"Thank you Dermot! I think a wingsail could be a good solution especially if you want a rugged solution for extended autonomous missions. "

"I used the serial interface. Add me as a friend and i will PM you some test code.

/Magnus"

"I am really no expert on real flying, but i think that if you plan on target  for example glider pilots it is really important to have a high quality air speed presentation and be very careful where you display GPS-speed. If you try to create a…"

"Mathtew. I think it is possible if i use a theoretical speed of the boat. A boat my size will never go very fast and reach maximum speed at a relatively low wind speed. For my simulator i am using a simple polar chart to predict the boat speed and…"

"@Miguel 
On my real boat i am currently measuring wind angle but in my simulator i "measure" wind speed and use it to calculate wind direction. I will see what i can find out this winter before i decide to put a wind speed meter on the boat."

"That look cool, but at the same time to advanced for my math skills. I really need some more "randomness" to make the simulation more realistic. Next step is to add current and drift to the model. "

"My efforts are continued here."

"Harry, 
What do you want to know?  :)  
Since i wrote the blog post i have improved the simulation environment. I have implemented a simple PID control loop to keep the simulator boat at a desired heading. 

I have a small program on the simulator…"

"So far i have only used the APM libraries to read the sensors for logging purposes. I think using the Rover project as a start is a great idea. The only problem is that i will probably need ground station features that aren't available in existing…"

"I shot a short video on my second test sail. But watching it would just make you fall asleep. Almost no wind so the boat moved sloooowly past the camera."

"That is a cool sail configuration. My solution is really simple. If you look at the image of the mast you can see a carbon fiber rod with two ball bearings. The bearings fit in a glass fiber tube that is fixed in the hull. The tube is about 10 cm…"

"Hi Timo,
I just did my first sea trials this weekend. The IOM is a really good sailboat! My sail worked ok, but there is definitely room for improvements. It would be really interesting to see your design. 
Maybe crossing the Baltic would be a good…"