Messing Around in Boats: The Speed Boat

Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
- Water Rat, Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Gramme 1908

With the development of the gasoline engine in the early 1900s it became an inevitable pairing to put one on a boat. The first race incorporating this new technology took place in 1904 on the Hudson River, though speeds were limited. By 1931 the 100 mph mark was broken by builder and designer Gar Wood. Fast, fun, and remote controlled, our boat will NOT hit 100 mph.
Work every day on a remote controlled model speedboat to take home.
Work on a team to create a unique cardboard (you read that right) boat for friendly competition in our annual Mill River regatta on Friday afternoon.