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Sweet Briar Students Take to the Water in Cardboard Boats
   posted 4:43 pm Sat September 22, 2007 - Amherst Co., VA
tags:  sweet   •   briar   •   boat
Saturday Sweet Briar College had some fun in the water at its fourth annual Cardboard Boat Regatta.  The rules- each boat must weigh less than 20 pounds and participants must use less than 50 feet of duck tape per boat.  From there, it comes down to creativity.
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Seven different teams made up of students from engineering classes at Sweet Briar raced the 256 yard course.  Awards were given in four different areas- speed, design, buoyancy, and overall champion.

Andria Pasquel, Sophomore -- "It was a lot of work but it was definitely worth it to see our boat come in first."

ABC 13 myTAKE - What's Your Opinion?Elizabeth Wise, Freshman -- "That was a harder than I thought, got around the first buoy and I was a little bit tired, a little bit winded."

The race was part of this weekend's homecoming events at Sweet Briar College.  Our own Ishmael LaBiosa emceed the event.
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