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Wye Island Electric Boat Marathon

Calling all electric boat enthusiasts!

If you have an electric boat, or can make one that can go 4 mph or more over 24 miles of Chesapeake Bay, come on down to the 2009 Wye Island Marathon and give it a go. Please visit the Forum for current information.

Event: Wye Island Electric Boat Marathon
Date: Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Place: Miles River Yacht Club, St. Michaels, MD

Summary:
The Wye Island Marathon is an electric boat race held every year during the annual Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival held at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. This is a 23.82 mile marathon race with a mandatory ten minute rest stop halfway through the course. The race course consists of approximately eight miles of open water with the balance in relatively sheltered water.

Purpose:
Electric marathon boat racing is a safe, inexpensive and fun way to drive technological advances in electric vehicle and EV materials design.

In order to go the entire 24 miles, the boats, by necessity, must go fairly slowly, making this one of the safest forms of high-tech racing around.

Many entrants use production boats, or other nautical EVs that already have. There is no need to spend huge amounts of money to be competitive in the Wye Island Marathon. We are trying to advance practical, every day electric vehicle technology so the equipment is not expensive specialized racing gear.

And what better way to spend a day. Anyone interested in socializing with other very smart people and inventors who develop electric boats is encouraged to attend. It's great fun for everyone, and everyone who competes is a winner.