Dinghy Derby

Maker Faire Bay Area 2023

October 13th-22nd

Maker Craft

The Dinghy Derby is a no-rules creative sailboat building and racing experience for makers of all ages. Participants will start in the building area by selecting from a variety of recycled materials to build a boat. Makers can then test their boat in one of the two kiddie pools, set up with various obstacles for different difficulty levels. They will launch their boat using a hand fan to propel and navigate their boat to the finish line. Makers can test and repeat as many times as they wish!

First Mate Pool: no obstacles on a straight track
Captain Pool: buoys and wind-up toy obstacles navigating around an island

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Lisa, Joy and White Hill Middle School Design Lab students Maker Picture

Lisa, Joy and White Hill Middle School Design Lab students

Lisa and Joy are Bay Area makers, educators, and maker-educators! Lisa's middle school students from White Hill Middle School in Fairfax will also be assisting in running this project.

Categories: Craft, Education, Engineering, Fun & Games, Kids & Family

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