RC SAILBOAT COMPETITIONOverviewParticipants research and present sailboat design principles and build a model sailboat that is raced on a test track.ChallengeDesign, test, and race a model sailboat, and document the design process using an Engineering Design Log.Procedure- The sailboat and notebook are submitted at the time and place stated in class. A maximum of 2 teams per class are allowed as assigned by the instructor.- Entries will be reviewed by teachers and observers on race day.- All team members should be present if possible at the race location.- A minimum of two and a maximum of four members from each team may participate in the actual race control.RegulationsA. Student designed and constructed sailboat1. The boat’s hull must either be a single hull, double hull (catamaran), or triple hull (trimaran) design. No additional components to assist with stability may extend from the hull. Rudders, keels, ballast bulbs and the like may be used.2. The overall length of the boat cannot exceed 32”.3. The width of the boat’s hull cannot exceed 16” at any point. The overall width of the boat (including sail and sail components) cannot exceed 24”.4. The total height of the boat from bottom of keel to top of mast cannot exceed 60”.5. The only source of power for moving the sailboat forward is its sail(s). Artificial power from props may be used to motor out to the course, but all controls for this action must be controlled from a separate remote than sail functions. This secondary remote will be given to judges prior to starting the sailing portion of thecompetition.6. Finished sailboats must look professional and function well in the water to receivegood marks from the judges.B. Documentation Notebook1. Engineering Design Log must be kept in some type of notebook or composition book that can be kept by the judges at the end of the competition. 2. Notebook should contain a cover page with team name, members names, date submitted, and class.3. Notebook should also demonstrate a firm grasp of each stage of the engineering design process as stated in the textbook and taught in class. Be sure toincorporate sketches and photos relating to each subsystem used in the sailboats construction.4. Judges should be able to see a team’s sailboat take shape from ideation, through conception, up to full functioning prototype by looking through this design log.EvaluationA. Evaluation is based upon the effective documentation of the design process, the quality of the model, and the performance of the model.B. If the boat fails to meet any part of Regulation A, this is grounds for disqualification in the race portion of the
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