Community Corner
Sink or Float? Cardboard Boats Sail in Port's Harbor
Patch takes fastest course time, with "Soggy Bottom" coming in as a close second during Port Washington's first Cardboard Boat Regatta.
Event organizers of the first Cardboard Boat Regatta say the success of this year's race points to a likely larger pool of participants come next year.
Hundreds of people showed up in the crowd, filling the area; the event was added this year as part of the . The festival is full of a number of activities β check out this photo gallery to see what all took place.
The race took place on Sunday, with eleven boats participating.
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A panel of volunteer judges timed the race, and helped to determine winners of a variety of categories. donated trophies and medals for the awards.
The winners, and finish times, are as follows:
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- Engineering award: Red Fusion β Captain Harvey Briggs
- Vogue award: Endless Summer II β Captain Jean Gruen
- Team Spirit award: Shark 'n' Awe β Captain Becca Mulenburg
- Titanic award: The Black Pearl β Captain Jake Parshall
Race Time Winners:
- Multi-youth First Place: You Mad Bro? β Captain Eric Gardner
- Adult Single First Place: Shark 'n' Awe β Captain Becca Mulenburg
- Multi-adult First Place: Patchy β Captain Nicholas SchmidtΒ
Finish times:
- Patchy: 1:22.8
- Soggy Bottom: 1:29.3
- Red Fusion: 2:07.2
- You Mad Bro? 2:24.3
- 3 Wet Blondes: 2:29.4
- Speed: 2:35.6
- Shark 'n' Awe: 3:05.1
- Endless Summer II: 3:17.2
- Main St. Cheetahs: 3:33.6
- The Black Pearl: 5:07.6
- The Badger Red Rose: didn't finish course