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Boats From Anaheim and Glendora Win Solar Cup Races on Lake Skinner

High schools in Anaheim and Glendora took home top prizes in the solar-powered boat races sponsored by the Metropolitan Water District.

Story written by City News Service, then posted by Chris Jennewein.

Boats from Savanna High School in Anaheim and Glendora High School in eastern Los Angeles County won the 11th annual Solar Cup boat races today on Lake Skinner.

Savanna won the veterans division and Glendora won the rookie prize in the boat races, which pitted 39 teams from across Southern California including those from Murrieta Mesa and Temecula high schools.

It was Savanna's third champion entry, and this year's boat was painted pink, to raise breast cancer awareness, as was a boat from Long Beach Poly High School.

The solar-power boats were built from identical kits featuring 16-foot hulls, solar panels and electric components. Teams apply skills in math, physics, engineering and communications to win.

The final heats today involved removing the solar panels and racing the boats on stored battery power alone, like dragsters.

The event is sponsored by the Metropolitan Water District, which supplies water from the Sacramento River delta and Colorado River to California cities from the Grapevine to San Ysidro. It was held at Lake Skinner, an MWD storage facility.


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