Boat Details - CENS 2017
- Team Name: Centrale Nantes Saildrone
- Location: Nantes, France
- Boat Name: Louis Ble`riot
- Intended Route: East to West
- Class: Sailing
- Division: Unmanned
- Length: 3.65 m
- Weight: approx 220 kg
- Beam: ?? m
- Draft: 0.45 m
- Hull type: MiniJ hull
- Sail type: Wing sail based on the e474 aerofoil. 4.5m high, built from carbon composite with a fibreglass coating.
- Power source: Solar panels, wind turbine, battery pack.
- Actuators: DC motor controlling wing sail with a belt and pulley system.
- Sensors: GPS receiver, AIS receiver.
- Communications: ??
- Computers: Arduino