Beachcombing on Family Property in Iceland - They Find Colorado Boat

Hildur Ingadottir and her family were on their family property in Bitrufjorður, Strandasýsla, Hvítarhlíð, Iceland taking a morning walk and came across boat #232399. It was June 29, 2024 and they were with the grandparents collecting stones and shells at the beach.

This boat originated in Boulder, Colorado USA at Centennial Middle School in Bill Schmoker's science classroom in 2023. It was decorated by student Lee Jordan. The boat was branded with the school mascot as well as the floatboat.org and unique serial number.

Then, the boat was deployed at the North Pole by the French ship Le Commandant Charcot on August 31, 2023.

Photo by Hildur Ingadottir

Boat #232395 from Centennial Middle School deployed by Le Commandant Charcot

Boat Number	232399
Date Found	June 29, 2024
Place Found	Bitrufjorður, Strandasýsla, Hvítarhlíð, Iceland 65°28'50.9"N, 21°23'00.5"W
Found By	Hildur Ingadottir
Date Deployed	August 31, 2023
Who Deployed	​Le Commandant Charcot
Deployment Location	North Pole
Track Taken	​North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre through Fram Strait
Boat Decorated by	Lee Jordan, student at Centennial Middle School, Boulder, Colorado USA

Boat #232395 with Centennial Middle School school mascot "Clyclones"