一艘小帆船，怎麼認識大海？How does a little sailboat get to know the sea?

Educational Passages 教育迷你帆船 · 學生的提問筆記Educational Passages mini-boats · a student's question notebook

一艘小帆船，
怎麼認識大海？How does a little sailboat get to know the sea?

它沒有馬達，也沒有人在遠方遙控。它只有一面帆、一片龍骨、一個會回報位置的小盒子——然後，把自己交給風和海。這本小書不賣船，只陪你一路問問題。It has no motor, and no one steers it from afar. Just a sail, a keel, and a small box that reports where it is — and then it hands itself to the wind and the sea. This little book isn't selling a boat. It's here to keep you asking questions.

2026 年 10 月 19 日的活動還在前方，現在是出發前的準備。The 19 October 2026 event is still ahead — this is the time to get ready.
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它到底有多大？How big is it, really?

大約 1.5 公尺——一個人張開雙臂那麼長About 1.5 metres — roughly a person's arm span

很多人第一次看到它，都會說：「這麼小，真的能出海？」它比玩具大很多，卻比一般船小很多。正因為小、輕、沒有引擎，它才會老老實實地跟著風和海走，讓我們看見海上發生了什麼。Most people's first reaction is: "That small — and it goes to sea?" It's far bigger than a toy, far smaller than a real ship. Because it's small, light and engine-free, it honestly follows the wind and sea — and shows us what's happening out there.

想看真實比例？往下翻到 Lancer 的故事，照片裡兩位學生就坐在船旁。Want the real scale? Scroll to Lancer's story — two students sit right beside the boat in the photo.

原創示意 · 比例簡化Original sketch · simplified scale ≈ 1.5 m arm span

把船剖開，裡面有什麼？If we cut it open, what's inside?

點一點船身，認識它的每個部位Tap the hull to meet each part

原創手繪剖面 · 示意，非工程圖Original hand-drawn cutaway · illustration, not an engineering drawing ≈ 1.5 m + + + + + +

帆Sail 受風的那一面the side that catches wind

帆接住風，把風的推力變成船前進的力量。這艘船沒有馬達，風是它在水面上最直接的動力來源。The sail catches the wind and turns its push into forward motion. There's no motor — wind is its most direct source of movement on the surface.

真實照片Real photo 對照看看：剖面圖是原創示意；這張是真實的船，你能找到帆、桅杆和白色船身嗎？照片來自 Educational Passages「Taiwan #1」案例頁的 About 段落，是歷史案例，非本次活動照片。看原文Compare: the cutaway is an original illustration; this is a real boat — can you spot the sail, mast and white hull? Photo from the About section of the Educational Passages “Taiwan #1” case page — a past case, not from this event. View the original
帆受風The sail catches wind船隨風與海況航行，沒有引擎。It travels with wind and sea conditions — no engine.
太陽能只供電Solar only powers electronics電力給定位與傳訊設備，不負責推進。Power goes to the tracking and messaging gear, not to propulsion.
沒有遙控方向盤No remote steering出發後，沒有人能從岸上把它開回來。Once launched, nobody drives it from shore.

風往東吹、海流往北走，船會去哪？Wind blows east, current flows north — where does the boat go?

先猜，再看：風和流一起推的時候Guess first, then look: when wind and current push together

調整風和海流，選一個你的猜想，再按「看示意」。這是幫你想清楚概念的小模型，不是真的海。Set the wind and current, choose your guess, then press “Show the sketch”. It's a small model to help you think — not the real ocean.

概念示意，非實測或預報Concept only — not measured or forecast NESW
風往哪吹wind (blowing toward) 海流往哪流current (flowing toward) 示意中船的移動sketched boat drift

你的猜想：船會比較像……Your guess: the boat will mostly…

概念示意，非實測或預報。Concept only — not measured or forecast. 箭頭長短只表示「比較強或比較弱」。真實的船速不等於海流速度，海況、浪和船本身都會影響；這也不是導航，沒有人能用它遙控船。Arrow length only means “stronger or weaker”. Real boat speed isn't equal to current speed — waves, sea state and the boat itself all matter. This isn't navigation, and nobody steers the boat with it.

一起出發，為什麼走不同的路？Same start — why different paths?

歷史學生案例 · Lancer · Waterford High SchoolPast student case · Lancer · Waterford High School

一艘帆船，一個漂流浮標，同一天放進海裡A sailboat and a drifter, released into the sea together

2016 年，學生 Kaitlyn Dow 想知道風和海流各自扮演什麼角色。她沒有只放一艘船，而是讓帆船和一個漂流浮標（drifter）一起出發——一個會受風推動帆，一個比較貼著水面漂。後來，兩者畫出了不一樣的航跡。In 2016, student Kaitlyn Dow wanted to understand what wind and currents each do. Instead of launching just a boat, she released a sailboat and a drifter together — one with a sail the wind can push, one riding closer to the water. Their tracks came out different.

故事沒有在海上結束。這艘船後來在愛爾蘭被一位名叫 Méabh 的女孩發現，她和學生們聯繫上了；經過當地社區的修復，Lancer 又再次被放回海裡。一艘小船，把兩個地方的人連在一起。The story didn't end at sea. The boat was later found in Ireland by a girl named Méabh, who got in touch with the students; after a community repair, Lancer was launched again. One small boat linked people in two places.

  1. 2016帆船與漂流浮標一起放流Sailboat and drifter released together
  2. 兩者航跡出現差異Their tracks diverge
  3. 在愛爾蘭被 Méabh 發現，與學生建立聯繫Found in Ireland by Méabh, who connects with the students
  4. 社區修復，再次放流Community repair, launched again
真實照片Real photo 照片來自 Educational Passages「Lancer」案例頁中 Kaitlyn 與 Méabh 相識故事的段落，是歷史案例，非本次活動照片。注意船身和人的比例——這就是「約 1.5 公尺」。看原文Photo from the section of the Educational Passages “Lancer” case page about how Kaitlyn and Méabh met — a past case, not from this event. Notice the boat next to people: that's “about 1.5 m”. View the original

一起出發，為什麼走不同的路？They left together. Why did they take different paths?

勾選你覺得「可能」的原因（可以多選）：Tick the reasons you think are possible (choose any):

示意，非真實航跡Sketch — not the real tracks start sailboat drifter

它在海中央，我們怎麼知道它在哪？It's in the middle of the ocean — how do we know where?

「知道自己在哪」和「把消息送回來」是兩件事“Knowing where it is” and “sending word home” are two different jobs

原創示意Original sketch GPS comms sat platform boat

① 接收：GPS 定位① Receive: GPS position

船上的裝置「聽」GPS 衛星的訊號，算出自己的經緯度。這一步只是接收，不會把任何東西送出去。The device “listens” to GPS satellites and works out its latitude and longitude. This step only receives — nothing is sent.

② 回傳：通訊② Send: messaging

另一個環節，把時間和位置等資料，透過通訊衛星送回岸上的平台。學生在平台上讀取這些訊息。A separate step sends the time, position and other data via a communications satellite to a platform on shore, where students read it.

如果很久沒有新消息？What if no new message arrives for a while? 那只代表「目前還沒收到訊息」。電力、天氣、天線角度或通訊狀況都可能有影響，不能因此斷言船沉了。It only means “no message received yet”. Power, weather, antenna angle or connectivity could all play a part — it doesn't mean the boat has sunk.

✉ 點開一則示意海上消息✉ Open a sample message from sea
虛構示意資料 · 不是真實船隻 · 未連接任何資料來源Fictional sample · not a real boat · not connected to any data source
time_utc Day 12 · 03:00 UTC
lat 23.41° N
lon 123.06° E
water_temp 27.3 °C ← optional sensor

讀讀看：這則消息告訴你「何時」「在哪」，如果有加裝感測器，還多一個水溫。它沒有告訴你船為什麼在這裡——那需要你去對照風、流和其他資料，提出自己的猜想。Read it: it tells you “when” and “where” — plus water temperature if that sensor is fitted. It doesn't tell you why the boat is there. That's for you to work out by comparing wind, currents and other data, then forming your own guess.

回到岸上，算失敗嗎？Back on shore — is that failure?

歷史學生案例 · Taiwan #1 · 新店高中Past student case · Taiwan #1 · Xindian Senior High School

它被風送了回來，又再出發了一次The wind sent it back — and it set out again

新店高中的學生在船身上彩繪、寫明信片，把它送上 2018 年的首航。可是強勁的北風把它推回台灣海峽，船被帶回岸上。檢查時，大家發現龍骨受損了——就是剖面圖裡那片在水下讓船站穩的部位。Students at Xindian painted the hull, wrote postcards, and sent it on its first voyage in 2018. A strong north wind pushed it back into the Taiwan Strait, and the boat was recovered. On inspection they found the keel was damaged — the underwater part from the cutaway that keeps the boat upright.

他們修好了它，再一次出發。2019 年的第二段航程，官方紀錄是 113 天、5,428 公里。They repaired it and launched again. Its second voyage, in 2019, is officially recorded at 113 days and 5,428 km.

113天 · 2019 第二航程days · 2019 second voyage
5,428公里 · 官方紀錄km · official record
  1. 學生彩繪船身、寫明信片Students paint the hull and write postcards
  2. 2018首航遇強北風，回到台灣海峽First voyage meets a strong north wind, returns to the Taiwan Strait
  3. 回收檢查，發現龍骨損壞，進行修復Recovered and inspected: keel damage found and repaired
  4. 2019再出發：113 天、5,428 公里Sets out again: 113 days, 5,428 km

Taiwan #1 是 2018 年起的歷史案例，不是 2026 年基隆、萬芳的兩艘船。Taiwan #1 is a past case from 2018 onward — not the two 2026 boats from Keelung and Wanfang.

真實照片Real photo 放大看投影片：「補土＋硬化劑」「AB 膠（環氧樹脂）」——修復用的材料。照片來自 Educational Passages「Taiwan #1」案例頁中修復後準備再出發的段落，是歷史案例，非本次活動照片。看原文Zoom in on the slide: “filler + hardener” and “AB glue (epoxy)” — repair materials. Photo from the ready-to-sail-again section of the Educational Passages “Taiwan #1” case page — a past case, not from this event. View the original

回到岸上，算失敗嗎？Back on shore — is that failure?

設備檢查Check the gear

船回來了，才有機會親手看：哪裡壞了？為什麼？這是海上拿不到的資料。Only because it came back could they look closely: what broke, and why? That's evidence you can't get at sea.

修復Repair

補強龍骨，把發現變成改進。科學常常是「做、壞、修、再做」。Strengthen the keel and turn a finding into an improvement. Science is often: try, break, fix, try again.

下一個問題The next question

第一次讓我們知道北風的力量；第二次就能帶著新的問題出發：這次會往哪裡去？The first try revealed the north wind's force; the second set out with a new question: where will it go this time?

每艘船都裝一樣的東西嗎？Does every boat carry the same gear?

基本套件，和可以另外加的The standard kit — and what can be added

基本Standard
  • 玻璃纖維船體部件Fibreglass boat parts
  • 帆Sail
  • 太陽能供電的 GPS 定位與傳訊裝置Solar-powered GPS tracking and messaging unit
選配Optional
  • 第二組 GPSA second GPS
  • 氣溫感測Air temperature sensor
  • 水溫感測Water temperature sensor
  • 姿態感測Attitude (orientation) sensor
  • 相機Camera

本次台灣兩艘船的具體型號與裝配尚未確認。在確認之前，請不要假設它們一定帶有哪一項選配感測器。The exact model and fit-out of this year's two Taiwan boats is not yet confirmed. Until it is, don't assume either carries any particular optional sensor.

資料來源：Sources: educationalpassages.org/connect/order · educationalpassages.org/start （查核日期 2026-10-11）(checked 2026-10-11)

船「量」到的，和地圖上畫的，一樣嗎？Is what the boat measures the same as what the map shows?

船上的觀測，和另外接上的圖層，要分開看Keep the boat's observations apart from layers added later

船上真實觀測Observed on the boat

時間、位置；若有加裝感測器，還有該時該地的水溫、氣溫等。只代表船所在的那一點、那一刻、靠近海面的地方。Time and position; plus water or air temperature if those sensors are fitted. Each reading belongs to one spot, one moment, near the surface.

另接的衛星／模式圖層Added satellite / model layers

風場、海流、浪高等，來自其他單位的衛星或數值模式。它們的時間尺度、深度與解析度都和船不同，放在一起比較時要說清楚來源。Wind, currents and waves from other organisations' satellites or numerical models. Their timescales, depths and resolution differ from the boat's — always say where each layer comes from.

基本船不會直接量測這些：A standard boat doesn't directly measure these:

微塑膠Microplastics珊瑚Coral藍碳Blue carbon

想研究這些題目很好——只是需要找其他資料來源，不能說是船量到的。These are great topics — they just need other data sources, not the boat's readings.

學生在這段航程裡做什麼？What do students do along the way?

不只是看船走——你也在走一段研究的路You're not just watching a boat — you're on a research journey too

  1. 測試準備Prepare & test出發前檢查設備、確認訊息收得到。Check the gear and make sure messages come through.
  2. 觀察Observe讀每一則消息：何時、何地、什麼數值。Read each message: when, where, what values.
  3. 查錯Troubleshoot資料怪怪的？先查設備與紀錄，再下結論。Data look odd? Check gear and records before concluding.Taiwan #1
  4. 提出猜想Make a guess為什麼往這裡走？寫下你的假設。Why this way? Write down your hypothesis.Lancer
  5. 修正判斷Revise新資料出現，就勇敢改掉舊想法。When new data arrive, be brave enough to change your mind.Taiwan #1
  6. 國際交流Connect across borders船可能被遠方的人撿到，故事從那裡繼續。Someone far away may find the boat — and the story goes on.Lancer · Méabh

我想研究什麼？What do I want to research?

寫一張你自己的研究卡Fill in your own research card

選一個問題Pick a question

這張卡只存在你這台裝置的瀏覽器裡，沒有上傳、沒有分享給任何人，也沒有連接任何 AI。想給老師看，就下載文字檔自己傳。This card stays only in this device's browser. Nothing is uploaded or shared, and no AI is connected. To show your teacher, download the text file and send it yourself.

出發前，我最想知道……Before we set sail, what I most want to know is…

回到主航程：小船把海帶回來 →Back to the main voyage: the little boat brings the sea home →

資料來源（查核日期 2026-10-11）Sources (checked 2026-10-11)

案例文字為本頁原創摘要。三張照片皆來自上述案例頁，作者未標明，未宣稱開放授權。剖面圖、模擬與示意訊息皆為原創概念示意。Case texts are original summaries written for this page. All three photos come from the case pages above; the photographer isn't named and no open licence is claimed. The cutaway, simulation and sample message are original concept illustrations.