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| Welcome to the official
website of The University of Maine Concrete Canoe Team! The site
is still in the works, and we will be adding new content frequently. |
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| About
Concrete Canoe |
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Since the 1970's, The
University of Maine has been building and racing concrete canoes. The
basic idea was to start with some kind of reinforcement, mold it into
the shape of a canoe, place concrete over it, let the concrete cure,
remove the mold, and if we're lucky, the result is a canoe that floats!
In the beginning, the canoes weighed over 500 pounds and were raced at
the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race in Bangor. In 1974 Maine held the
1st Annual Whitewater Concrete Canoe Race. Eighteen schools
participated, making the competition the third largest in the world!
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Over the past three decades
the race has become a national event sponsored by ASCE and Master
Builders. The canoes have become lighter and faster, and are raced on
flat water. Nationally competitive canoes weigh in at less than 150
pounds. The competition involves men's, women's and co-ed races (200 and
600m), a design paper, visual display, and a five minute oral
presentation.
In 1991 and 1992, the
University of Maine teams won the New England Regional Competitions and
represented the region at the national level. In 1996, the UMaine team
placed 3rd in New England. The "ROCK HARD" team placed 2nd at regionals
on April 12, 1997. In 2001/2002 the team was resurrected in order to
host the competition and with a young, inexperienced team still placed
3rd in the New England Region on April 27, 2002. In 2003, the canoe "CC
MINOW" placed 2nd in the region and in 2004 the "DEADLINE" placed 4th.
The team placed 4th again in 2005 with "CEMENT MIXER."
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After more than a decade
without a national showing, the 2006 team with their canoe "THE
ARRRGREGATE!" captured 1st place at the New England Regionals and
traveled to Oklahoma to compete at the national competition.
The University of Maine
has high hopes for the future of its concrete canoe program, as the team
continues to improve its technology and applications to become more
competitive on the national level. |
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