Boat Details - Epsom College 2019
- Team Name: Epsom College
- Location: Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Boat Names: EC-Crossing
- Intended Route: East to West
- Class: Sailing
- Division: Autonomous
- Weight: 10 kg
- Length: 1.05 m
- Beam: 0.22 m
- Draft: 0.28 m
- Hull type: Foam core fibreglass monohull with moulded one piece keel.
- Power source: 4.5Ah Lead Acid Battery mounted in the keel and 10Wpeak 12V solar panel on the deck.
- Motors: HiTec HS5086WP metal geared waterproof servo.
- Sensors: CMPS11 digital compass, UBlox-7 GPS and a DS18B20 temperature sensor mounted in keel
- Communications: RockBlock Iridium Short Burst Data Modem
- Computers: 2X PIC18F25K22s
- Other Interesting Things: Version 1 of the software was first written by students in 2015 and tested on a remote controlled car, which could drive itself around our fields. We are now on Version 8. The project has been picked up and passed along by students each year as they leave the College.
