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At 7:30 a.m. on April 17, the first of 481 little handmade boats attempted to circumnavigate Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/u2019s Reflecting Pond. Crafted by first-year engineering students, the armada included classic wood monohulls, catamarans designed with soda bottles and even a few submarines. Each boat will carry an orange as its passenger, as the event/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/u2019s name, the Great Navel Orange Race (GNOR), suggests./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/u201cSome boats make it around the pond, some spin around in little circles and some sink /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/u2014 designing, building and racing an autonomous (self-guided) vessel is quite difficult,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/u201d says Jacqueline Sullivan /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/u201987 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/u201991MS, instructor of the Introduction to Engineering course that culminates with this final project./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/n

Beyond a passing grade, a coveted grand prize is up for grabs for the team of the fastest vessel: a four-year McGraw book, e-book and software scholarship for each team member./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152503/n