Terry: In the recent past, there was some
high-speed racing in the Northwest U.S. with boats reaching
speeds in excess of 70 mph. I dont think they're doing
it anymore. Each year, Solar Splash, an activity for
college students, has races at Minneapolis. They do short
sprints and some timed distance racing. The boats are
specially built by the students and competition is limited
to them. The Electric Boat Association of the
Americas has tried some racing, but since the boats were
usually very different, there was no way to conduct a
fair competition. Usually, you could calculate who the
winner would be before they left the dock. The practical
solution, then, would be to come up with a one-design boat
which individuals could build to strict specifications.
Then racing would have more to do with seamanship and
skill than with battery size and number, prop size,
hull design, etc. etc.<br>I'm sure the group would
like to hear your comments on this.
