2004 Photos
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| Sunday, June 20, 2004 - A beautiful, sunny day for the Endurance event | ||
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« The Endurance event starts from a high line. The boats make a parade lap under two bridges and in front of the Historical Society building before entering the course. Many teams set up "camp" to watch and monitor their team during the two two-hour events. » |
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« The Kansas State entry was judged the "Hottest Looking Boat". The University of Northern Iowa was judged to have the "Most Commercially Viable Hull". They also won the award for "Most Improved Team" by improving their score by more than 366 points. » |
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« The University of Arkansas boat, number two overall, passes the start/finish line for lap counting. The ETS boat laps some of the many boats that saw its (small) wake in the Endurance event. ETS won the event by four laps in the championship heat. » |
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| Saturday, June 19, 2004 - A sunny day for sprints | ||
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« The IUPUI boat gets checked out before making a sprint run. Competitors attend a skippers meeting each morning to find out about the day's events. » |
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« Cal-Poly Pomona finished second in the Sprint competition, less than a boat length behind Cedarville. The University of South Carolina ran well, but not well enough to make the finals this year. » |
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« Sprint heats paired two or three boat against each other. Many of the heats had very close finishes. Cedarville students relax with their boat after winning the Sprint competition. » |
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« The sun came out finally, giving teams a much-needed opportunity to charge batteries. All battery charging is done with solar panels once the competition begins. » |
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| Friday, June 18, 2004 - Qualification and Slalom end, Sprints begin | ||
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« Boats qualified in both the Sprint and Endurance events today. After Qualifying they ran the Slalom course. All events start from the high line. Webb Institute performs some final checks as their mascot stands guard. » |
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« The Messiah College boat runs the Slalom course. The leader boards keep students updated on the schedule of competition events. » |
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| Thursday, June 17, 2004 - Qualifying begins on a rainy day | ||
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« Rain, rain
go away. » |
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« Yahoo, it works! Now how do I turn it off? Home town favorite University at Buffalo waits at the start line.» |
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| Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - The teams arrived! | ||
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« Teams arrived today and began preparing for inspections. Skippers demonstrated their swimming abilities in the Buffalo State University pool. » |
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« George Ettenheim told the competitors some of the rich history of the Solar Splash at the evening mixer. The College of New Jersey received the award for the Best Technical Report, the first of many awards to be given and points to be earned. » |
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Competitors got to try their hand at various competitions. "If you know how to do it, it's easy." |  |
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - Making the site ready | ||
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« Laurie Dann and others cleared weeds from the dock area. No danger of ice on the lake. The high today was around 80 degrees F. » |
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| Monday, June 14, 2004 - Tents, high line, etc. | ||
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« Two large tents were erected near the rose garden. Three docks were installed, the high line was strung, and checkered flags were hung on the high line. » |
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