November 17, 2023

Geneva College (Pa.) has motors, solar panels, etc. that could be re-homed for minimal cost. Contact faculty advisor Dave Shaw for details.

September 12, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University has a boat hull and trailer available to a SOLAR SPLASH team for FREE! They finished 3rd overall in 2017 using this hull.

The free offer is for just the hull and trailer. Solar panels, motors, batteries, etc. are not included. The steering wheel also comes with the boat.

Boat dimensions are 17 ft. long, 4 ft. beam, and a weight of 88 lb.

The boat is pictured below. If your team is interested in the boat, contact Jillian Haguisan or Kurt Larsen.

For the 2016 Solar Splash competition, the American Power Boat Association (APBA) is sanctioning the Solar Splash as one of their ‘Special Events’.  The Solar Splash is interested in partnering with the APBA for several reasons:  the insurance coverage is affordable, the nationwide publicity and attention via the APBA is wanted, and the APBA has operating and safety methods and organization which the Solar staff can learn from and improve the overall Solar Splash event.

As a result of Solar Splash being a sanctioned APBA event, the following NEW rules must be followed this year:

1. All participants that go out on the water in a boat must be APBA members.   This means that all skippers for all teams must join the APBA before you will be allowed onto the water.  Skippers can go to the APBA website and join at the $25 level before the competition, or you can join at the competition by paying $25 (cash or check only).  If you join before the competition, be sure to bring your APBA membership number with you.
2. The paddock area, the on-deck area, and the launching area and docks will be considered a ‘restricted area’.   A construction-type fence will enclose all the above areas.  Movement in and out of the restricted area will be through a monitored gate area, and wrist-bands must worn to get in.  These wrist-bands will be given when the APBA waiver is signed.
3. No boat can run its motor with the propeller attached to the shaft within the restricted area when the boat is on land.  Motor and prop can only be run together when the boat is in the water.
4. If a boat is taken out of the restricted area, the propeller must first be removed from the shaft.

The above rules 2, 3 and 4 are directly associated with propeller safety for team members, staff, and spectators.

 

Qualifying Event Scores

2015 Qualifying Event

Boat #	Team Name	Sprint Qual	# attempts Sprint	Endurance Qual	# attempts Endurance	Qual Time
1	SUNY - Stony Brook	53.56	2	130.58	1	666.18
2	Northeastern University	14.18	1	78.94	1	149.84
4	University of Dayton	16.46	2	79.76	1	244.36
5	Middle Tennessee State University	11.20	1	79.91	1	135.91
6	University of Arkansas	16.93	1	93.78	1	178.43
7	University of Rochester	45.72	1	222.61	1	451.21
8	Cedarville University	8.88	1	80.55	1	124.95
9	University of South Carolina	22.35	1	113.25	1	225.00
11	Cal-Poly Pomona	13.81	1	98.19	1	167.24
12	University of Southern Indiana	40.04	1	145.60	1	345.80
14	Geneva College	13.55	1	119.36	2	306.47
16	Ohio Northern University	26.63	1	95.47	1	228.62

Solar Slalom Event

2015 Solar Slalom Event

Boat #	Team Name	Slalom Time	# attempts Slalom	Slalom Time
1	SUNY - Stony Brook	200.91	1	200.91
2	Northeastern University	71.97	1	71.97
4	University of Dayton	78.92	1	78.92
5	Middle Tennessee State University	61.16	1	61.16
6	University of Arkansas	66.71	1	66.71
7	University of Rochester	227.65	1	227.65
8	Cedarville University	56.72	3	170.16
9	University of South Carolina	107.28	1	107.28
11	Cal-Poly Pomona	76.97	1	76.97
12	University of Southern Indiana	186.04	1	186.04
14	Geneva College	80.33	1	80.33
16	Ohio Northern University	116.03	1	116.03

Solar Endurance Event

2015 Solar Endurance Event

Boat #	Team Name	Endurance Morning	Endurance Afternoon	Total Laps
1	SUNY - Stony Brook	13.50	16.75	30.25
2	Northeastern University	26.75	28.50	55.25
4	University of Dayton	24.50	19.50	44.00
5	Middle Tennessee State University	25.75	24.50	50.25
6	University of Arkansas	22.75	15.25	38.00
7	University of Rochester	12.75	12.00	24.75
8	Cedarville University	38.75	38.00	76.75
9	University of South Carolina	19.75	26.50	46.25
11	Cal-Poly Pomona	23.50	30.00	53.50
12	University of Southern Indiana	22.75	23.75	46.50
14	Geneva College	31.25	31.75	63.00
16	Ohio Northern University	7.25	23.75	31.00

Sprint Event

2015 Sprint Event

Boat #	Team Name	Sprint Time 1	Sprint Time 2	Best Sprint time
1	SUNY - Stony Brook	DNF	143.07	143.07
2	Northeastern University	54.57	40.66	40.66
4	University of Dayton	60.11	71.93	60.11
5	Middle Tennessee State University	32.58	32.89	32.58
6	University of Arkansas	43.51	45.85	43.51
7	University of Rochester	184.64	165.04	165.04
8	Cedarville University	28.36	27.46	27.46
9	University of South Carolina	94.13	85.21	85.21
11	Cal-Poly Pomona	46.01	48.83	46.01
12	University of Southern Indiana	151.17	DNS	151.17
14	Geneva College	50.72	42.92	42.92
16	Ohio Northern University	DNF	DNS

Overall Result Totals

2015 SOLAR SPLASH Overall Results

Rank	Boat #	Team Name	Tech Rpt (90)	Visual (40)	Work- manship (20)	Qualifying (100)	Slalom (100)	Sprint (250)	Endurance (400)	Overall (1000)
11	1	SUNY - Stony Brook	64	28	12	18.76	30.44	47.98	157.65	358.84
4	2	Northeastern University	51	37	12	83.39	84.98	168.84	287.95	725.16
7	4	University of Dayton	82	23	14	51.13	77.50	114.21	229.32	590.65
2	5	Middle Tennessee State University	80	38	20	91.94	100.00	210.71	261.89	802.54
6	6	University of Arkansas	63	36	15	70.03	91.68	157.78	198.05	631.53
12	7	University of Rochester	76	40	16	27.69	26.87	41.60	128.99	357.14
1	8	Cedarville University	90	39	18	100.00	35.94	250.00	400.00	932.44
8	9	University of South Carolina	60	20	16	55.53	57.01	80.57	241.04	530.15
5	11	Cal-Poly Pomona	69	30	12	74.71	79.46	149.21	278.83	693.21
9	12	University of Southern Indiana	59	20	11	36.13	32.87	45.41	242.35	446.77
3	14	Geneva College	89	31	16	40.77	76.14	159.95	328.34	740.69
10	16	Ohio Northern University	68	26	14	54.65	52.71	0.00	161.56	376.93