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Rules
English Rules here
We inform all the students that the success of this challenge well on its good atmosphere and the motivation of the competitors. That’s why fair-play and cooperation seem necessary.
Here are the rules that we established about this challenge:
1. The Team
Schools can bring 1 or 2 canoes and teams
Competitors must be from the school
Canoe must be built throughout the scholar year and by the students eventually helped by their teacher
Help from supplier scan be ask
Oarsmen must also be from the school
2. The Canoe
I. Dimensions
The size of the canoe has to be between 3 to 6 meters
The width can go up to 1 meter as a maximum
The distance between the top and the waterline will be enough to permit the buoyancy during the race
No floating organs will be allowed up to the canoe
The global shape of the craft will look like a standard canoe (monohull, no keel, no mast and no motor)
II. Materials
Canoe must be made of concrete
Proportion of non-concrete elements must not exceed 5% of the total weigh
III. Buoyancy
Canoe on water must bear the weight of at least 120 kilogramms
The crew during the race will be composed of at least two people
Float can be installed : they must not contribute to the canoe’s rigidity, they will be taken off for the try and the weighing, they will be inside the canoe
IV. Repairs
Repair the day of the competition is allowed if the concrete is made the same day
Crew will be responsible of his canoe during the competition: fishing out a canoe will be expense of the team
V. Launch
Canoe will be put in the water by human’s strength
VI. Construction report
A construction report will be given before the competition, it will explain at least :
Performance and functional requirements
Plan of fabrication
Shape of the mould
Building method
The construction
Building process
Materials and equipment used
Composition of the concrete used
Team have to bring a sample of the concrete used for their canoe
3. Advertisement
Team are allowed to paint or put advertisement on their canoe. This one must not helped to the rigidity or buoyancy of the canoe
Sponsor’s logos are allowed only on the canoe and the clothes of the team
4. Participation and Victory
I. Participation fees :
The amount of participation’s fees is not definitive
The journey of your team and canoe will be in your budget
If you need special accommodation, please let us know
II. Races
The event will be made up of 4 parts : two races (slalom, sprint), analysis of the construction report and design.
Depending on the number of school, these races could be divided into rounds
III. Final ranking
A jury composed of professionals, students and organizers will named the winner
The atmosphere of this special challenge will be fair-play, organizers have the right to disqualify a crew if a condition is not respected
These rules have been written by the team “Challenge Concrete Canoe” of LÉcole des mines de Douai. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:
Alban PILARD, Chief of the Challenge Concrete Canoe 2012
Student of l’École des mines de Douai,
È: +33 (0) 7 86 10 87 05
+ : alban.pilard@minesdedouai.fr