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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 7 Wasub from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. Placing second for overall performance was FA-U Boat from Florida Atlantic University, and third was SubLime, the high school team from Spring Hill, FL. The top Innovation Prize went to Virginia Tech's Phantom 5. Finishing sec- ond and third were independent entrants Don Burton's Sparky's Sub and Bruce Plazyk's Faux Fish. Florida Atlantic University also won the "Smooth Operator" award, a prize given to the team with the most consistent performance, suc- cessful troubleshooting and ability to race the course. Some of the hottest competition during the week was between Omer 5 and the new team from the Technical University of Delft. The event ended with a first-time ever, two-boat side-by-side duel between the two, won by Wasub. The Dutch sub ran straight and true while the faster Omer 5 took a commanding three-boat-length news The MAR-VEL International Catalog offers the most complete source of Diving, Marine Lifesaving & Personal Protection Equipment plus Tactical Gear & Apparel. . Order Line: 1-800-325-5711 (856) 488-4499 FAX: (856) 488-4343 www.mar-vel.com International catalog requests outside the U.S.A. and Canada require $15.00 postage and handling. E-mail us at sales-mt@mar-vel.com Name__________________________ Position________________________ Company_________________________ Telephone____________________ Street ________________________________________________________ City_______________________________State______ Zip______________ Country____________________ E-mail_____________________________ MAR-VEL International • 7100 Airport Highway, Pennsauken, NJ 08109 • USA Prime Vendor Contractor for the U.S. Government Proud to be serving our U.S. military as a Our pledge is to provide our customers with the finest equipment, value and customer service available. Visit www.maritimeequipment.com/mt & Click No. 202 Visit www.maritimeequipment.com/mt & Click No. 204 Omer 5 from the University of Quebec's Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS) set a new two-person speed record of 7.061 knots. (Photo Credit: Mariby Johns for ISR) MTR#2 (1-16).qxd 8/31/2005 9:15 AM Page 9
