SeaCharger completed its voyage from California to Hawaii on July 22, 2016!
Distance: 2413 miles
Time at sea: 41.4 days
Average speed: 58.3 miles per day, 2.43 mph, 2.11 knots, 1.09 m/s
SeaCharger then aimed for New Zealand and got within 300 miles before the rudder finally died.
Total distance covered before rudder died: 6480 nautical miles, 7457 statute miles, 12,000 km.
Total time at sea: 155 days
On 1/10/17 , the captain and crew of the Sofrana Tourville heroically rescued Seacharger and brought it to New Zealand! Thank you so much to Sofrana and to my mom for arranging the rescue! See the tracking page for details.
SeaCharger then spend six months at the New Zealand Maritime Museum in Auckland before being shipped back to the USA.
In 2019, SeaCharger creator Damon and his wife Jillaire started Blue Trail Engineering, producing affordable actuators, cables, connectors, and thrusters for marine robotics. They hope to help bring about a new generation of SeaCharger-like adventures.
Distance: 2413 miles
Time at sea: 41.4 days
Average speed: 58.3 miles per day, 2.43 mph, 2.11 knots, 1.09 m/s
SeaCharger then aimed for New Zealand and got within 300 miles before the rudder finally died.
Total distance covered before rudder died: 6480 nautical miles, 7457 statute miles, 12,000 km.
Total time at sea: 155 days
On 1/10/17 , the captain and crew of the Sofrana Tourville heroically rescued Seacharger and brought it to New Zealand! Thank you so much to Sofrana and to my mom for arranging the rescue! See the tracking page for details.
SeaCharger then spend six months at the New Zealand Maritime Museum in Auckland before being shipped back to the USA.
In 2019, SeaCharger creator Damon and his wife Jillaire started Blue Trail Engineering, producing affordable actuators, cables, connectors, and thrusters for marine robotics. They hope to help bring about a new generation of SeaCharger-like adventures.
SEACHARGER oceangoing AUTONOMOUS BOAT
SeaCharger aims to be the first unmanned surface vehicle (USV)
to cross an ocean on solar power alone.
to cross an ocean on solar power alone.
SPONSORED BY:
With generous financial and emotional backing from the Craig and Joanna McMillan Foundation.
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