"ConcreteCanoe.org"

Disclaimer: This website has been built and is maintained by Team UAH..  the University of Alabama in Huntsville's concrete canoe team.   ConcreteCanoe.org is not an official or sanctioned website of the National Concrete Canoe Competition.  Visitors are directed to the official website for the official rules , latest sanctioned information, and instructions for communicating with the organizing committee.


Commentary

ConcreteCanoe.org - "2005 NCCC Vital Statistics - Presentations and Boats" - photos of boats, questions posed during oral presentations, race coverage, and commentary from  2005 ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition in Clemson, SC.

ConcreteCanoe.org - "2004 NCCC Vital Statistics - Presentations and Boats" - photos, commentary, etc. from 2004 ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition in Washington, DC.

ConcreteCanoe.org - "2003 NCCC Coverage" - photos, commentary, etc. from 2003 ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition in Philadelphia, PA.

National Concrete Canoe Competition Trivia
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The team that promoted this theme won the display category at the national level the last year that this event was held there.  Which school was this, what was their theme, and when did this occur?

Doug Simpson at Clemson - "2003 NCCC Commentary", "2003 NCCC & Teams Preview" and "2003 NCCC Team Comparison - By the Numbers" - awesome since '95.

     Michael Behar, Smithsonian Magazine, December 2002 - "Like a Rowing Stone" - a longtime kayaker's view of the 2002 NCCC. 

Doug Simpson at Clemson - "2002 NCCC Commentary and Summary" - awesome since '95.

John Gilbert at UAH - "2002 NCCC Commentary" - from an observer's perspective.

ConcreteCanoe.org - "2002 NCCC Coverage" - photos, movies, commentary, interviews, etc. from 2002 ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition in Madison, Wisconsin.

National Concrete Canoe Competition Trivia
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You'll see that ConcreteCanoe.org is one of the most popular web sites if you enter the string "concrete canoe" in your web browser.  When was this site launched and who are some of the schools responsible for its success?

Here's another opportunity to contribute to this site.

If there have been any interesting articles written about your team or comments made by followers, sponsors, or supporters regarding the competition, contact us to let us know.  We'll be glad to add the links.

A tpical example of a commentary is:

Jim Moodie - "Concrete Canoes - How To Paddle An Oxymoron" - Paddler Magazine, Nov/Dec 2001. 

As mentioned in the announcement section, we're looking for volunteers to publish (on the web) a concrete canoe newsletter for ConcreteCanoe.org where links to commentaries such as those listed below could be mentioned.