Welcome to the Elizabethtown solar boat news feed. This is the place to find the latest most up to date news and info on the eBoat.
>>New Photo Tour
The console is one of the most important pieces of construction this year. We hope that with the high quality work we have accomplished here that we can raise the bar in other areas of the solar boat. Go on, click the link take the tour.
>>Work begins on eBoat 2.0 this fall
The new president of Club FEAST, Justin Hypnarowski 09', has layed out a schedule for the 2007-08' school year ( found Master Plan 2007 document ) and renovation to the existing eBoat is scheduled.
>>Solar Splash Results
June, 20 2007
Five students from the student club FEAST – Garry Brock,
Mike Patrick, Doug Eroh, John Artieda Romero, and Liz Prettner –
traveled with advisor Troy McBride to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete
in Solar Splash, the five-day 2007 World Intercollegiate Solar Electric
Boat Competition. The team, competing against larger universities, finished
12th out of 19 registered teams, scoring a total of 488 points – an
improvement of 140 points over their 2005 performance. The team finished
11th in the Solar Endurance competition, 7th in the Maneuvering qualifying
event, tied for 4th for Visual Display, and tied for 9th for their Technical
Report. The team’s boat, which can cruise at 5 mph all day in sunny weather
while carrying up to six people, won the award for “Most Commercially Viable Hull.”
