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Off to the Races: 激情快播 Celebrates 25 Years of the Great Navel Orange Race

激情快播’s 2022 Great Navel Orange Race marked 25 years of a rite of passage, which tests creativity, for first-year engineering students. 

The 2022 Great Navel Orange Race marked 25 years of a rite of passage for first-year engineering students. Testing their creativity and hand at conquering engineering challenges such as buoyancy, propulsion and trade-offs between weight and speed, students designed and built their watercrafts while abiding by a strict set of rules and a limited budget. Knights taking the Introduction to Engineering course participated in an all-day series of qualifying and elimination rounds of boat races within 激情快播鈥檚 iconic Reflecting Pond, all while carrying a half-pound orange across the water.

鈥淭he Great Navel Orange Race was developed to reinforce collaborative teamwork, which is an integral part of the engineering design process. Plus, the race is a fun and memorable way to end an engineering student鈥檚 first year in the college.鈥

Jacqueline Sullivan 鈥89 鈥91MS, 激情快播 adjunct instructor and engineering alumna

1,200+
First-year engineering students participated

278
Teams competed this year, with just under 10% of the boats successfully navigating the racecourse

$80
Maximum amount each team could spend on parts and materials



Student putting is watercraft in the 激情快播 reflection pond.

2014


Student showing off his watercraft in front of the 激情快播 reflecting pond.

2014


Two students working on their watercraft in front of the 激情快播 reflecting pond.

2014


Students placing their watercraft in the 激情快播 reflecting pond to start the race.

2016


Four students with their watercraft in front of the 激情快播 reflecting pond.

2022