Concrete Canoe
Concrete Canoe Team Chairs
Project Manager/Captain...........................................Jenny Swabb swabb@ksu.edu
Treasurer...............................................................Katlyn Dotson kattydid@ksu.edu
Mix Design Chair...........................................................Nathan Pohl npohl@ksu.edu
Paddling Coach...................................Mohammed Almohammedali ali1409@ksu.edu
Conference Planner………..........…..............Jennifer Sommerfeld jsommer@ksu.edu
Meet your Captain
Jenny Swabb
I am a senior in Civil Engineering from Basehor, Kansas. It is my third year on the Concrete Canoe team, and I am the new Captain for the 2012-2013 school year. I have had a ton of fun being a team member, and I am excited to lead the team to new heights. As Captain, my duties will be project management, work day operation and prep, and recruitment. I hope to work alongside all of our awesome returning teammates and anyone else who wants to have fun and learn in a hands-on environment. Let’s keep up the momentum and go for gold!
About Concrete Canoe
Brief Synopsis of Competition
Officially known as the National Concrete Canoe Competition, it is the premiere collegiate concrete canoe competition. Creating a canoe that can float is only half the battle. The other half involves designing, fabricating, building and racing a canoe that is fast, agile and maneuverable; all with concrete! Do you want to know how this is possible? If so, attend the next meeting in the basement of Fiedler Hall.
Our Progress
We had our first workday on October 26th and we are currently meeting every Wednesday and Saturday to refine our mix design and work on structural analysis/hull design. After we have obtained our mix and hull design, we will begin construction of our mold. Our goal is to finish our mix design in the fall so we can have our pour day at the beginning of the spring semester. By maintaining this schedule we will have plenty of time to sand and stain our canoe and to have paddle practices.
Goals for This Year
The main goals for the team this year are to maintain membership, increase technical learning, improve aesthetics, and reduce the overall weight of the canoe from last year’s 460 lbs. down to approximately 250 lbs. Can we do it? Join concrete canoe, and find out for yourself!
Links
Official concrete canoe competition site: Offical Site
Current copy of the rules: Rules