Have you ever dreamed of building your own boat? What about one made out of cardboard, glue and duct tape? The Center for Environment & Society’s 9th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta is fast approaching and will give you the opportunity to test your boatbuilding (and racing) skills. Join us on Wednesday, September 2, for a cardboard boat building workshop. Stop by the Washington College Boathouse between 6 and 8pm to learn how to turn a pile of cardboard into a seaworthy – or not so seaworthy – vessel.
The workshop and race are open to all members of the community. At the workshop, you’ll get all the rules and regulations, construction tips and design ideas. We’ll even have a previous entry on display and will be building a new vessel for this year’s race. The first 10 boat builders to officially register ($10 registration fee) for the regatta will receive a huge 4 by 8 foot piece of cardboard to get their boat building underway.
The boats will race at RiverFest on September 26, 2015, competing for $650 in cash prizes. The Center for Environment & Society has teamed up with Chestertown RiverArts and Washington College’s SANDBOX to bring you a day of fun celebrating our town and river. Regatta coordinator Jamie Frees says that work space and boat storage will be available to participants at the Washington College Boathouse.
For questions about the workshop or to register please contact Jamie Frees at 410-810-7162 or [email protected]. To register for the workshop online please visit here. To get to the College boathouse, follow Cross Street past the Police Station; the boathouse is located at the second driveway on the left past Wilmer Park.
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