Event: Media preview of boat that can cross the Atlantic autonomously, without human help
Date: Saturday, July 16
Location: 2nd floor, Southeast Room, Jericho Sailing Centre, 1300 Discovery St., Vancouver V6R 4L9
Time: 7 p.m.
Parking: Pay parking available beside clubhouse
Event details: A 67-member team of UBC engineering and computer science students are on the verge of launching the very first sailboat that will cross the Atlantic without human help. Equipped with on-board computers, sensors and navigation systems, the 5.5-metre boat will launch mid-August off the coast of Newfoundland, aiming to reach Ireland in around three weeks. The boat’s journey will span 3,000 kilometres, an unprecedented feat as part of a challenge that has never been successfully completed.
For more information, visit UBCsailbot.org
Interviews: Contact Kurtis Harms, captain@ubcsailbot.org, tel: 604.996.8785
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