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SEA.AI on the Transat CIC

This Friday (28th April 2024), the Transat CIC will set sail from Lorient in the Western France to New York in the East Coast of the USA. This race will feature 33 IMOCA of which 20 are equipped with SEA.AI Machine Vision System.
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About the Race

The Transat CIC is a single-handed transatlantic race across the North Atlantic, linking Lorient to New York for the first time. It is open to several classes of boat, including 33 IMOCA and 13 Class40.
 
The Transat CIC is considered an important race leading up to the next edition of the Vendée Globe, one of the most challenging solo round-the-world race. Have a look to our article “EXOS 2024”, the innovative collaborative R&D project to develop a solution that will automatically detect, identify and avoid obstacles in order to reduce the risk of collisions for this unique race.

Machine Vision Onboard

 

The upcoming race will feature SEA.AI systems on 60% of the IMOCA boats: 

 

Arnaud Boissières (La Mie Câline), Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian), Clarisse Clemer (L’Occitane en Provence), Paul Meilhat (Biotherm), Jérémie Beyou (Charal), Kojiro Shiraishi (DMG Mori Global One), Maxime Sorel (V&B – MONBANA – MAYENNE ), Sebastien Marsset (Foussier), Nicolas Lunven (Holcim-PRB), Sam Davies (Iniatives Coeurs), Yannick Bestaven (Maitre Coq V), Boris Herrmann (Malizia – SEAEXPLORER), Justine Mettraux (Teamwork Team SNEF), Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance), Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée), Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), Alan Roura (Hublot), Isabelle Joschke (Paprec Arkea), Damien Seguin (Groupe Apicil) and Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkea). 

The SEA.AI team wishes everyone a safe and successful Transat CIC.

 

Discover what skippers say about SEA.AI systems:

Nicolas Lunven About SEA.AI:

As Nicolas Lunven, skipper of the IMOCA HOLCIM-PRB says: “I think SEA.AI is a great tool. I would say this is a tool for the future. We need to use it more and more. It was two years ago during the Transat Jacques Vabre with Sam Davies, Initiatives Cœur with the help of SEA.AI, we were able to avoid a collision which with a very small fishing boat along the African coast.”

Alan Roura About SEA.AI:

Alan Roura, skipper of the IMOCA Hublot adds: “I have used SEA.AI for two years. It was on my boat when I bought it from Alex Thompson. We had a really good experience with it on the Guyader Bermudes 1000 race miles at the beginning of the year: We were downwind, our AIS was not really working, and it started beeping 30m away from a big fishing boat. We just had time to change course and passed about ten meters away from it. If it hadn’t been on, we would have crashed into it. So, it works…”

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SEA.AI offers extensive detection capabilities both on and above the water’s surface, regardless of the materials involved, whether it’s wood, steel, plastic, or organic matter.

Its visual range extends to the horizon, although the exact detection range depends on factors like the size of the object, the specific SEA.AI model being used, and the current environmental conditions.

SEA.AI excels at identifying and also categorizing floating objects and potential hazards. It has the capability to differentiate between various entities, including buoys, persons overboard, sailing or motorboats, and ships. With each software update, it further refines its intelligence, continuously enhancing its capacity to identify and classify objects. In situations where certainty may be lacking, SEA.AI labels the item as an “unknown object,” ensuring clarity and facilitating informed decision-making.

Yes, SEA.AI systems are equipped with thermal cameras, granting them night vision capabilities. Even in adverse weather conditions, their thermal cameras outperform the human eye. Considering the usual tasks undertaken by a crew – whether helming, navigation, or other duties – SEA.AI systems remain steadfastly vigilant, like watchful ‘barrelmen’ atop the mast. Their consistent vigilance ensures real-time alerts in the presence of potential hazards.

SEA.AI has an in-built IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit). The IMU helps SEA.AI to know in which direction and with which acceleration the cameras and the boat are moving.  As a second point of reference for image stabilisation and movement compensation, SEA.AI uses AI-based horizon detection. This is the reason why SEA.AI also works in bad sea states. 

Since SEA.AI is usually mounted at the highest point of the boat (on sailing vessels SEA.AI is mounted on the mast top), it can see over the wave crests. Waves will generally influence the boat’s pitching and rolling, and the crew will have a hard time to identify even close objects. As soon as the boat drops into a wave trough, it is typically impossible to see behind the next wave. The mounting height will already make SEA.AI a lot more reliable than what a crewmember can see. 

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