Cardboard Boat Races at Shoal Creek Water Festival

Cardboard Boats

Participating in the Cardboard Boat Race is a fantastic way for your organization to bond and have a blast! Imagine designing, naming, building, and sailing your very own boat, cheered on by families and other team members on race day. This event offers some incredible benefits:
• Improves communication - Shouting about waterproofing over cardboard? Why not!
• Ignites creativity - Who knew cardboard could be transformed into such masterpieces?
• Strengthens relationships - Rowing together certainly brings folks closer.
• Boosts morale - Nothing beats the cheers of victory (or even hilarious defeat)
• Sharpens problem-solving skills - Can that cardboard handle the waves? Let's find out.
• Promotes generosity - Sharing duct tape never felt so good.

The boats are made entirely from cardboard and powered by paddlers. They will race down Shoal Creek, competing for honor, glory, bragging rights, and unique trophies. Categories include Solo, Tandem, and Team.
By joining our fleet, you’ll:
• Have an unforgettable adventure - Seriously, this is one for the memory books.
• Be part of something epic - The cardboard fleet awaits you.
• Gain recognition and prestige - You’re going to be a legend.
• Support Wildcat Glades Park - Feel good while having fun.
• Race in a safe environment - Safety first, fun second.

COMMITMENT

Captains and crews eager to compete in the Shoal Creek Water Festival Cardboard Boat Race commit to the following:
• Build a boat using only cardboard and duct tape. Get creative!
• Make sure all boats are human powered (bring your own oars or paddles).
• Dive fully into the event, which includes:
• Bringing your completed boat to the wharf on Saturday, July 25th at 9 a.m.
• Participating in the brief awards ceremony after the race
• Cleaning up or removing your boat after the race
• Registering your boat by July 23rd at 5 p.m.



Permissible Materials: Materials NOT Allowed:
Corrugated Cardboard Wood, Styrofoam
Appliance or grocery stores
Plastic sheathing
Cardboard “blocks”
Furniture stores Fiberglass
Cardboard Tubes Carpet/linoleum stores Sona-Tubes, coated cardboard
Silicon, Wax, Tar
Fastening material
Duct or masking tape Liquid nails adhesive Caulking compounds
Latex Paint, Varnish Metal
Staples, clamps, screws
Judges decide on the interpretation of the rules


• The ENTIRE boat must be built of cardboard, duct tape, and one-part polyurethane. (Any part of your boat that touches the water must be cardboard. This includes the hull, decking, keel, cowling, superstructure, oar locks, seating and Nuts, bolts, washers and staples are NOT allowed in hull construction. The cardboard may be as thick as you want, but may not be glued or attached to wood, plastic, fiberglass, etc.)
o Only exceptions are the paddles & decorations
• Use cardboard boxes, “blocks”, carpet tubes
• NO pre-treated cardboard allowed
• NO wood, plastic, Styrofoam or fiberglass
• NO caulking compounds or two-part/mixed adhesives
• NO wrapping in plastic or fiberglass
• Decorations are encouraged as long as they don’t effect structural strength or buoyancy
• Boats CANNOT tow anything behind them for the safety of other
• Every crewmember must wear a PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE (PFD) & proper Please provide your own PFDs.
• All crew members MUST sign a Participant Waiver/Hold Harmless Agreement on race Boats will not be allowed to race without a signed agreement from each race participant
• All boats are human powered (oars and paddles you provide are acceptable as propulsion tools)

Fee is $25 per boat.
Categories Include:
Adult (19 & up) Solo, Tandem, Team
Family (or groups) Can have a child or children under 18 but must have at least one adult in the boat: Tandem & Team
Teen (13 to 18) Solo, Tandem & Team