboat-1819583491\r
284	\r
285	** Re: (Score:2)\r
286	(by starless ( 60879 ))\r
287	\r
288	\r
289	Followed later by Cory Doctorow\r
290	[1]http://bestsciencefictionstori... [bestscienc...tories.com]\r
291	\r
292	\r
293	\r
294	\r
295	[1]\r
296	http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/03/29/i-row-boat-by-\r
297	cory-doctorow/\r
298	\r
299	\r
300	** Description wrong? Not autonomous? (Score:5, Informative)\r
301	(by starless ( 60879 ))\r
302	\r
303	\r
304	> For the first time an autonomous sailing robot...\r
305	From the linked article:\r
306	[1]https://www.apnews.com/f6d0e2a... [apnews.com]\r
307	> The Sailbuoy competed in the “unmanned” class, which allows\r
308	> operators to change its course along the way. There’s a separate\r
309	> “autonomous” class that prohibits any such communication.\r
310	>> \r
311	\r
312	\r
313	\r
314	\r
315	[1] https://www.apnews.com/f6d0e2a099684468873ab48966590ada\r
316	\r
317	** So you crossed the sea, Columbot (Score:1)\r
318	(by DulcetTone ( 601692 ))\r
319	\r
320	\r
321	Don't forget that indigenous robots have rights, too.\r
322	\r
323	\r