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Typically a rock thrown in water sinks, but that’s just what engineers at UCSD are trying to avoid.
The students said “bon-voyage” to a twenty-five-foot “concrete canoe” Thursday, that will hopefully take sail in Hawaii next month as part of a civil engineer’s competition.
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Hokule’a, with a fresh crew of 12 flown in from Hawaii, will set sail for the islands from Palmyra Atoll on Tuesday.
Surrounded by 400 melon-headed whales, the double-hulled canoe was escorted into the remote pacific island’s main channel by a pod of dolphins and manta rays at around 10:45 a.m. yesterday, completing a 1,000-mile journey that began March 10.
The crew reported …. Details
| Friday, March 20th | ||
| 6am | Â | Volunteers set up at Steamer Lane contest site |
| 7am – 5pm | Â | Competition Heats |
| 10am – 5pm | Â | Check-in for Intermediate and Novice Contestants |
| 10am – 5pm | Â | Festival Booths Open |
| 6pm | Â | Friday Night Results Review at Olitas on the Wharf with Videos of the Best Rides of the Day |
| Saturday, March 21st | ||
| 7am – 8am | Â | Final check-in for Intermediate and Novice Contestants |
| 7am – 5pm | Â | Competition Heats |
| 8:30am |  | Paddlers’ Meeting for Intermediate and Novice Categories, A Site Judges’ Stand |
| 10am – 5pm | Â | Festival Booths Open |
| 6pm – 10pm | Â | Saturday Night Party at a Local Night Club to post results and show videos |
| Sunday, March 22nd | ||
| 8am – 3pm | Â | Final Heats, All Events |
| 10am – 3pm | Â | Festival Booths Open |
| 4pm | Â | Awards Ceremony/Salute to Our Sponsors and Volunteers/Prize Drawing |
| 4:30pm – 6pm | Â | Festival Site Break Down and Clean-up |
A pod of dolphins and melon-headed whales escorted the Hokulea this morning as it ended a 1,000 mile voyage to Palmyra Atoll.
The Polynesian Voyaging Society said Hokulea’s crew reported at 10:45 a.m. that it had the atoll in sight and was awaiting a tow. The crew expected it … Details