Autonomous GPS buoys for VRC

Why Autonomous Buoys?

• Make organizing regattas easier : position up to 6 buoys in just a few moments, effortlessly.

• Adapt the course to real conditions : define your regatta according to the wind and the body of water.

• Gain autonomy : the buoys move and position themselves on their own to mark the route.

Parcours type de régate VRC

Why did you create these buoys?

• Traditional buoys require a boat to be launched, with the risk of damaging the seabed from the anchor. Setting up a route takes about 30 minutes, and it takes just as long to adjust it if the wind changes.

  
  

• Today, major regattas like the America's Cup and the Sail GP already use autonomous buoys. We took on the challenge of designing autonomous buoys that are accessible and suitable for radio-controlled sailboats.

How does it work?

Installation of up to 6 autonomous buoys is done in 3 simple steps :

1. Define the route and GPS positions of each buoy.

   
   

Thanks to a dashboard available on smartphone, tablet or computer , you can:

• send commands to all buoys or to a specific buoy

• monitor the status and data of each buoy in real time

2 – Communication with each buoy via the internet, with a SIM card (LTE protocol) in each Buoy, to transmit its target GPS position.

3 – Autonomous movement of each buoy towards its GPS position, then precise maintenance of this position thanks to the automatic piloting of the Buoy.

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Tous les paramètres des bouées sont montrées dans un dashboard sous Grafana