Brave Puffin


Brave Puffin is a solar powered, long range, autonomous boat.

Puffin is designed to compete in the annual Microtransat Challenge in the non sailing, unmanned class - to cross the Atlantic Ocean by itself.

Brave Puffin 2025 model

Launched 2026-08-30 from Boston on a transatlantic mission, targeting Canary Islands. Tracking details →

Brave Puffin on the water (2025 model)

Brave Puffin 2026 model

Launched 2026-07-18 from Boston, lost control, drifing in the Gulf of Maine. It is still being tracked passively as of September 2026.

Brave Puffin on the water (2026 model)

Latest Post

  Brave Puffin May 2026 update

  Brave Puffin January 2026 update

  Portable thruster efficiency tester and first results