Challenge A – 1 till 5
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A2. FSC- De Wilgen, De Wilgen, The Netherlands Project manager and boat builder Jappie Baaijma has been involved in the Frisian Solar Challenge before. According to Clemens Vosmer it is all new to the other team members. ‘We paid a great deal of attention to all the parts and we have managed to secure a really good battery. With this and other good materials combined with the necessary expertise, we are sure we will put up a good showing.’ The FSC De Wilgen team have designed and built their boat entirely by themselves. |
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A3. Team Sunrise, Terneuzen, The Netherlands Team Sunrise from ROC Westerschelde is entering the Frisian Solar Challenge for the first time although it took part in the Dutch Open Solarboat Challenge in Zeeland in 2009. ‘That race was a good learning process. We noticed that we need a lighter boat to keep ahead of the competition,’ says Joost van Wijck, the team’s project manager. During the race, everyone learns what their job is and in this way the team attempts not to lose any time to faults or problems. According to Joost, the team will do all they can to win the Frisian Solar Challenge. |
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A4. Port of Antwerp Solarboat team, Antwerp, Belgium The team from the Karel de Grote Hogeschool in Antwerp is taking part in the Frisian Solar Challenge for the second time. This time they are entering the fray with a solar-powered catamaran. ‘Our primary goal is to get through the race in one piece. Of course it would be great if we were to get into the top three, but the main thing is to finish,’ says Jeroen Claessens, the team’s planner and responsible for the logistics. |
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A5. Ús boat, Friesland College, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands The Ús boat team from the Friesland College consists of three smaller groups and a person who organises the PR, the website and the sponsors. ‘All three of the groups have their own responsibilities. One group is responsible for the boat, another for the propulsion and the third is there to control the speed during the race,’ says Fokke de Boer, the team’s project manager. ‘The boat is ideally kitted out. The skipper has a touchscreen on which all the technical data is displayed.’ The Friesland College took part in 2008 with a boat of its own design and construction. Fokke continues: ‘We soon saw that most teams were rather more professional. This year we know that and hope to have a successful week.’ |
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