Paddling on its home course, Kailua Canoe Club won today’s King Kamehameha Regatta to end Lanikai’s run of 15 straight O’ahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association wins that started in late 2006.
Kailua finished with 98 points in the AAA division at Kailua Beach. Lanikai was …Â Details
University of California, Berkeley Wins National Concrete Canoe Competition
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala., June 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Despite the clouds, thunder and occasional lightning, the event being held yesterday at Tuscaloosa’s Lake Nicol looked like an ordinary canoe race. The canoes these competitors were racing were far from ordinary, though; in fact, the competitors themselves were anything but typical. They were civil engineering students from across the United States and Canada, and the canoes they were racing are made of concrete.
With equal parts technical skill, creativity and determination, the University of California, Berkeley captured the ‘America’s Cup of Civil Engineering’ yesterday at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 22nd Annual National Concrete Canoe Competition. Their first championship since 1992, Berkeley’s 230 pound, 20-foot-long canoe, the Bear Area, defeated entries from 21 other top engineering schools.
“Over the past three days, these outstanding civil engineering students have shown that technical skills combined with an innate sense of creativity can turn a seemingly impossible task into a reality,” … Details & Results
… had the tremendous privilege to photograph a traditional Hawaiian outrigger canoe race on the island of Maui from one of the escort boats. We left Kahului Harbor and followed along the canoes along the North coast until we reached the finish line at Black Rock on Ka’anapali Beach. One of the racing boats ended up being one person short, so they invited me to swim over, jump in and give it a go. We’ve been watching these types of canoes from the beach in front of our condo for years and always wanted to give it a try so I put down my cameras and without hesitation leaped into the water. I paddled for what felt like about an hour. It was beautiful. Although we were a great distance from the shore, we paddled over shallow reefs and deep, blue water. After I ran out of … Details and Pictures
It’s sail or sink for civil engineering students participating in this weekend’s National Concrete Canoe Competition, hosted by the University.
Creativity and endurance will be tested as civil engineering students incorporate academic theory with hands-on experience.
This 22nd annual world-renowned event, organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers, puts UA on a national and international stage.Â
“We think it’s a great opportunity and a good thing for the University,†hosting committee co-chairman Kiran Patel said.Â
For the engineering department, this event is…Â Details
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