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1999 Event

Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 1999

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Qualifying Event
Boat # Team 70m Sprint Time (s) Maneuverability Time (s) Attempts Total Time (s)
5 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 12.55 72.90 2 85.45
1 University of South Carolina 14.44 78.80 1 93.24
3 Marquette University 14.43 79.30 1 93.73
38 US Coast Guard Academy 10.12 84.40 1 94.52
10 Kanazawa Institute of Technology 10.94 83.90 1 94.84
2 College of New Jersey 18.87 86.70 1 105.57
32 Grand Valley State University 14.75 106.10 1 120.85
56 Grand Valley State University 35.90 142.10 1 178.00
68 University of New Orleans 10.04 195.00 1 205.04
77 Cedarville College 41.25 165.00 4 206.25
6 Tech Prep – Guayama, P.R. 62.00 148.40 1 210.40
12 The Park School 47.90 190.50 2 238.40


Solar Slalom Event
Boat # Team Attempts Time (s)
68 University of New Orleans 2 48.00
3 Marquette University 1 52.60
10 Kanazawa Institute of Technology 1 63.00
5 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 1 67.60
32 Grand Valley State University 1 69.10
38 US Coast Guard Academy 1 73.80
2 College of New Jersey 1 78.90
1 University of South Carolina 1 80.10
56 Grand Valley State University 1 116.70
6 Tech Prep – Guayama, P.R. 1 163.40
77 Cedarville College 1 218.80
12 The Park School 0 DNS


Solar Endurance Event
Boat # Team Morning Heat Distance (km) Afternoon Heat Distance (km) Total Distance (km) Total Distance (mi)
1 University of South Carolina 29.20 32.40 61.60 38.28
2 College of New Jersey 22.00 22.60 44.60 27.71
3 Marquette University 28.60 31.60 60.20 37.41
5 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 26.40 32.60 59.00 36.66
6 Tech Prep – Guayama, P.R. 11.80 14.40 26.20 16.28
10 Kanazawa Institute of Technology 33.60 36.60 70.20 43.62
12 The Park School 16.80 16.40 33.20 20.63
32 Grand Valley State University 20.80 21.60 42.40 26.35
38 US Coast Guard Academy 28.80 26.20 55.00 34.18
56 Grand Valley State University 7.20 14.20 21.40 13.30
68 University of New Orleans 20.40 12.40 32.80 20.38
77 Cedarville College 23.60 27.00 50.60 31.44


300 Meter Sprint Event
Boat # Team Round 1 Time (s) Round 2 Time (s) Round 3 Time (s) Round 4 Time (s) Total Time (s)
68 University of New Orleans 21.83 BYE 24.15 23.69 45.52
38 US Coast Guard Academy 26.30 BYE 30.55 36.66 56.85
5 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 34.75 BYE 35.03 35.39 69.78
10 Kanazawa Institute of Technology 31.15 BYE 48.78 ** 79.93
3 Marquette University 39.66 BYE 42.24 ** 81.90
1 University of South Carolina 40.12 BYE 43.64 ** 83.76
32 Grand Valley State University 42.00 43.71 43.58 ** 85.58
2 College of New Jersey 51.03 54.90 55.42 ** 105.93
12 The Park School DNF 60.45 55.82 ** 116.27
77 Cedarville College 65.26 70.70 ** ** 135.96
56 Grand Valley State University 77.60 82.62 ** ** 160.22
6 Tech Prep – Guayama, P.R. 106.03 87.62 ** ** 193.65

** – Eliminated in Second or Third Round


SOLAR SPLASH ’99 Overall Results
Rank Boat # Team Tech Rpt (100 pts) Vis. (50 pts) Qual (100 pts) Solar Slal. (100 pts) Sprint (250 pts) End. (400 pts) Total (1000 pts)
1 10 Kanazawa Institute of Tech. 50 50 90 76 142 400 799
2 38 US Coast Guard Academy 100 26 90 65 200 313 795
3 1 University of South Carolina 95 23 92 60 136 351 756
4 5 UMass – Dartmouth 85 35 50 71 163 336 740
5 3 Marquette University 65 20 91 91 139 343 739
6 68 University of New Orleans 80 44 42 50 250 187 653
7 32 Grand Valley State University 75 47 71 69 133 242 637
8 2 College of New Jersey 90 29 81 61 107 254 622
9 77 Cedarville College 60 32 10 22 84 288 496
10 12 The Park School 55 41 18 0 98 189 401
11 56 Grand Valley State University 70 47 48 41 71 122 399
12 6 Tech Prep -Guayama, P.R. 15 38 40 29 59 149 330


SOLAR SPLASH ’99 Awards
Overall
Collegiate World Champion Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Second Place U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Third Place University of South Carolina
Fourth Place UMASS, Dartmouth
Fifth Place Marquette University
300 Meter Sprint
First Place University of New Orleans
Second Place UMASS, Dartmouth
Third Place U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Solar Endurance
First Place Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Second Place UMASS, Dartmouth
Third Place University of South Carolina
Solar Slalom
First Place University of New Orleans
Second Place Marquette University
Qualifying
Fastest Qualifier UMASS, Dartmouth
Second Place University of South Carolina
Third Place Marquette University
Technical Report
Best Technical Report U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Second Place University of South Carolina
Third Place College of New Jersey
Visual Presentation
Best Visual Display Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Visual Display, Second Place (tie) Grand Valley State University, Proteus and LOKI
Design
Design Achievement Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Outstanding System Design U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Outstanding Solar System Design University of New Orleans
Outstanding Electrical System Design Grand Valley State University, Proteus
Outstanding Team Built Hull UMASS, Dartmouth
Outstanding Drive Train Design Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Team
Most Improved Team UMASS, Dartmouth
Rookie Team with Highest Overall Score College of New Jersey
Perseverence Award Cedarville College
Teamwork Award Park School
Sportsmanship U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Sportsmanship Tech-Prep Guayama, Puerto Rico

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