I should say, the CARDBOARD boat races! \u00a0I wish I had pictures that did the race justice. \u00a0United Way in our area hosted these races. \u00a0The competitors could use cardboard, Liquid Nails, Duct tape and paint to make their vessels. \u00a0Apparently there were no size restrictions because one, designed to look like an antique New Orleans hearse was big enough for eight people, plus one more, who was in a coffin that popped out the back of the hearse! lol<\/p>\n
Surprisingly, very few of the boats sank. \u00a0I think there are a lot of experienced cardboard boat builders out there. \u00a0There were two pastel pink boats that looked like ballerina shoes and the girls and women who paddled them wore adorable ballerina attire complete with tutus. \u00a0Unfortunately, one of those boats turned over, but the other continued on strong for second place.<\/p>\n
One of the boats that I thought would sink the moment the horn sounded was built in the shape of a Viking ship. \u00a0It was stronger than I thought and made it through it’s heat, although it wallowed a lot and was a bit tubby.<\/p>\n
Another boat had very high sides and young paddlers. \u00a0The kids were using snow shovels as paddles, and lost one. \u00a0The Fire Department fished it out of the water and handed it back. \u00a0The kids were so short they couldn’t reach the water over the sides of the boat, and I don’t think they made it around the post and back.<\/p>\n
There were three boats in the mechanical division. \u00a0Those had bicycle pedals and gears that ran propellers. \u00a0One of the boats had a malfunction three feet out of the starting gate. \u00a0That left a boat pedaled by one woman, and a boat that looked like a pencil with two guys pedaling. \u00a0Unfortunately, whoever designed the pencil boat must have been VERY TALL, and the two guys pedaling were average height. \u00a0They ended up lying on their backs and pedaling with their feet up in the air. \u00a0I’m not sure how they could see where they were going, but they made it through the course and won.<\/p>\n
The Fire Department had a cardboard boat. \u00a0It was v-shaped and painted hot red. \u00a0Unfortunately just after it rounded the post, it dumped three rowers into the drink. \u00a0The guys showed true fireman spirit, \u00a0flipping onto their backs, grabbing the edge of the boat to bring it along, and kicking their way to the finish line.<\/p>\n
At the end of the morning, anything which was still able to float was relaunched in the final race. \u00a0It was quite a hoot to see them all madly paddling the course, with a lot getting lower in the water by the minute. \u00a0Unfortunately, the firemen went into the drink with a repeat performance, and I think the VIkings got dunked too.<\/p>\n
It’s safe to say that a good time was had by all, and I hope to attend next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I should say, the CARDBOARD boat races! \u00a0I wish I had pictures that did the race justice. \u00a0United Way in our area hosted these races. \u00a0The competitors could use cardboard, Liquid Nails, Duct tape and paint to make their vessels. … Continue reading