Make-shift "skirt" for the
canoe so the big water
wouldn't fill us up.
A GPS receiver was given
to each team to place
securely in the canoe.
During the race, people with
an internet connection could
go to a website set up
to map each team's
real-time position,
average speed
(and other info) on a map.
Friends + relatives were
addicted to this website
throughout the race .