2026

• Single propulsion motor, servo driven rudder
• Durable HDPE, floation foam filled hull
• 100W solar panel, ~400Wh Li-Ion battery pack / keel
• ESP32 MCU on a purpose-build PCB, wind sensor, safety light and flag
• Iridium SBD for offshore comms, LTE modem for near shore
• Over the air, remote firmware upgrade (LTE)
• SPOT Trace as a backup location beacon
• Custom ESP-NOW based short range remote with e-ink display

2025

• Solar powered (100W nominal)
• Differential thrust steering; lightweight monohull, 1 person deployable
• Propeller fouling detection and mitigation system
• ESP32 MCU on purpose-build PCB, Iridium SBD comms; telemetry in AWS
• New compass with calibration and tilt compensation in firmware
• Fully independent, 2 axis gimbal mounted backup satellite tracker
• Bluetooth and standard RC remote for short distance control
• Fully autonomous; in-mission adjustable route; new cross-track error correction

2024

• Solar powered (175W nominal)
• Differential thrust steering, monohull, 1 person deployable
• ESP32 MCU on purpose-build PCB, Iridium SBD comms; telemetry in AWS
• Fully independent, 2 axis gimbal mounted backup satellite tracker
• Bluetooth and standard RC remote for short distance control
• Fully autonomous; in-mission adjustable route

2020

2020 specs.