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1st Year Engineering Boat Races

The Engineering Boat Races were held on Friday 6 June 2008 at the lake by Oranga at the University of Waikato.

The boats were made by 1st year engineering teams as part of their Introduction to Engineering course. The boats had to be built within budget, time, material and design constraints. Each team raced their boats against the other teams along a pre-set course to test the boat's maneuverablity and speed. The winning team, France, raced their boat against the staff and technician's boats.

In addition, the 4th year students built a petrol powered boat and raced the boat against the staff and technician boats.

The race course, the control pit, and Dr Rob Torrens

Chaos in the boat tent

And they're off, France wins!

Oman overpowered, start your motors, and the pirate rescue crew

Foul play, fatality, France wins again

Professor Janis Swan, Dr Marcus Wilson and some spectators

4th years having a grand time, and Scarlet O'Hara

Viva la'France

Dr Rob Torrens giving the cup to Team France

Dr Mark Lay and Brett Nichol with the staff and technician's boat ready to race France, staff boat taking a detour

Staff boat home for the win

4th years' petrol powered boat, getting the motor started (watch your fingers), domination

The demise of the technician's boat