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| Sunday, June 23, 2002 – The Sprint Event |
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« St. Johns (AZ) High School was the top finisher in the Solar Express class. Despite having a small team, Geneva College (PA) finished 5th in the |
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« The U.S. Coast Guard Academy got off to a slow start in Qualifying, but made a strong finish to end up 4th in the overall standings. Marquette University turned in excellent performances in many areas |
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« The hometown team from the University at Buffalo won the Outstanding Drive Train trophy. Cal-Poly Pomona finished 3rd in the overall standings. » |
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| Saturday, June 22, 2002 – The Endurance Event |
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« The Wilson High School team from Phoenix prepares their boat for the Endurance Event. The Desert Pointe Academy entry was the fastest qualifier of the Solar |
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« The ETS boat had a very impressive day, easily winning the Endurance Event in their first year with this hull. Desert Pointe (#20) and ETS (#11) are parading in front of the Japanese |
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| Friday, June 21, 2002 – Qualifying and Slalom end, Sprints begin |
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« The ETS entry from Canada is a sleek entry that has the shape of an airplane. It is shown here in a qualifying run. The Cal-Poly Pomona boat made some impressive runs today. The California |
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« Not all is hard work at Solar Splash. The Columbia skipper finds time to take a break between runs. Each morning a skippers’ meeting is held to discuss the day’s events. |
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| Thursday, June 20, 2002 – Lots of boating and sunshine! |
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« Desert Pointe High School from Arizona reconfigures their boat for the sprint qualifier. A number of people from different teams gave a hand to |
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« The Columbia entry is a hovercraft – the first of its kind attempted at Solar Splash. The Park School waits at the start line for a qualifying run. » |
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| Wednesday, June 19, 2002 – another beautiful day in Buffalo |
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« Seventeen teams arrived in Buffalo for Solar Splash. The event officially began today with registration, technical inspections, but mostly just unpacking and getting ready for the events of the coming days. The weather was great again today, with mostly clear skies. The day ended with the annual “mixer” – the first official |
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2002 – a perfect 10! |
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« The day in Buffalo was a perfect 10. The sun was out all day without a cloud in the sky, and the high temperature was around 75 degrees. This shot of the arched bridge with the Historical Society building in the background shows the clear sky and smoothness of Hoyt Lake. Students from Wilson Charter High School in Arizona are shown with |
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| Monday, June 17, 2002 – a day of preparation for the event |
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« George, the Advanced Energy Competitions Director and supervisor This one may have been installed a bit too far into the water! Both |
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