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2016 Renewable Energy Regatta Sponsored by UpGrade Athens County Date: September 17 th , 2016 during Ohio Pawpaw Festival Time: 12pm – 5pm Location: Lake Snowden Event and Registration Information: www.upgradeathens.org/2016renewableenergyregatta Registration Deadline: August 19 th , 2016 OBJECTIVE Design, build and operate a boat that uses nothing but solar, wind, and/or muscle power in any desired combination. Build for speed, endurance and maneuverability using no combustion engines or energy storage on board. Teams are encouraged to apply, but individuals also welcome. Compete in one or more challenges: Slalom Race $1500 Cash Prize Boats will prove maneuverability by navigating through a specified obstacle course defined by a series of buoys without striking any buoys or crashing. Fastest boat through the course is the winner, based on point system: #people on board x 100 / minutes to navigate course = point total. Team with highest point total wins the competition. Two boats will compete at a time. Speed Race $1000 Cash Prize Boats race from dead stop over a measured distance. Boats will compete in tandem. For each heat, the boat to cross the finish line in the shortest time wins that heat. Heat winners compete until fastest boat wins by process of elimination. Remotecontrolled Race $500 Cash Prize Enter a solar or wind powered remotecontrolled watercraft in a slalom race. Boats will prove maneuverability by navigating through a specified obstacle course defined by a series of buoys without striking any buoys or crashing. Fastest boat through the course is the winner, based on point system: boat weight x 100/minutes to navigate course = point total. Boat with highest point total wins the competition. DEFINITION OF WATERCRAFT For Slalom and Speed Race: Any buoyant vessel that is propelled using any combination of solar (on board transducers – PV panels), wind (turbine technology, kite or sail), or muscle power (human strength). No limit on number of persons aboard vessel. No energy storage allowed on board (ie batteries) excepting muscle. Participants may either custom build a watercraft from scratch or modify an existing vessel. The watercraft profile must be no longer than 20 feet and no wider than 8 ft. A minimum of one person and a maximum of six must be on board each boat during all portions of the slalom and speed races. For RemoteControlled Boat Race: Any buoyant vessel that is propelled using any combination of solar (on board transducers – PV panels) or wind (turbine) power. No persons allowed on vessel. Battery storage allowed to power remote only (on and off boat), onboard battery (can ONLY be used for communication). There are no specifications for size of watercraft. Remotecontrolled boats may be custom built, commercially made or modified. OPEN SOURCE POLICY In the spirit of learning, all participants are encouraged to share ideas and information with fellow participants. UpGrade Athens County will enter a watercraft that is open source and will host several

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2016  Renewable  Energy  Regatta  Sponsored  by  UpGrade  Athens  County  

 Date:  September  17th,  2016  during  Ohio  Pawpaw  Festival  Time:  12pm  –  5pm    Location:  Lake  Snowden  Event  and  Registration  Information:  www.upgradeathens.org/2016renewableenergyregatta  Registration  Deadline:  August  19th,  2016  

 OBJECTIVE  Design,  build  and  operate  a  boat  that  uses  nothing  but  solar,  wind,  and/or  muscle  power  in  any  desired  combination.    Build  for  speed,  endurance  and  maneuverability  using  no  combustion  engines  or  energy  storage  on  board.  Teams  are  encouraged  to  apply,  but  individuals  also  welcome.    Compete  in  one  or  more  challenges:  v Slalom  Race                 $1500  Cash  Prize  

Ø Boats  will  prove  maneuverability  by  navigating  through  a  specified  obstacle  course  defined  by  a  series  of  buoys  without  striking  any  buoys  or  crashing.  Fastest  boat  through  the  course  is  the  winner,  based  on  point  system:  #people  on  board  x  100  /  minutes  to  navigate  course  =  point  total.  Team  with  highest  point  total  wins  the  competition.  Two  boats  will  compete  at  a  time.    

v Speed  Race                 $1000  Cash  Prize  Ø Boats  race  from  dead  stop  over  a  measured  distance.  Boats  will  compete  in  tandem.  For  each  

heat,  the  boat  to  cross  the  finish  line  in  the  shortest  time  wins  that  heat.  Heat  winners  compete  until  fastest  boat  wins  by  process  of  elimination.  

v Remote-­‐controlled  Race               $500  Cash  Prize  Ø Enter  a  solar  or  wind  powered  remote-­‐controlled  watercraft  in  a  slalom  race.  Boats  will  

prove  maneuverability  by  navigating  through  a  specified  obstacle  course  defined  by  a  series  of  buoys  without  striking  any  buoys  or  crashing.    Fastest  boat  through  the  course  is  the  winner,  based  on  point  system:  boat  weight  x  100/minutes  to  navigate  course  =  point  total.    Boat  with  highest  point  total  wins  the  competition.    

 DEFINITION  OF  WATERCRAFT  For  Slalom  and  Speed  Race:  Any  buoyant  vessel  that  is  propelled  using  any  combination  of  solar  (on  board  transducers  –  PV  panels),  wind  (turbine  technology,  kite  or  sail),  or  muscle  power  (human  strength).  No  limit  on  number  of  persons  aboard  vessel.    No  energy  storage  allowed  on  board  (ie  batteries)  excepting  muscle.    Participants  may  either  custom  build  a  watercraft  from  scratch  or  modify  an  existing  vessel.  The  watercraft  profile  must  be  no  longer  than  20  feet  and  no  wider  than  8  ft.    A  minimum  of  one  person  and  a  maximum  of  six  must  be  on  board  each  boat  during  all  portions  of  the  slalom  and  speed  races.      For  Remote-­‐Controlled  Boat  Race:  Any  buoyant  vessel  that  is  propelled  using  any  combination  of  solar  (on  board  transducers  –  PV  panels)  or  wind  (turbine)  power.  No  persons  allowed  on  vessel.  Battery  storage  allowed  to  power  remote  only  (on  and  off  boat),  on-­‐board  battery  (can  ONLY  be  used  for  communication).  There  are  no  specifications  for  size  of  watercraft.  Remote-­‐controlled  boats  may  be  custom  built,  commercially  made  or  modified.    OPEN  SOURCE  POLICY  In  the  spirit  of  learning,  all  participants  are  encouraged  to  share  ideas  and  information  with  fellow  participants.  UpGrade  Athens  County  will  enter  a  watercraft  that  is  open  source  and  will  host  several  

pre-­‐event  gatherings  for  participants  to  meet  and  discuss  ideas.  A  web-­‐based  chat  forum  will  also  be  set  up  to  encourage  discussion  and  skill-­‐sharing.      ELIGBILTY  Participants  of  all  ages  and  skill  levels  are  encouraged  to  enter  the  competition,  no  prerequisites  to  apply.    Teams  are  encouraged  to  apply,  but  individuals  also  welcome.  Watercrafts  must  be  registered  prior  to  the  event  in  order  to  compete.  Deadline  for  registering:  August  19th,  2016. BOAT  SAFETY  UpGrade  Athens  County  will  perform  a  full  safety  inspection  on  each  boat  just  prior  to  the  actual  race.  All  boats  must  pass  the  safety  inspection  in  order  to  be  allowed  to  race.    Floatation  maybe  accomplished  with  an  air  bladder,  foam  or  other  manufactures  suggested  method.  All  boat  drivers,  navigators  or  alternate  drivers  must  be  able  to  swim.  Life  jackets  are  required  for  all  participants.    LIABILITY  All  participants  must  sign  a  Release  of  Liability  form  prior  to  participating  in  the  competition.  Participants  enter  the  competition  at  their  own  risk;  UpGrade  Athens  County  and  Ohio  Pawpaw  Festival  are  not  responsible  for  damages  to  participants  or  to  watercraft.        AWARDS  Cash  awards  will  be  provided  to  winning  competitors  at  an  awards  ceremony  Saturday  evening.  In  the  event  that  a  team  wins  one  or  more  races,  one  cash  prize  will  be  awarded  to  the  team  captain  for  distribution  among  team  members.