The Bayer Solar and Advanced Technology Boat Race

The Bayer Solar and Advanced-Technology Boat Race sports endurance, speed, innovation and technology and is considered the boat race equivalent of the internationally recognized World Solar Challenge for cars.

The 1999 race attracted 40 entries from around Australia and overseas with numerous entries received from schools, universities, businesses and individuals with an interest in solar and other renewable technologies, leisure, sport or commercial boating activities. Past international entrants have included teams from Japan, Russia, and Germany.

Boats of all shapes and sizes race a five-hour circuit on Lake Burley Griffin. Vessels must be powered by a non-polluting power source. The boat race provides for the sharing of ideas and theories in the application of renewable energy for leisure or commercial purposes

There were more than 5,000 spectators on the shores of Australia's capital, Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin during the race, which included families, tourists, race competitors, politicians, commercial companies and government agencies displaying their advancements in maritime technology and renewable energy.

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