QINETIQ Schools Powerboat Competition

In November, Fourth Year students Theo, Jake and Thomas visited the incredible ocean basin testing facility at Haslar in Gosport to compete in the annual QINETIQ School’s Powerboat Challenge.

Over the preceding eight weeks the boys had been designing, building and testing a remote-controlled powerboat that needed to carry a 500g weight to race around a complex and challenging course.

As well as racing in the compeition, they met various visiting professionals including a Royal Naval captain and leaders in the marine industry. 

The team were a credit to the school: independent, capable and helpful to other younger teams, and came away with a very creditable third place.

Below is a report on the competition from BBC South Today (click image to read):