Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (S…

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Author: Thomas Kluyver
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October (Southampton Python group)
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Gordon Scott via Hampshire wrote:
> Why would I want a robot if I can just lash the tiller, trim the mizzen
> and sit back and marvel at what the old lady does all on her own?


A speaker introducing the conference after the competition did trace the
history of autonomous sailing back to Francis Drake rigging fire ships
to be blown into the Spanish Armada. We were trying to achieve a bit
more control, however!

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