I am a team captain of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Women's Rowing team studying Electrical Engineering. We practice between 5:00AM and 8:00AM 6 days a week. Due to this, we have to have lights on our boats for other boat traffic to see us. We currently need more lights for our boats due to the team growing in size. The lights that are well known in the rowing community are over $120 for a single light. A boat needs 2 of them, one for the bow and one for the stern.

I decided to try and help the team by designing these lights for a cheaper price than the market lights. Not only will this save the team money, allowing us to participate in more races, it will allow me to put to practice the skills I have learned in the classroom as an Electrical Engineer.

These lights have a few key features. They need to be fairly small, 3x2 inches, the bow lights must be white, the stern lights must have a red and green side to resemble port and starboard, and as the sun comes up and it gets lighter out, they should turn off. The lights also must be rechargable so that we will be able to use them over and over again! They will be placed in 3D printed waterproof containers that fit the Vespoli boat brand.

In this video the two lights that we need can be seen on the ends of the boat. The bow light is red in this video becasue the video is being taken from the port side of the boat. The other side of this light is green. The light on the other side of the boat is white, signifying the stern. These are the lights that I am hoping to recreate for our team for a cheaper price.

Above you can see the lights we currently have. These ones are rusted and the batteries have gone bad. This is generally what I am trying to make. The size can be seen relative to my hand. However, the design on the board is slightly different. I am able to make the lights that we need for less than half the price of the name brand lights. With your help, I will be able to make more lights and help put more people out on the water in the mornings.

• Saving
• Safety
• Electrical
• College
• Lights
• Boat
• Rowing