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This sculpture was called the Valkin Visker Bote II, but bore little resemblance
to the astonishing but ill-fated wooden sculpture from 2004. In fact, it did so well
the pilot achieved the ACE award.
It was the first of three entries from the Jemicy School of Baltimore County.
It won Pilots’ Choice by
consensus of the other sculptures.
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The second Jemicy entry, Daisy Pushers, fared less well. As they tried to navigate around the pier, the foam wheels torqued upward
in a manner likely inconsistent with the design requirements and one wheel came off
entirely.
The pilot adjacent to that wheel was plunged into the
harbor, but swam around with the sculpture. While this craft had applied for ACE, instead they received the
Golden Dinosaur awarded for most memorable breakdown.
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The third Jemicy entry was here for its second year. Last year, the pilot of Subdude heroically cranked his arms to propel the sculpture out of the water to maintain ACE
status. This year, brute force was
not enough at the water exit; it seemed that his sculpture was more buoyant than before and his drivewheels couldn’t get traction.
Then something broke, and he took some time trying to fix the problem there and maintain ACE status. But while he was
trying to fix it, things went a bit awry....
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