William Wedler (E'08) drives The Carnivore during the Solar Slalom event at the 2006 Solar Splash on Lake Fayetteville near the University of Arkansas. The Solar Slalom is a test of speed and maneuverability.

Mark Rockwell and his crew of fellow engineering students had modest and somewhat contradictory goals in mind when they set sail for their first Solar Splash, an intercollegiate solar-powered boating competition on Lake Fayetteville near the University of Arkansas this summer. They simply wanted the solar-powered boat they built to move across the water. And they also wanted to get their feet wet.

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