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Cardboard Boat Regatta
First Annual at Paradise Cove Marina
July 2, 2014

C
ardboard floats. About two dozen people tested cardboard’s flotability Saturday as Paradise Cove Marina held a Cardboard Boat Regatta, the first ever in Pamlico County.

The CV (Cardboard Vessel) Titanic on the homestretch at Saturday’s Cardboard Boat Regatta at Paradise Cove Marina.

Eleven boats entered with vessels made of cardboard and about a hundred spectators watched as boats made it around the marks and back to the boat ramp… They also watched as some boats sank, the cardboard vessels too waterlogged to carry on.

While most contestants paddled, the team on Poseidon’s Chow Wagon did not. Instead, a swimmer pulled his teammate.

Deb Dickinson, co-owner of the Marina says it “was a huge success and we hope to make it an annual one.”

Photos of some of the racing.

Spectators gathered to watch the race. As the team from Poseidon’s Chow Wagon nears the finish, the crew of Shock and Awe set out.
Charlie Garrett and Ned Albee on the home stretch.
Five crew and three compartments on the Titanic, here approaching the last mark. The last two compartments took on increasing amounts of water as the paddlers proceeded on the course. Unlike the original Titanic, this one made it to its destination.
A rower from Handle Bar in a boat made of seafood boxes, passes a sunken vessel whose cardboard was being towed and pushed back to the Paradise Cove Marina.

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It was an amusing day on the water for all. For some it was also a day in the water. Two crew members whose craft gave out near the second mark..
Up the creek with paddles but no flotation in their boat. They kick-boarded the soggy remains of their vessel to shore
Returning to the start/finish line at Paradise Cove Marina.
Even for those whose boats stayed intact, there were dicey moments.. as here at the start of Ned Albee and Charlie Garrett’s run.
Strong swimming on the Poseidon Chow Wagon team.
The swimmer switched to a back stroke, and then added to the degree of difficulty by putting on a horse’s mask atop his head. The Chow Wagon passenger offered navigational guidance.
Toward the very end, the swimmer would walk the boat in thru the shallow waters.
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First place in the two-person craft division, Ned Albee and Charlie Garrett took home the Pride of Pamlico trophy for their efforts aboard “Shock and Awe,” a repurposed packing box for a Sunfish sailboat.
Second place in the two-person craft division went to USS Fiber team, of Ed Braun and Bob Miller.
Florian Vorleiter, from the Titanic’s five person team, accepts the award called The TItanic Award. The vessel, unilke its namesake, did not sink, though some compartments were severely waterlogged..
Taking first and second were the single-handed paddlers from the Handle Bar in Beaufort. Their boats were made from seafood packing boxes.
Jeff Aydellette officiated and provided commentary on what was happening below his perch, on the race course.

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The Titanic takes off from Paradise Cove Marina where about a hundred spectators turned out.
Titanic’s crew rounds the first mark in the First Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta at Paradise Cove Marina.
A look back for icebergs…
A smile as positive flotation on Shock and Awe.
Synchronized paddling. Perhaps an event to add for next year…
Shock and Awe’s team raises paddles at the finish line, having come in first in the two-paddler division.

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The Handle Bar of Beaufort had two entries who used seafood packing boxes for their craft. This one was outfitted with sculling oars. It landed in the reeds between the first and second mark.In that shallow water, a push off with a foot was all it took to get out of the reeds.
The second craft from the Handle Bar, also made of Fresh Seafood containers, was a sleek open affair, whose paddler, Trevor Irish whipped through the course.
The Handle Bar 2 entry was the fastest on the day.
Titanic approaches the finish line.
Mark Hoff and Chris Daniels of Saltwater Nugget who played for part of the race. (They are a crystalized version of their bigger band, Saltwater Gold.)

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Take me to the river – a spectator finds use for one waterlogged box.
Just add water.
Some bailing necessary.

Posted Wednesday July 2, 2014 by Melinda Penkava


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