New Launch: Team KoNaR

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Alastair Lidstone

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Dec 13, 2025, 1:18:33 PM12/13/25
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Team KoNaR have launched from the Canary Islands in the unmanned category. 

Info on their boat can be found here : https://www.microtransat.org/content.php?p=2025_wroclaw_boat

Their track will also be made visible shortly. 

Best of luck team KoNaR!

Alastair

Alastair Lidstone

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Dec 16, 2025, 5:16:51 PM12/16/25
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PassAt’s tracking is now visible (with 24 hour delay) on the Microtransat’s website here: https://www.microtransat.org/tracking/index.php

They are making progress towards the start line following a slow start, with little wind leaving Las Palmas. 

Alastair

On 13 Dec 2025, at 19:18, Alastair Lidstone <a_lid...@hotmail.com> wrote:

 Team KoNaR have launched from the Canary Islands in the unmanned category. 
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Alec Adams

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Dec 16, 2025, 11:46:06 PM12/16/25
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Best of luck folks. Alec and Shirley

Robin Lovelock on robin@gpss.co.uk

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Dec 17, 2025, 4:54:28 AM12/17/25
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Looks Great at 0945z Wed ! I'll tell our Polish neighbours with overlapping interests  ;-)
Keep going PassAt ! Take Care & Don't Get Caught ! :-) 
from Robin & Snoopy http://www.gpss.co.uk :-)

Hernan G Curras

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Dec 17, 2025, 8:35:57 AM12/17/25
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Amazing endeavour! 

Alastair, do you have a tech blog or any web with the boat documentation? 

Fair winds and following seas! :)

H.- 

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Ing. Hernan Gabriel Curras
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina


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Alastair Lidstone

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Dec 17, 2025, 8:41:23 AM12/17/25
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The boat specifications can be found here: https://www.microtransat.org/content.php?p=2025_wroclaw_boat

The team also has their own website here: https://konar.pwr.edu.pl/project/passat

Alastair


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Slava Asipenko

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Dec 17, 2025, 9:06:17 PM12/17/25
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Good luck team KoNaR! Looking good!

Slava

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Alastair Lidstone

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Dec 22, 2025, 5:30:09 AM12/22/25
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Unfortunately Passat stopped transmitting its position on 18th Dec. It was making good progress towards the start line. 

Alastair

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Robin Lovelock on robin@gpss.co.uk

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Dec 22, 2025, 8:07:38 AM12/22/25
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Thanks Alastair - looks like two possabilities:
1) only the tracking has failed, and PassAt is still on correct course
2) anything from total systems failure to boat sinking

Maybe, if you put out the word to the right guys ( mostly military ? )
Someone may get some cudos by providing a photo and location.

A French Air Force recce aircraft did it many years ago for the French boat.
Obviously examples for Snoopy including sailors passing,
and for Royal Marines - but that extended to physical pranks & favours ;-)

I am very familiar with the friendly rivalry between military - despite their Governments ;-)

Those predictions of prevailing winds might give a clue as to the "best guess" on location, if still floating.

Good Luck ! Take Care - and don't get caught ;-)
BTW Seasons Greetings ! http://www.gpss.co.uk/xmas25.htm :-)
Robin & Snoopy

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