The Aegean Ro-Boat Race 2023: the dataset

We present a publicly accessible dataset collected during the Aegean Ro-Boat Race 2023, held at the University of the Aegean in Syros, Greece. This event is an international competition at the university level, where teams are tasked with developing autonomous marine robotic systems that can operate in dynamic maritime environments under real-world conditions. The 2023 competition included three main mission tasks: (1) High-Speed Performance, which evaluates the speed and agility of the vessels; (2) Collision Avoidance, assessing the systems' ability to detect and avoid obstacles in real time; and (3) Endurance, testing the operational longevity and efficiency of the robotic systems over extended periods.