Event will combine water, youngsters and homemade cardboard boats; New adult division offers ‘fastest sinking boat’ award
RAPID CITY, SD—Monday is the deadline to enter teams for the third annual Cardboard Boat Races, hosted by the Rapid City’s Parks and Recreation Department. The event will be held Saturday, June 14 at the 50-meter outdoor pool at the Roosevelt Swim Center.
Boat check-ins are at 9 a.m. with the boat launch slated from 9:30-11:30 a.m. A new feature to this year’s event is the addition of an adults division with an award for fastest sinking boat.
Registration deadline for two-person teams is Monday. The racing event includes a kids division for youth between six and 13 years of age with awards provided for fastest boat, best design and titanic award, along with the new adult division.
There is no entry fee for teams and the event is open to the public. Participants are asked to wear bathing suits and shorts, no denim.
Teams are encouraged to dress in the theme of their boats. Boats will race half the length (25-meters) of the Swim Center’s 50-meter pool and the teams must begin and finish the race with the two-person crew intact. Boats must be made of only cardboard and duct tape. Boats can be propelled with the use of arms or cardboard paddles.
Rules and regulations are available at https://rapidcity.activityreg.com . For more information or anyone with questions, contact Lindsey Myers at 605-394-4175.
