Boat Details - Ecole Navale 2013

• Team Name: Ecole Navale
• Location: Brest, France
• Boat Name: ERWAN 1
• Intended Route: East to West
• Length: 3.65m
• Weight: 300kg
• Beam: 0.86m
• Draft: 0.65m
• Mast: Carbon fibre tube
• Hull type: Based on a Mini-J dinghy hull.
• Rig Design: A classical bermudan rig mainsail.
• Power source: 12 volt, 200 amp hour Gel Lead Acid battery and three STP043 43W solar panels
• Actuators: Simrad TP20 Tiller Pilot for rudder control and a Lenco Marine motor pulling the mainsheet.
• Sensors: CMPS09 tilt compensated compass and FV-M8 GPS.
• Communications: SPOT Satellite Messenger.
• Computers: Arduino Mega