Yaquina Neversink

Oregon Coast STEM Hub and Lincoln County School District's Summer Learning Experience

Updates:

1st Voyage

Lincoln County students, Yachats volunteer add “Yaquina Neversink” to worldwide fleet of tiny research vessels

 

  • The journey so far...

    The Oregon Coast STEM Hub started working with the Lincoln County School District in the summer of 2024. The crew working on the project described their miniboat name’s meaning as follows: “Our team built the boat at Hatfield Marine Science Center, which is situated along Yaquina Bay on the central Oregon Coast. Yaquina Bay is named for this area’s first inhabitants, the Yaquina, Yacona, or Yaqo’n Indians, so the first name of the boat represents our bay and honors the Native Americans whose land we now live on. We chose ‘Neversink; because we are confident that our boat will long be seaworthy.”

    September 14, 2024 Update

    September 17, 2024 Update

    September 21, 2024

    Yaquina Neversink was set to sea on September 21, 2024. We received the following note from the crew of the R/V Shimada that launched her: “It’s been a beautiful, sun-filled day with low swell so a great day to start its journey!! The vessel it was deployed from was the R/V Shimada.”

     

  • Images from the Camera on Deck

    There is also a camera on deck. We took a picture on September 23 and 26, but was not able to get another image after that.

     

  • November 21, 2024: Approaching Hawai'i

    November 21, 2024 Update: Approaching Hawai’i

    SEEKING ASSISTANCE TO POTENTIALLY RECOVER “YAQUINA NEVERSINK” – UNCREWED STUDENT-BUILT MINIBOAT

    EDUCATIONAL PASSAGES AND OREGON COAST STEM HUB LAUNCHED A 1.5m UNCREWED GPS-TRACKS SAILBOAT ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON. 

    THE BOAT IS NOW APPROACHING THE ISLAND OF HAWAI’I ON NOVEMBER 21. THE GOAL IS TO CONNECT CLASSROOMS, SO WE ARE SEEKING ASSISTANCE TO RECOVER THE BOAT SAFELY.

    KNOWN DATA AS OF 11:20Z NOVEMBER 21, 2024:

    POSITION: 20.031402111053, -154.80800628662 (ABOUT 20nm FROM LAND)

    ESTIMATED SPEED: 1.7kts

    HEADING: 210.6°

    ESTIMATED LANDING LOCATION IS CIRCLED. NOTE THAT MANY FACTORS CAN INFLUENCE THE MINIBOAT’S PATH INCLUDING WEATHER AND TIDES. THIS IS ONLY A PREDICTION. CONTACT EDUCATIONAL PASSAGES FOR MORE INFORMATION AND UPDATED LOCATION REPORTS. THE GOAL IS TO RECOVER THE BOAT AND CONNECT CLASSROOMS. IF YOU CAN ASSIST, PLEASE LET US KNOW. THANK YOU!

    See educationalpassages.org/boats/YAQUINANEVERSINK/ for MORE INFORMATION AND INTERACTIVE MAP

    If you have any information about the area or can assist with recovering the uncrewed vessel, please contact Cassie from Educational Passages at cassie@educationalpassages.org. It is an uncrewed vessel, like a “message in a bottle”. Pictures show the boat when it was first launched. Current condition may differ.

     

    Data from the Sensor Pack:

    The location reports from the main GPS will show on the map at the top of this page here (which updates hourly with new positions if available). Here below is where you can see the data reporting from the second GPS which is connected to a custom sensor package. In addition to reporting location with a secondary GPS tracker, this system is also collecting air temperature, water temperature, and orientation of the boat. Please note that the map below will only the last 7 days of data and may include invalid points and data. If you are interested in looking at the data in a different format from the whole voyage, contact us.

     

Thank you to: Oregon Community Foundation for the kit and supplies, and the Oregon State Legislature for funding the Summer Learning Experiences for youth.