Aim is to pass all the waypoints in the correct order as fast as possible.
The World Championship Regatta consists of three races. The "low point system" applies. There is one void result for each participant. Therfore, only the two best results count towards the final standings. Participants will get the GPS coordinates of the waypoints at least 12 hours prior to the start. Total distance along all waypoints will be approx. between 2 and 5km. Main aim is to pass as many waypoints as possible in the correct order. A waypoint is passed correctly if the distance between boat an waypoint is less than 25m. Boats which have passed an equal number of waypoints correctly are ranked by the runtime to the last successfully reached waypoint. The runtimes are compensated in consideration of boat length and number of hulls.
The runtimes will be compensated according to the length of the water line: t' = t * LWL^(1/3)
(based on KLR-formula)
This race will show the practicality of the boat to remain sailing autonomously for long periods of time.
For each boat multiple "observation points" will be defined in form of GPS coordinates. The distance between two points will be several kilometres. Each boat has pass the observation points in a loop in a predefined order. The boat has to remain at the observation point for 5 hours before continuing sailing towards the next observation point.
Judging criteria for the 48h Microtransat Trial are:
- The practicality of the boat to remain at sea for long periods of time.
- How quickly the boat sailed the designated course.
- The ability to hold station at a fixed point.
- How accurately the boat sailed the designated course.
- Automatic safety features.
- No other source of propulsion than wind.
- The sailboat must be fully autonomous, no operator control is allowed except in emergency situations.
- The sailboat must be energetically autonomous, carrying on board any required batteries and electricity generating equipment.
- Safety should take priority over winning.
- Competitors may not attempt to inhibit other competitors by intentionally colliding with or obstructing their boat or by interfering with radio and electronic equipment.
- All radio equipment must comply with Austrian/EU regulations.
- Every competitor will be given a GSM/GPS based tracking device to carry on board. This will operate independently of all other onboard systems to allow the boat to be located should it need to be recovered. It must be secured at an appropriate on the boat to allow GPS and GSM reception.
- All boats have to log their GPS position at least every 30 seconds. This GPS log has to be given to the jury if the tracking boxes fail.
- Life Jackets must be warn by anyone onboard the chase boat.
- Every boat must have an externally accessible off switch, this must turn off all actuators and leave them off.
- Boat must remain outside any defined exclusion zones.
- The boat owner is liable for any damage caused to their own boat or other boats. The hosts take no responsibility for any damage caused.
- All boats must display warning text that they are autonomous and should not be approached.
- Boats which enter the 48h Microtransat Trial must display contain standard red/green port and starboard navigation lights.
Igor Hantuch (SK)
Professor at Slovak University of Technology, Department of Automation and Control and active sailor (participated in the 1st unofficial university EU championship in Zadar 2006).
Christian Kargl (AT)
First Austrian participant in the Transat 6.50 Charente-Maritime - Bahia (Minitransat) in 2005 and organiser of the Adriatic Sailing Week 2004.
Robert Schepp (DE)
Sailor and businessman in the field of yacht electronics. He works on technical automation of sailing yachts for years now, both on boat models and on real yachts.
- Lake Neusiedl is quite shallow. Therefore the draught of your boat should not exceed 1m.
- Please expect clockwise currents of up to 1 knot.
