Kinetic Sculpture Race. The human powered vehicles travel on the water during the second day of the race. If needed, sherrifs boats and the Coast Guard are on hand. Many fans take photos of the race.
The Red Rocket is a swift boat. Paddles are added to the wheels for this part of the journey.
This Model "A" Ford is typical of the vehicles, built for art, not for speed. Propultion is provided by a stern wheel, just like a Mississippi River Boat.
Grandpa's Flying Machine stops at the dock to switch drivers.
Grandma takes over.
Duane Flatmo's "Extreme Makeover" comes out of the water showing flotation devices.
Orange paddle wheels driven by the four cyclists power the boat in the water.
The two giant wheel machine has raced in many events,
including Baltimore KSR...
They swing freely from wheel...
A bicycle that looks like a motorcycle but swims like a fish...
After rowing or paddleing the distance, the crews remove and deflate flotation devices. Many are made by WING inflatables, an Arcata company.
Official racecourse judge in conehead hat, zippy the pinhead driving the machine... The judge costume was left over from PANDAmoneum... A beautiful work. Especially the panda hats...
Classic Fan, actually taking a photo of some friends on the other side of the bay... at Woodley Island Marina. His friends were taking pictures of him taking pictures of them... Like an echo... BUT visual... They got to the race very early so that they could get the best location... At the very end of the dock... across the water from the Woodley Island Marina...