MAYFLOWER TRIMARAN - The diesel electric, solar-assisted research boat will aim to traverse the Atlantic Ocean in 2021 with no humans on board.

The Mayflower 400 MAS with AI Captain is set to attempt an unmanned Atlantic Ocean crossing in 2021.

The autonomous trimaran was designed for long durations at sea with the objects of sampling data from the ocean and perfecting the navigation system against COLREGS collision avoidance compliance.

TRANSATLANTIC EVENT CALENDAR 2021

ROUGH SPEED GUIDE

@ 20 knots (480 day/ave) the 3160 NM journey will take 6.58 days (claimed top speed)

@ 15 knots (360 day/ave) the autonomous  attempt will take 8.78 days

@ 14 knots (336 day/ave) the voyage will take 9.4 days

@ 13 knots (312 day/ave) the adventure will last 10.13 days

@ 12 knots (288 day/ave) the voyage will take 10.97 days

@ 11 knots (264 day/ave) the trip will take 11.97 days

@ 10 knots the journey will take 13.17 days.

@ 9 knots (216 day/ave) the passage will take 14.63 days

@ 8 knots (192 day/ave) the journey will take 16.46 days

@ 7.5 knots the voyage will take 17.56 days

@ 7 knots (168 day/ave) the passage will take 18.8 days

@ 6.5 knots (156 day/ave) the advanture will take 20.25 days

@ 6 knots the voyage will last 21.95 days

@ 5.5 knots (132 day/ave) the voyage will last 23.94 days

@ 5.3 knots (127.2 day/ave) the trip will last 24.84 days (current solar powered record)

@ 5 knots (120 day/ave) the passage will last 26 days

LINKS & REFERENCE

https://mas400.com/

http://www.promare.org/projects/
https://newsroom.ibm.com/then-and-now