Schools Marine Curriculum Support |
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as they prepare for the challenge. All guidance sheets are linked
to the relevant curriculum target areas at Key Stages 3&4 as
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Engineering Drawings |
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Our extensive range of engineering drawings will help you to plan out your
craft. Save them to your computer by clicking on the link with the
right mouse button and choosing Save Target As:
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Build Guide |
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Build guide for Methanol Boats........more
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Solar
Build Guide........more
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Electric
Build Guide........more
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Rules |
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Make sure you check out the rules before getting too involved
with your craft. It's a good idea to print these out and keep
them handy so you can refer to them to make sure your entry is
within the rules!.........more
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Risk Assessment |
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Download your Race Day Risk Assessment form here
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| Points
Criteria |
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Examine this document carefully to work out how you can achieve
maximum points for your entry.........more
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The hull is the most important part of your craft and will dictate
your success or otherwise within the Challenge. Our guidance sheet
will help you through the steps you need to take to ensure you
arrive at Race Day with a fighting chance. Combined with the information
in our Hints & Tips section, this is an essential read for
all........more
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| Hull
Design: Solar
The Solar Challenge offers great scope for the design of different
hull types for your craft. Performance and handling, as well as
form and bouyancy are all reliant on your hull design. This guidance
will help you to consider many of the otpions open to you........more
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| Exhaust
Design
The exhaust is vital to the reliability and performance of your
boat. Not only does it reduce the noise pollution but it also
provides extra power to the engine if correctly designed. It also
provides fuel tank pressure to help maintain fuel delivery to
the carburettor. This guide, coupled with out Hints & Tips
section will help you develop the basic exhaust system you are
supplied with........more
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| Team
Finance
An important aspect of Teamwork involves being able to keep control
of the finances. This section will help you raise the funds necessary
to buy new components and cover the costs involved in the project........more
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| Graphic
Products
In the modern world of sports marketing, adopting and promoting
your team identity is an essential part of your work. You will
need to reward your sponsors with appropriate advertising and
give potential sponsors a reason for working with you. Our guidance
sheet will help you to organise your promotional campaign........more
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| Laser
Timer
Accurate timing of boats is an important aspect often overlooked
when developing and adapting craft, particularly in the Solar
section. The use of high intensity light sources or lasers can
help us to achieve such accuracy........more
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