Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle based on Wingsail, Hydrofoil, and unique Guidance System

The Harbor Wing Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) is defined by an innovative combination of three innovative components:

• WingSail, 
• Hydrofoils, 
• Guidance System, 

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Harbor Wing Demo Video 

The design and integration of these components is provided by Harbor Wing's team.

By providing situational awareness to operational commanders, Harbor Wing's high-tech AUSV will provide an economical long endurance maritime capability to meet unique niche needs of military, government, and commercial customers to perform a range of critical missions such a marine weather and biological surveillance. 

WingSail

The wingsail configuration of vehicle has previously been developed based on the Walker Wingsail.While technically sound, the Walker company has had business difficulties.

This video shows a trimaran with an airfoil walker wingsail. There was one 57 ft built (the larger tri in the film) called Planesail, and 4 smaller ones called Zefyr, all 4 are still sailing. One has made a circumnavigation without incident, and one has been converted to an Aero Rig.
Planesail is operated by David Nathan in the Algarve, and his son is the skipper of Zefyr 04 currently in Portsmouth UK. More info on the other 3 Walker Wingsail Zefyrs can be found on the Planesail website

Sailing Hydrofoil

A sailing hydrofoil has also been developed and demonstrated as a fast wind powered vessel in San Francisco with speed above 36 knots.

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