Cardboard Boat Regatta
PRESQUE ISLE — Signup for the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s second annual Cardboard Boat Regatta gets under way Monday, March 18, and campus and community members are encouraged to take part.
Entry forms for the event, to be held on Saturday, April 20, at 4 p.m. in the Gentile Hall pool, will be available online and in the Student Activities Office.A cardboard boat regatta is a competition that challenges participants to make a “sea-worthy” vessel out of cardboard and a few other simple materials to see who can paddle their way along a short race course without flooding, sinking or destroying their boat. Campus and community members are encouraged to create three- to five-person teams to compete in the event. For this year’s regatta, organizers will be accepting up to 18 boats. Registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Creativity is highly encouraged, both in terms of boat design and team elements. Forms are due Friday, April 5. FMI, call 768-9582.
