Oshen 2026

  • Team Name: Oshen (Website)
  • Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom
  • Boat Names: PC13 (Oshen C-Star)
  • Intended Route: East to West
  • Class: Sailing. The C-Star has a stern-mounted thruster which was unused.
  • Division: Autonomous
  • Target Point: 17.265866, -58.163483
  • Weight: 56 kg
  • Length: 1.299 m (hull), 1.473 m (absolute)
  • Beam: 0.384 m
  • Draft: 0.594 m
  • Hull type: Monohull with a large keel for lateral stability.
  • Rig Design: A single wingsail in a dynarig configuration, directly actuated by a motor inside the C-Star.
  • Power source: 52.5W solar panel, 100Ah battery
  • Actuators: Gimson Robotics motor (sail), Igus DC motor (rudder)
  • Sensors: Gill MaxiMet GMX560 weather station, keel-mounted sea surface temperature sensor (live MetOcean data)
  • Communications: Iridium SBD
  • Computers: STM32
Background by Jenna Bash on Unsplash