MAYFLOWER ATLANTIC VOYAGE - The Mayflower's is a corporate attempt to travel across the pond, unlike the Scout and Voyager autonomous Atlantic student attempts. The vessel is shown above as first envisaged in 2016 @100 feet, with wing-sail, wind turbine and solar panels. The IBM powered vessel launched in 2020, is 50 feet long and does not have wind harvesting equipment, though the same trimaran hull form.

Extraordinary projects that break the boundaries of science, increase our knowledge and the achievement of man, do not attract backing from official sources that work on incremental research using established academia. Fortunately, there are a very few philanthropists who have backed the unusual on the basis of solid commercial decisions, but nonetheless well intentioned, where conventional advertising is a safer bet, such as sporting competitions and racing.

Projects such as the Mayflower, provide general interest news articles in the media, that attract readers and increase or retain circulation, also providing tangible returns to organizer's, in getting brands noticed.

There is a fascination on the part of the reading public, for robotic transport of all kinds, such as robotaxis, robotrucks and unmanned shipping, much as solar powered car racing kept us riveted to news feeds 20 years ago, but like missions to the Moon and Mars, have lost their page turning potential.

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