Here’s the pics I promised from the 2011 cardboard boat races at Arcadia Lake. I’ll start off with a YouTube video I took with my cell phone and edited just a bit.
2011 3rd Annual Edmond Arcadia Lake Cardboard Boat Regatta
Now for the still photos:
The crew all had shirts that read, "McHale's Navy"
I think they intended to mount the "Croc" head on the pontoons
Sir Sinks a Lot
These appear to belong in the air rather than on the water
Bloody Vikings! Spam, spam, spam, spam ...
This one tended to leak fuel, but only above mach 2
Look! It's Wilson, and a FedEx box!
This one ended up in the dumpster as a soggy pile of cardboard
The two-person kayak-style boats were some of the fastest
You can tell what this guy's favorite sport is, and it's not boating!
Looked like a good idea, but it fell apart as soon as it hit the water.
Unless I'm mistaken, this was Park & Rec's entry.
Yabba-dabba-doo!
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Never saw this one get wet
Must belong to Goldfinger
The only part of the Crocness Monster that went afloat
The crowd
This is too weird--ejection seat, Goldfinger, and guess what's on the TV right now?
The starting line
PT73 was by far the best-built boat. It held 5 or 6 adult paddlers and was fast.
I think they could have floated a VW Bug on the Crocness Monster.
PT73 after the race, apparently none the worse for wear
