by Tina McCloud for Northern Neck Wooden Boat School
Cardboard and duct tape: Does that float your boat?
Time to find out on September 6, when the inaugural Cardboard Regatta will be held on Cockrell Creek. The regatta is for all ages. The people-powered boats can be built ahead of time or on-site that day. Spectators and volunteers are urged to come cheer on the racers.
The regatta is sponsored by the Northern Neck Wooden Boat School.
“It’s about the kids having fun and being creative, with an element of competition,” said co-founder and regatta organizer David Clark.
There will be a special guest for this first event: Commander Cardboard. The commander is the alter ego of Don Boehl, a serious boatman from Maryland, who has attended dozens of cardboard boat regattas….
