Cardboard Boat Regatta
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Save the Date For Our 2026 Cardboard Boat Regatta
What is a boat regatta?
Families are challenged to build a boat at home using only cardboard and duct tape, and then bring them on race day to paddle the length of the Dover Y Outdoor Center Pool! This one-of-a-kind event is all about family fun, creativity, teamwork—and the ultimate challenge: will your boat float or sink?
Prizes! Excitement! Suspense!
(Will it float?)
5 prize categories:
*Best Design: colorful, fun, has a name, etc
*1st place in heat
*Champion in final heat
*Davey Jones Locker
*Most Spirit (overall theme)
Learn More:
https://www.ymcade.org/event/dover-y-cardboard-boat-regatta-2/
Register:
https://ymcade.formstack.com/forms/cardboard_boat_regatta
Save the Date For Our 2026 Cardboard Boat Regatta
What is a boat regatta?
Families are challenged to build a boat at home using only cardboard and duct tape, and then bring them on race day to paddle the length of the Dover Y Outdoor Center Pool! This one-of-a-kind event is all about family fun, creativity, teamwork—and the ultimate challenge: will your boat float or sink?
Prizes! Excitement! Suspense!
(Will it float?)
5 prize categories:
*Best Design: colorful, fun, has a name, etc
*1st place in heat
*Champion in final heat
*Davey Jones Locker
*Most Spirit (overall theme)
Learn More:
https://www.ymcade.org/event/dover-y-cardboard-boat-regatta-2/
Register:
https://ymcade.formstack.com/forms/cardboard_boat_regatta
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Where is it happening?
Dover YMCA Outdoor Pool, 825 Kenton Rd, Dover, DE 19904-2357, United States
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Host or PublisherDover YMCA
