After playing golf for about 15 years, I have witnessed and unfortunately tried some of the following treacherous golf shots that didn’t quite work out as planned. For every treacherous golf shot listed, I describe how to choose the correct golf club or golf iron for the shot, what the mechanics of the golf swing looks like, what PGA rules say about the shot and what the payoff in terms of your score will be.

Treacherous Golf Shot # 1 Baptized is the Gain of Your Buddy

This is a shot made famous by Payne Stewart who decided to lose the British Open Pro golf tour. This is the tempting shot when you can see your ball just under the water, only a couple inches deep and lying clean and easy to hit. Everyone needs to try this golf shot, but choose to try it on an 80+ F day. Use any iron you have, the result is the same. When you reach back for your chip, all is normal until you hit water. At that point you learn that the water friction slows your club head down so much that even when you’re strong and follow through, you’re unlikely to hit it out cleanly. You will splash yourself thoroughly.  PGA golf rules say that if you elect to pull it out you’re penalized one stroke, but if you choose to play it where it lies within a water hazard, you must continue to play it until you get it out of the hazard. Trust me, that’s a lot of strokes given to the water.

Treacherous Golf Shot # 2 Decorating the Christmas Tree

This is the after shot, often taken from a sand trap, where you give your club a toss because you need both hands to rake. Once such golf shot I witnessed ended with the club end up inside a doug fir, hung like a Christmas ornament and entirely invisible with no hope for retrieval. The PGA considers tossing your golf club to be poor sportsmanship and will cost you a two stroke penalty. Added to the $100+ cost of a new golf club, this is a serious ouch to avoid.

Treacherous Golf Shot # 3 Club Head Shotput

This shot is one I actually demonstrated to my own surprise. I am used to having to select an iron near a tree because when you reach back, your club head hits the tree branches and you don’t have a full swing. With my ball six inches from a tree trunk and the line open to the flag, I thought it was safe to use my seven wood because I didn’t hit tree branches behind me. The mistake I made was to not check the follow through which went straight through the trunk, oops. I reached back, swung through and watched the end of my club sail fifty yards into the fairway after my graphite club shattered. The worst part of the whole situation was my ball never moved an inch. Sigh. Luckily for me, PGA rules only charge you the one stroke taken as a whiff.  Better to use a putter or an iron with a steel shaft acting like a putter in this situation. Pull straight back and follow through just as far as you can get to the trunk and no further. According to PGA rules, you may also declare the ball unplayable for a one-stroke penalty and move it one-club length from the tree.

Treacherous Golf Shot #4 Counting Coup on the Wildlife

If you’re going to try this shot, bopping a poor sitting duck on the head with your ball, choose a duck or turkey because they are better eating then the red-shouldered hawks, Ibis, Cranes and other wildlife blocking your path. Beware since they may move and if you track them, your shot is likely to go awry. To avoid this shot, drive up and shoo them off the fairway or yell “fore” loudly when it heads their way.

Treacherous Golf Shot #5 Ping Pong Madness

The ping pong chip is the one that takes you back and forth over the green. Before taking these chips, be sure to take your blood pressure medicine. My advice, a good guzzle of brew often helps. To avoid this lovely shot, on the second chip, reduce your backstroke by a proportionate amount you went over the green or lay the club head back to forty-five degrees so the ball pops. Also, make sure your eye is over the ball when you hit it and you follow through to the sky.

Treacherous Golf Shot #6 Mud Slide Down

This is a hill shot where you climb up to get your ball but aren’t wearing cleats. Many courses prefer you don’t wear cleats anymore and in some climates sandals or tennis shoes look like a best bet for foot wear. If you can walk down from above, this will likely give you less chance of slipping. When you do hit the ball, try a putt with the flat edge of your club lightly if there’s little rough or chopping at the back lightly. Don’t wear a white skirt.

Treacherous Golf Shot #7 The Cliffhanger

This shot is taken when your ball happens to sit on the edge of a sand trap. The result is you end up with one foot in the sand and one on the grass and the ball about waist height. Best to use a putt stroke with a pitching wedge at a slight angle with the club held at a short enough length that you can contact the ball. Beware toppling over into the sand by squishing your foot in the sand enough to get a solid stance.

Treacherous Golf Shot #8 Alligator Bait

Recently after the news of a man who lost his arm to an alligator when he went to fetch his ball, I found myself five feet from an alligator staring up at my ball. We declared a new rule “ground under alligator surveillance” and allowed a free lift. We think the L/PGA should consider making it a permanent addition to the rule set.

Treacherous Golf Shot # 9 Weed Whacking Willy Nilly

On many golf courses, the rough can be quite deep, sometimes as much as a foot and a half or filled with heather or other brush. Balls that lie in the rough require consideration. To avoid continual whacking at balls that lie in the weeds, you might choose to declare the ball unplayable for one stroke and drop it within one club length of where it lies. If not, try whacking straight down to smack the back of the ball so it pops up. You won’t get much distance and probably not much accuracy, but it’s your best hope.

Treacherous Golf Shot #10 Tornado Null Shot

This shot is taken when you are too ill-advised to know that the horn bleep means come in off the course. My husband and I were in Wyoming on at 100+F afternoon, when suddenly carts went racing past us. We didn’t know the local drill but when I went up to hit my ball, a roaring gust of wind hit me on the down stroke with the result I barely touched the golf ball top and it dribbled into a ditch. The subsequent golf shot was also blown, pardon my pun. Sometimes it’s best to do what the locals do, even if you don’t know the reason why.

Please feel welcome to add your own version of golf treachery, its all in the name of fun and saving our poor hacker’s game score creeping over the average

I remember watching the World Wrestling Federation, now the World Wrestling Entertainment, as a kid. I used to cheer as the Undertaker scoops up his opponent and drives his head through the mat, or as Hulk Hogan would bring his shin down on his opponent’s chest like a ton of bricks, and I would think to myself, “Man, that guy’s going to spend a fortune on hospital bills!”

Then I found out it wasn’t real. Bummer.

The Undertaker renders Mark Henry to a vegetative state. Or does he?

To give credit to professional wrestlers, serious injuries do happen when attempting these dangerous moves (Steve Austin’s neck was broken by a botched piledriver), but for the most part it’s a well coordinated series of exhibitions that give the illusion of inflicting heavy damage, while in reality there really isn’t any damage done if the moves are properly executed. What used to be a well kept secret in the 80’s and 90’s is now common knowledge. The wrestling business and the WWE is purely for entertainment, and the wrestlers have no intention of causing pain and suffering.

Enter the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

What started as nothing more than a small tournament to determine the best martial arts style has evolved into a company which has under its contract some of the best fighters in the world. The UFC started it’s first competition in 1993. Back then, whatever rules were in place were really just there to prevent the fighters from killing each other. Pretty much anything was allowed, from hair pulling to groin kicks, and a weight division was non existent so really huge guys can fight small dudes. With heavy political resistance (John Mcain called it nothing more than “human cockfighting”) the UFC started implementing stricter rules. In the live event UFC 15, more stringent rules were developed that banned or penalized moves that could cause permanent injury such as eye gouging, rabbit punching, stomping on a fallen opponent, and so on. The fighters were now required to wear gloves instead of fighting bare-fisted, and tight fitting athletic shorts became the standard wear. Different weight divisions were also introduced to level the playing field. Eventually, the UFC received sanctioning by the State Athletic Commissions. With the advent of a cable deal and pay-per-view events, this gladiator arena became widely known throughout the world.

Trapped in a caged for 15 to 25 minutes, two warriors attempt to secure a win through various methods. One way is to punch and kick the opponent silly until he is knocked out or if the referee sees it fit to end the fight when the pummelled fighter is clearly in no condition to continue (deemed a technical knock out). In the picture below, former lightweight champion BJ Penn delivers a vicious leg kick that opens up a gaping wound in opponent Diego Sanchez’ forehead. Despite Sanchez wanting to continue, the referee decides to stop the fight.

In this picture, heavyweight Shane Carwin knocks out Gabriel Gonzaga unconscious with a straight left.

A less barbaric method would be to execute a submission hold in a bid to make the opponent “tap out” due to the pain of the hold. An example would be this attempted reverse ude-garami by superstar George St-Pierre, who twists opponent Dan Hardy’s arm to a painful position with the intention of making him tap out.

Finally, if all else fails, a victory can be secured via judges decision if the fighters go the distance.

Fighters from other sports have jumped aboard the UFC bandwagon. The more prominent of these are Brock Lesnar, a former WWE wrestler turned UFC heavyweight champion, and current boxing IBA heavyweight champion James “Light Out” Toney, who is set to face UFC Hall of Famer and “The Expendables” star Randy Couture in UFC 118.

Despite the seemingly barbaric nature of the UFC, it is widely considered as a respectable sport. The events leading up to a scheduled fight are littered with trash talking and put downs, but inside the cage, all UFC athletes treat their opponents with respect. Unsportsmanlike behavior is immediately dealt with, as evidenced by the canning of Paul Daley from the UFC after he assaults Josh Koscheck from behind after the fight has ended.

The UFC showcases fighters from countries all over the world who have trained in different styles of martial arts. The end result is a fight that determines the effectiveness of the different schools, as well as individual talent. What once was nothing more than an organized street brawl has now evolved to a transcendent form of unarmed combat. And if you don’t want to get too philosophical, you can always enjoy it for the pure ass kicking.

When looking for the perfect horse, always consider the age of the horse.  The reason why I say this is because you would definitely want an experienced horse for an inexperienced rider.  Usually horses over the age of 5 will be well mannered.  Also, their bodies will be fully developed by that age.

It’s a good idea to keep the type of blood in mind.  By knowing the type of blood, you will have an idea on what to expect when it comes to the temperament.  Some people will disagree, while others totally agree.  There are three types.  Hot-, warm-, and cold-blooded.  Hot-blooded horses originally came from extremely hot origins.  These high spirited horses were used as war horses back in the early centuries.  Cold-blooded horses usually have a more relaxed temperament, large at size, and are most likely to be work horses.  Warm-blooded horses are a mixture of the two, giving you the best of both types combined.  They can compete and also have a willing behavior to be considered a work horse.

The Barb, the Shagya Arab, and the Thourghbred are all hot-blooded horses.  The American Saddlebred, Standardbred and the Quarter horse are known as warm-blooded horses.  The Clydesdale, the Shire, and Friesian horse are cold-blooded horses meaning that their temperament is most likely to be of a calm nature.

The best horse breed (temperament) for an inexperienced rider would be a warm-blooded that is over 5 years of age.  Choosing one that has not been neglected or abused is a great start.  Also see how the horse acts around loud noises, children and other animals.  It’s a wise idea to know the sex of the horse as well.  Mares and geldings have a much more tolerable temperament when comparing to a stallion.  An experienced horse always pays close attention to its rider.

FIFA is considering some rule changes for the FIFA World Cup 2014, but decisions have not yet been made. The main change envisaged by FIFA’s leading body is the introduction of a penalty shoot-out in the group phase of the tournament. The reasoning behind this decision is rather odd, though. FIFA wants to see an end to ‘boring’ draws.

The explanation why a penalty shoot-out should make a match more interesting is missing in FIFA’s information probably because it doesn’t and it won’t. They had tried the sudden death goal in the decider, and it hadn’t worked either. If the team manager wants his team to play boring football, nothing will hinder him doing this.

And draws are not necessarily boring. I remember very interesting draws; one of the most riveting was the draw between Liverpool and FC Basel in 1996, when a 3:3 put Basel through at the expense of Liverpool into the knock-out phase of the Champions League. Maybe FIFA’s assumption that draws are boring is flawed per se.

The second change could see the introduction of an eagle eye system for the goals. The introduction of such a system is dependent on adequate and working technology according to FIFA. But quite frankly, existing technology should be able to supply that within months if not weeks. Any delay in announcing the system is just a ploy to play for time.

Further technical assistance to referees will be denied them, though. A video decision as it is known in ice-hockey will definitely not be introduced. The technical problems, the number of cameras needed, and the time it would take the referee to get to a video booth would not make this viable.

In addition to all these information, FIFA has added a further try on reintroducing an old rule on club football level. They (still) wan to have a rule that the majority of the players starting a match in the national leagues should be nationals of that country. The principle of that rule is in direct contradiction to EU legislation.

To make the rule more palatable to EU jurisdiction, it has been softened to include anybody living in that country for five years to be included in the ‘home’ rule. Why FIFA is going on about such an old story is a secret only they know. It might just be a sign of a governing body made up of superannuated old age pensioners who have lost touch with modern Europe a few decades back.

Clubs know well enough that they need local boys in their lines to keep them grounded in their fan base. Once a club starts running only on names nobody is able to pronounce properly, the fan base will start to erode. It won’t be a mass defection, but a slow dribbling off in local support. They know it won’t hurt them today of tomorrow, but they might get black booked when they need support locally, for instance when they want to build a new stadium.

Last year the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts fought in the Superbowl for the right to be called the Champion. This football season so nearly upon us again, there will be some challenges for this years ride to the Superbowl.

It would not be a surprise to have the same two teams represented in the Superbowl this year. Both teams remain strong contenders, amid a host of up and coming teams. Several teams made strong off season moves hoping to have added just the right mix of talent to carry them to the NFL’s version of utopia.

No team this past off season has made as many waves as the New York Jets. The Jets have practically crowned themselves champions before any games have been played. The loud and brash personality of the Jets coach, Rex Ryan, has carried over to players creating an inspirational devotion from their die hard fans.

Though the Jets have made many moves during the off season they have one glaring weakness that may derail their road to the Superbowl. The Jets do not have an elite quarterback. The incumbent quarterback, Mark Sanchez, seems to believe that his season last year made him an upper echelon quarterback. Statistically, Sanchez had a QB ranking near the bottom of the league.

The Jets possess a exceedingly strong defense that allowed them to stay strong in games, while the offense pounded yards with their running game, creating key short yardage passes from Sanchez.

This year’s running attack will feature Shonne Green and LaDainian Tomlinson. There is much of interest in Tomlinson, a former elite running back of the San Diego Chargers, who’s production has slid the past few years. If he can return to form and compliment Green the New York Jets may indeed find themselves in the Superbowl.

The Jets defense added Kyle Wilson and Antonio Cromartie to the secondary in the off season, which will open up some very special blitz packages. However, when the Jets play teams with elite wide receivers, it will cause a cease to many of the blitzes and will have to be moderated where experienced QB’s will not pick up the blitz and deliver a well timed pass to the undermanned secondary.

The New England Patriots glory days are over and are now rebuilding around QB Tom Brady. The Patriots can still be dangerous to any team they play because of Tom Brady’s QB skill. They still have barely enough left to compete at a high level. Look for the Patriots to struggle with the elite football teams, while winning the ones they are suppose to win.

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The Miami Dolphins were much the exact opposite of the Jets this past off season. They quietly added top football players Brandon Marshall and Karlos Dansby to add quality to the team. Marshall brings the elite wide receiver qualities that the Dolphins have been searching for quiet some time.

Marshall had “attitude” problems while playing in Denver, which many people in Denver were glad to get rid of the problem child. However, returning to his roots as a Florida native, the reports out of the Miami camp has all been positive about Marshall. Marshall has been gaining the respect of the football team, the fans, and the media down in Miami. If he has indeed turned over a new leaf, expect this years version of the Miami Dolphins to be improved in more ways that doesn’t show up on stats.

Marshall could open up the field for the “underneath” receivers creating space for the other receivers, Bess, Camarillo, and other to benefit from Marshall’s extraordinary talent. If the field is opened up look for Miami’s QB Henne to have a spectacular year.

The word in Miami is that the football guru, Bill Parcell, has quietly got his type of guys in Miami, while systematically reducing the average age of the players. Miami exudes a quite iron like confidence that will most likely carry them to the playoffs.

The Dolphins added some offensive line help to an already potent running game led by Jake Long. Once Miami gets an equal passing attack, expect the Dolphins running game to become more effective.

The AFC Eastern Division will be headlined by the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets. Expect the games to be heated in their urgency to beat one another. Last Year the Dolphins won both games with the Jets, ending the so called jinx factor with the team. The Jets have gotten all the praise, while Miami has not sought the attention. When they suit it up and get on the field to play the Miami Dolphins should beat the Jets silly. Sanchez will be accused of being what he really is- a common QB that has benefited from the talent around him. Sanchez will be exposed in his second year-if he wasn’t in his first year.

The Miami Dolphins AFC Champions but unlikely the Superbowl champs.

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They ramble down a 300 ft. dirt track with a transfer sled attached to the back. The farther they go the more weight is transferred to the skid plate creating up to 90,000 pounds of drag. The tractor that pulls the sled the farthest distance is declared the winner.

Many fans have alluded to the fact that the pull is only part of their overall attraction for the motor sport. They conclude that the extreme powerful noise the modified tractors make along with the billowing smoke and flames draw their attention to the sport.

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The Saluda Young Farmers Truck and Tractor pull is Aug 13th & 14th. The Saluda Young Farmers presents scholarships to young people interested in the agriculture business. Through the tractor and truck pull the organization has raised more than $125,000.00 since 1978.

However, their rules state that participants can not have grills. That is about the most un-American rule ever devised by and young or old Americans. These tractors spew flames and smoke at indecent levels, but grills for a nice BBQ is against the rules.

The Saluda Young farmer Truck and Tractor Pull was twice named “Pull of the Year” by the GTPA and was selected as “Best Track of the Year” in 2004 by the NTPA. The student body of Saluda High School presented the “Outstanding Community Service Award” to the Chapter for providing a new activity bus to the school. The Civitans named the Saluda Young Farmers “Citizens of the Year”.
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There are thousands of tractor and truck pulls throughout the year, many sanctioned and more unsanctioned. If interested in joining the many thousands of people that enjoy these type of events, remember to take some form of hearing protection. The noise can rattle the brain. But that is the attraction for many folks.

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Your new pony just arrived at your place, and you wonder: “Hmm, how can I make sure that my new pony will fit well with the rest of the herd?”. Well, here are a few things to know before we get started. Ponies (as well as horses) are authoritative, dominating animals, with a strict herd hierarchy. So your new pony will most likely be bullied or, even worse, injured, if you introduce him too suddenly. Keep in mind that he’s the “new guy”, so he has the least authority in the herd. He’s the guy that everyone’s picking on. So without further ado, here are some tips that, if you follow, will insure your pony’s well being:

1. Get him in the stable, with the others, but in an enclosed space. That way they meet, but they can’t hurt him. They will not like him, at first, and he’s last in the pecking order.

2. When you get him in the field, remember to only get one or two of the other ones, that way he gets to meet them one by one.

3. Gradually introduce him to more of the other ponies, until you can see that they’re used to him, and aren’t trying to attack him.

4. Enclose an area of the field with a wire fence then put the new pony there. Afterwards, release all the other ponies. That way they’ll meet him, but won’t be able to hurt him.

5. When feeding them, make sure the hay stacks are equal, and each pony has enough space to eat, and won’t invade the space of the others. This will insure that no bad things happen at feeding times.

If you follow these 5 easy tips, you’ll be sure to have a happy new pony in your stable, and a valuable addition to your herd. After all, you’re trying to keep him healthy and happy for as much as possible, otherwise you wouldn’t be dealing with these adorable creatures.

Peter Sauber had spent his time as a tween racing with a Volkswagen Beetle which entailed looking after it and keeping it in prime form. With 26 he made a career decision to become a racing car designer. In 1970, he founded Sauber Motorsports. Together with a friend, he built the first Sauber racing car in the garage of his parents’ house in Zürich.

The decision to build racing cars in Switzerland was not in keeping with the much vaunted Swiss common sense but proved to be the right one for Peter Sauber. The first car was called C1 after Peter’s wife Christiane; all Sauber cars since then sported the C in the name as well. Peter Sauber drove his car to win the Swiss Championship the same year. In his own estimation, his car was far advanced over the competitions’ cars as he admits to being an average driver at best.

In 1982, Sauber Motorsports received a contract to build a car for the Car Racing World Championship. Sauber went into a working joint venture with Mercedes; Mercedes had shunned car racing since being involved in a horrendous accident at Le Mans in 1955. In 1985, Sauber started using Mercedes motors in his racing cars as well. In 1988, Sauber became the official Mercedes Team. In 1989, they won the Car Racing World Championship in both the team and driver categories.

At the same time, the Sauber Junior Team came into being. Peter Sauber chose and contracted three drivers, Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Karl Wendlinger. Sauber would become the starting point for other winning racers as well; Kimi Räikkönen, Felipe Massa, and Sebastian Vettel all started off in a Sauber car.

In 1993, Sauber started off in Formula 1 without Mercedes but with the backing of Petronas. The first race in Kyalami at the Grand Prix of South Africa saw driver JJ Letho ranked fifth at the end of the race. In 2001, Sauber Motorsports started to build a high tech centre in Hinwil containing the most advanced wind channel in use in Formula 1.

In 2005, BMW announced the takeover of the team and Peter Sauber went into semi-retirement. He was still an advisor to the BMW Sauber Team but not its head anymore. 2008 saw the only ever Sauber Grand Prix win in Montreal with Robert Kubica winning ahead of Nick Heidfeld also in a Sauber.

When BMW announced their snap decision to abandon Formula 1 in 2009, Peter Sauber retired from semi-retirement and bought back the team. That the 40 years celebration would take part with him back at the helm of Sauber Motorsports was not what he had planned but he may be rightfully proud of the one man show he has run in a billion dollar business environment.

By Joseph Parish 

With the enduring peril of the Artic icecap melting and the unremitting fears of the oceans rising in level, it may be time to consider a Bug Out Boat over a Vehicle. It was not long ago that the tsunami created havoc in several Indian Ocean nations while we ourselves stand vigilantly on each of our coasts for a comparable incident. In cases such as these there is much that can be said for using a boat as a BOV. A suitably equipped boat would have all the same benefits that you would find if you were to use an RV as your get away vehicle. In fact, during a typical bug out situation one could perhaps survive on the craft even if your retreat location was land locked with no water access at all.

The choice it seems would be not so much whether to select a boat over an RV, but rather the appropriate size vessel to use. One significant facet of boat selection has to be the choice of materials by which the boat is composed of. If it is constructed of a fiberglass base chances are it may possibly deteriorate with age, whereas if built of an aluminum alloy it is foreseeable that your vessel could survive for many years if properly cared for. There are many pros and cons in both directions on this issue and maintenance seems to be the key factor to the materials longevity.

Both the boats made from plastic and those constructed of aluminum should last for many years with the proper maintenance applied. The major upkeep item in the case of the aluminum boat would be averting corrosive salts from destroying the hull of the boat. It will require a good washing after each use in order to prevent this from occurring.

Gel coating on the fiberglass boat is another vital maintenance feature that must not be ignored in order to provide you with as maintenance free boat as possible. An additional question that you may wish to ask yourself is can you repair your boat in the event that the balloon goes up? Will fiberglass supplies be available to fix any hole that develops in the plastic boat? Can you find equipment and supplies to weld the aluminum boat if necessary?

Now that we have covered the basic questions, let’s briefly consider a major negative factor in selecting a boat as a BOV. Unless you intend to remain relatively close to the shore you risk the devastating effects of what are known as Rogue Waves? These unusual ocean waves have been know no make huge ocean liners disappear within minutes. The waves used to be fairly rare, however in recent years their frequency of occurrence has been increasing. It would not take much for one of these waves to completely eliminate a small craft such as we are discussing here.

Pirates are another concern that must be considered. Not only are these scoundrel of the sea a concern now, but in times of serious crisis they will be even more of a hindrance to those wishing to survive. The water ways will be loaded with pirates who want nothing better then to lout and plunger all your supplies or even worse.

So as you can readily see there are advantages as well as disadvantages to using a boat as a BOV and only you can decide if your equipment, demure and location could survive using the Boat as a bug out vehicle?

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The Private Energy Solarboateam won the Frisian Solar Challenge. The team navigated their solar powered boat 220 kilometers (137 miles) in 11:26:32.

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The race starts in Leewarden, the capital of Friesland, and follows the classic route of the Eleven City Tour, following canals, rivers, and lakes. Fascinatingly, the distinctive terrain of 220 km of canals means that there are sometimes bridges and dykes which require the boats to be lifted from the water and carried by teams of people.

The race is divided into three classes: the A class is for one-person boats, the B class is for two-person boats, and the open or C class can have a crew of any size. To keep costs down, entries in the A and B class can borrow solar panels from the race’s sponsors, Sharp and The Sun Factory.

The Frisian Solar Challenge marked the inaugural event in 2006. The week long solar boat race was developed by the Dutch government has grown exponentially since its inception. Around 50 teams will start the challenge, mainly universities and specialist companies from Europe with teams from Brazil, England, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Poland.　

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