This "miniboat" built by Rhode Island students sailed across the ocean blue to England In 10 months
· Dec 15, 2022 · NottheBee.com

Dude, this is awesome. Three schools in Central Falls, Rhode Island helped put this "miniboat" together and it successfully made its way all the way to England.

Yes, and the boat even had GPS.

That's a 245-day 9,300-mile journey right there!

All at the power of that tiny sail!

The boat, dubbed Inspiration, was made by students at Central Falls High School, Veterans Memorial Elementary and Raices Dual Language Academy, all schools located in Central Falls.

The boat was made seaworthy by the elementary students and instruments including GPS trackers were installed by the high school students. The project was organized by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography to help teach kids about the ocean.

The 5-foot vessel was dropped into the sea back in March, and when it was discovered on a beach in Christchurch, England last month it was promptly brought to a nearby school as its instructions had asked.

Instructions included aboard the boat instructed the finders to bring it to a nearby school, which turned out to be Tiptoe Primary School in Lymington.

The students who built the boat were able to video chat with a Tiptoe class Thursday morning to talk about the project.

Quite a journey, but that won't be it for the Inspiration. Now, it will be up to Tiptoe Primary School students to keep the tradition alive and get this boat back out to sea.

Looking forward to seeing where this vessel ends up next!

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