I have participated in Solar Cup since I was a freshman but never thought to write about it. I am planning to change that this year by recording what we do.
A little background first:
Solar Cup is a competition in Southern California where High School teams design, build, and compete with a 15 foot, solar powered boat. While I have been in Solar Cup since a freshman, the only other person with experience, including the advisors, is my brother.
So far as a team, we have built the boat and started to epoxy it to make it waterproof. We do not have our last boat to use for parts, so we decided to use the kit designed and manufactured by the Donovan Brothers as a starting point for our boat. We have yet to start installing the drive train and are instead focusing on the Technical report.
For more information visit: http://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/education/solar_cup/solar_cup_01.html
Articles about our team:
http://www.pe.com/articles/-729909--.html
http://www.pe.com/articles/-730012--.html
