Cardboard Boat Race

This is a Casco Bay High School tradition. It's strange. It's weird. It's a ton of fun.

About 20 boats only made of cardboard, ducting tape, glue, latex paint, and box tape are line up on the beach. First they race by class, and then a elimination rounds of who is still alive. Mr. B sits in a kayak about 30 feet out. Two students per a boat at the starting line on the beach must somehow get themselves and most of their boat around Mr. B in either direction and then back across the starting line on the land.

Our friends: Connor, Sue, and Tom from Austin came to watch. I think they got a good feel of what Casco Bay High School is like.

Oliver's boat had a b.a. shark theme.

The horn blew and 5 boats went into the water.

One sank immediately. They dumped it out and jumped back in. We then noticed oliver and his crew of 1 was have a difficult time steering.

Most of the boats were starting to get around Mr. B. Oliver's boat was fast, but they went back and forth a couple of times before they actually got past Mr. B.

They were cruising and now it was time to head back to the land, they were now in last place. 

Then the boat started to bend and take in water. The boat refused to float towards the shore.

Rest in Peace Shark boat.

Other classes began to race, the staff boat did very well.

Then I noticed oliver had taken half his boat out for another spin with his crew.

The ocean is cold. Oliver developed an "inverse-penis".

Once dry he celebrated his survival with a fine bottle of sparkling cider.