Dana Point Festival of Whales: Cardboard Classic/ Dinghy Dash 2025
Schedule
Sat Mar 08 2025 at 08:00 am to 12:30 pm
UTC-08:00Location
Baby Beach Dana Point Harbor | Dana Point, CA
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Westwind Sailing is honored to host the 8th annual Cardboard Classic / Dinghy Dash during the Dana Point Festival of Whales! This event is a fun-filled, family-oriented day that includes a cardboard boat building contest and race (the Dinghy Dash), food, event mc – (comedian Jim Taylor!), music and awards. It’s serious fun for competitors and spectators alike!The Cardboard Classic is a free event and open to the public from 8 AM – 12:30 PM at Baby Beach, Dana Point Harbor (next to the OC Sailing & Event Center). Our main event is the Dinghy Dash which will feature a beach full of sea hardy captains racing in the Harbor with nothing but a paddle and their cardboard ships!
Dinghy Dash teams will work through the morning designing and building their crafts from corrugated cardboard and duct tape and then competing in age division races in the afternoon.
Cost to enter the Dinghy Dash is $50 per team $75 for the Business Barge
All building materials for the Dinghy Dash are supplied. Building materials include: cardboard, duct tape, box cutter knife, sharpie pens … that’s it! No outside materials allowed.
Up to five people may participate on any team to build a boat but only one person per team may race in any given race. Adult supervision is required for any team with members under 13 years old.
Awards will be presented to top racers in each category along with 5 judged awards including: The Titanic!
This is the 5th year for our 'Business Barge' Division. Local businesses should pre-register and begin building their crafts as soon possible. Business Barge boats will be on display during the morning of the Classic and are eligible to win the ‘People’s Choice’ award which is determined by public votes. The Business Barges have a race division too! All local businesses are invited to enter as this is a great opportunity for Promotion and Team Building!
Race Categories (by Captain's age):
• 8 – 10 years old (Juice Box)
• 11 - 13 years old (Gift Box)
• 14 - 17 years old (Shoe Box)
• Adult (Match Box)
• Adaptive Invitational (Hat Box)
• Business Barge
Visit our Dinghy Dash Web Page too: https://westwindsailing.com/cardboard-classic-dinghy-dash
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Where is it happening?
Baby Beach Dana Point Harbor, 24360 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629, United States,Dana Point, CaliforniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
