He called the experience "eye opening" as they learned that the area in which "The Lancer" was found in speaks only in Irish, with English as a second language.
"Especially because it can reach people in a whole other country and being able to connect like that."ĭow and Ní Ghionnáin were eventually able to meet in Ireland last year, accompanied by O'Connor. "For this to actually be functioning and going across the Atlantic ocean, I mean that's kind of crazy to think about," San Juan said. Sam San Juan, a senior in O'Connor's class, said she's excited about the project, even if she did not pick it herself. Coast Guard Academy with a degree in naval design.īut with Lancer now set to re-launch in November, O'Connor decided to put the individual projects on hold and incorporated an "all hands on deck" approach to get "Lady Lance" in the water. That was the case with the Lancer, an individual project by Kaitlyn Dow, who has since graduated from the U.S. O'Connor normally has students complete individual projects over the course of a school year. In addition to the Lady Lance, which will be driven across the ocean by the wind, the project includes a drifter which uses underwater fabric sails to be propelled by ocean currents. Meanwhile, with leftover funding from 2016 CT Sea grants, a Pfizer grant, and another from the Captain Planet Foundation, O'Connor said the high school was able to finance the nearly $4,000 Lady Lance.
That's when the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, England stepped in to help restore the boat with students and teachers and send it back across the Atlantic.
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