Upcoming Event
Labor Day Boat Regatta
September 5
- Participants will work in teams of 2 to build a boat and paddles using only cardboard and tape.
- Boats will be built in advance of the event.
- Register at pnabors@mtvcountryclub.com
- On event day, you will board your boat and race to the finish line.
- Boats must be pre-built. You can “fine tune” at the event site.
- Boat structure must be made ONLY of cardboard and duct tape.
- Untreated cardboard tubes and blocks are permitted.
- NO industrial or waxed cardboard is permitted.
- Duct tape with color and pattern print is permitted.
- Please DO NOT use paint in any form. Use colorful duct tape in place of paint.
- You may attach additional decorations with duct tape.
- Decorations should not be used as structural or flotation elements or contain paint.
- Cardboard cannot be sealed with paint or sealants.
- Fastening material is to be duct tape only.
- No wood, plastic, rubber, inflatable devices, Styrofoam, fiberglass, or plastic may be used for boat structure.
- No caulking, two part or mixed adhesives, glues, or epoxy.
- No electrical, gasoline, benzene, propane, or other chemical or electrical propulsion systems.
- Hull wrapping in duct tape is allowed.
- Costumes are encouraged.
- Design is left to the builders. Do not enclose the boat in a way that would impede exiting the vessel when in the water.
- Participants should also construct 2 paddles from cardboard and duct tape. Pool noodles may also be used. These are what will be used to propel you across the pool.
- Boats should be no larger than 60″ wide and 84″ long.
- Boats should be free of sharp edges, pointy objects, or anything else that could cause injury.
