50th Anniversary Cardboard Boat Regatta

Enter at the form below the rules!

Goal: To incorporate teamwork and design skills to design and build a cardboard boat that can be paddled by two students across the pool and back.

Permitted Materials:

• Clean cardboard
• Duct Tape
• latex caulk
• heavy-duty trash bags
• Permanent markers (assorted colors)

Boat Construction Rules:

1. Boats must be made entirely out of cardboard and should fit at least two rowers.

2. Boats may be no longer than 10 feet and no wider than 5 feet.

3. Joints and seams may be taped.

5. Materials other than those listed above are forbidden. If you boat has any non-permitted items you

will be disqualified.

6. Boats must be free of sharp edges and anything else that may pose danger to others.

7. You boat must have a name and should appear above the water line.(NO PAINT- Permanent markers are ok)

8. Boats can be decorated with permanent markers.

9. All boat names, designs, themes, etc. should be appropriate.

10. People must be visible in the boat.

11. The passengers of your boat may not be enclosed above their shoulders by the boat (e.g. no submarines.)

12. You must be able to get your boat to the pool on the night of our Regatta!

13. Your boat must fit through the gate!!

14. Paddles must be brought by you! The paddles can be used individually or combined to form a kayak paddle.

Enter your boat here!