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News Release 05-116
Ability, Not Disability, at Heart of Yacht Trek
Student projects help physically challenged sailors competitively race across Pacific
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The crew of the B'Quest has worked with engineering students and professors from San Diego State University to develop equipment that will meet the specialized needs of the sailors. The video segment highlights this process and the motivations that underlie the collaboration.
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Credit: National Science Foundation
Image of the Challenged America crew racing the B'Quest as taken from a helicopter by Geri Conser.
Credit: gericonser@earthlink.net
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While not ultimately used on the B'Quest, the students and professors at SDSU designed this crew-member retrieval system for use on the B'Quest and other sailing vessels.
Credit: SDSU
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This seat, in place on the B'Quest is one of the models designed by SDSU students and professors as part of the NSF Engineering Senior Design Projects for Persons with Disabilities program.
Credit: SDSU
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