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Congratulations to all the winners of the EDT Design Competition! It was incredible to see the level of polish across all the projects given only 8 hours of work. A huge thank you to every team who participated and brought forward their creativity and hard work, as it made this competition truly special. Thank you again to the judges for scoring the presentations and making this event possible!

A big thank you to everyone for making the EDT Design Competition a huge success, including all the participants, judges, sponsors, and organizers! Here are some highlights from the day, and we hope to see you all (and more) next year!

POLARIS was on the water once again this past Saturday!

These were the windiest and wettest conditions it has faced yet, allowing us to further validate it's ability to take on the ocean.

A big thank you to Jericho Sailing Centre for accommodating this launch and to UBC Sailing Club for providing us with a coach boat, especially given the weather!

Surprise surprise: you can win more than bragging rights! Sign up before spots fill up (https://forms.gle/5yqenwaJMpbiiH789)!

EDT Design Competition is a one-day event where members of any engineering design team at UBC can showcase their engineering skills through a friendly inter-design-team competition similar to the format of a hackathon, but with streams for electrical, mechanical, and software design projects!

A big thank you to IEEE Canadian Foundation (ICF) for sponsoring our team! The IEEE Canadian Foundation cultivates resources and relationships to advance IEEE's core purpose to foster technological innovation and excellence to benefit humanity. They generously funded numerous purchases such as our slip ring, encoder, and components to develop our custom waterproof battery enclosures, ensuring greater precision and reliability of our vessel.

A huge thank you to Mouser Electronics for sponsoring our team! Mouser Electronics stocks the world’s widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components. They generously provided us with numerous products to accelerate the development and construction of POLARIS' electrical systems, ensuring the control and reliability of our vessel.

Another successful on-water test for POLARIS!

This time around, we were able to collect additional readings from our data sensors and narrow down the CLR (center of lateral resistance), just to name a few!

Thank you again to Jericho Sailing Centre for facilitating our testing and to UBC Sailing Club for providing us with a coach boat!

A big thank you to Amphenol Industrial Operations and Amphenol LTW Technology Co., Ltd. for sponsoring our team! Amphenol is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of interconnect products like connectors, high-speed cable assemblies, and sensors. They generously provided us with over 70 products to connect POLARIS’ critical electrical and communication systems, ensuring safety and reliability in demanding marine conditions.

Exciting to see both new and familiar faces returning to the team this year! Looking forward to tackling new projects and learning lots along the way!

We had an absolute blast meeting so many new faces yesterday!

Don't worry if you didn't get a chance to chat with us (or still want to learn more), stop by one of our events next week (all the details are in our previous post)!

We're recruiting! Check out ubcsailbot.org/recruitment for all the details!

Note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.