648 Wins 19th Annual RI GCBR!

[Jeremiah Johnson]

On Monday, July 4th QC Elite 648 won the 19th annual Rock Island Great Cardboard Boat Regatta! After 5 weeks of hardwork... we built a boat made of cardboard. Yes, it floats! Pictures can be seen here. That big orange and blue, 200-pound object is ours. The winning time was 1 minute 56 seconds. We competed in Class II in which you are allowed to use paddlewheels, propellers, and sails. We chose 2 props driven by recumbent bicycles. I believe we got a top speed of somewhere near 7-10 ft/sec. Thanks to Ed our head engineer for a good design, Harold Ryckeart for giving us his design tips, and Alex and Tony for driving the boat. (It just happened to be Harold's 2 boats that we defeated in the finals. But of course we expressed GP and helped his boats out of the water. )

SIDE NOTE: We also won the Spirit Award... yay! ^_^