Timeline for the 2024 MBTS Cardboard Boat Regatta

 Timeline for Regatta:  Sunday, October 13th

• 10am-11am Boat Registration 
• 10am Legion Opens 
• 10:30am Boats on Display
• 10:30am Captain's Safety Meeting 
• 10:45am Boats drawn for heats/race order
• 11:00am RACE BEGINS

Depending on the # of boats will determine the length of race.  

Post Race Award Ceremony, Patriots game & After Party featuring Peter Hoare on the Legion deck after the race! 

2024 Regatta is October 13th at 11am!

 We are thrilled to announce what looks like another fantastic event this year!  

This year's event will start at 10am with Boats on Display.  The captain's safety briefing will be at 10:30am and the regatta will start at ~11am.  

Awards will be presented following with our amazing partners at the Legion followed by the New England Patriots kick off at 1pm and incredible tunes on the deck at 2pm by Peter Hoare.  

The captain/boat registration is also live!  If you would like to participate, simply fill out the form - the form can be changed at any time right up until the race, it is FREE to enter and ALL are welcome!  The register your boat CLICK HERE.  

An Annual Reminder of the Boat Rules and Regulations

 For everyone's FUN & SAFETY!

The Rules of the Race:

1. Each team must identify a captain.

2. Teams can be an individual or of unlimited size but the boat must have at least one person paddling it (doesn't have to be the captain).

3. Boat must be made of cardboard (See list of BOAT REGULATIONS below) and propelled by a human paddler.

4. There will be safety boats for each boat along the course for any sinkers.

5. Everyone on boat must wear a PFD (life jacket - don't worry, we have plenty!).

6. Paddlers can use a real paddles - (we have those too!)

7. Each boat must be paddled out around a buoy and back ~ 100yds in Manchester's Inner Harbor.

8. The race will be conducted in timed heats.

To win, paddlers must navigate the race course (around the buoy and back) while having all paddlers in the boat during the entire race. Best time wins.

Boat Regulations

1. Boat must be made of cardboard. Any thickness of corrugated cardboard is permitted, including waxed cardboard, carpet tubes, and cardboard barrels. (Sorry no sonotubes.)

2. Any tape may be used. Duct tape highly recommended. (Gorilla tape is pretty amazing as is the tape at Ocean State Job Lot -it's cheap & works amazingly well.) Tape may only be used on seams, joints or patches.

Do not wrap the hull in tape, plastic, shrink wrap, etc. You get the gist by now, right?! CARDBOARD. A 10 second penalty will be imposed on boats that exceed tape on seams, joints, or patches.

3. Any kind of paint is allowed.

4. No restriction is placed on decorative materials, as long as they do not aid in the flotation or propulsion of the boat and do not create a fire or safety hazard.

6. The boat, or a flag on boat, must display the team or boat name.

7. Each boat must pass technical inspection by all captains before race.

RACE RESULTS for the 2023 Regatta!

FIRST PLACE - ADULTS: Bull Ship, Captain Akshay Patel. 42.85 seconds 

SECOND PLACE - ADULTS: Granny Panty, Captain Bernie Romanowski 43.59 seconds

FIRST PLACE - KIDS: Bruised Wayne, Captain Ellery Olsen. 49.83 seconds

SECOND PLACE - KIDS:  Piece of Ship, Captain Aashika Patel. 1 minute 7.43 seconds

BEST DESIGN/CROWD FAVORITE: The Barbie Dreamboat, Captain Holly Berube.  1 minute 34.76 seconds 

CAT-ASS-TROPHY (Best Sinker):  No Wake Zone, Captain Brian Sollosy. DNF

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1. Bull Ship, Captain Akshay Patel. 42.85 seconds 
2. Granny Panty, Captain Bernie Romanowski 43.59 seconds
3. Flotsame & Jetsun, Captain Adrian Argento.  48.70 seconds
4. Tropic Like It's HOT, Captain Jamie Mathison.  49.30 seconds 
5. Bruised Wayne, Captain Ellery Olsen. 49.83 seconds
6. Boo Boat, Captain Christine Delisio. 54.42 seconds
7. Gulls Gone Wild, Captain Luiz Vala.  1 minute 4.13 seconds
8. Piece of Ship, Captain Aashika Patel. 1 minute 7.43 seconds
9. No Fin Left to Loose, Captain Chris Langathianos.  1 minute 7.58 seconds 
10. Lil' Boat 113, Captain Mara Coleman.  1 minute 12 seconds 
11. The Punkin, Captain Annika Stewart.  1 minute 15.02 seconds 
12. Rubber Duckie, Donna Furse.  1 minute 24.61 seconds 
13. The Barbie Dreamboat, Captain Holly Berube.  1 minute 34.76 seconds
14. Barbenheimer - Barbie's Little Boy, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Captain Evan Olson.  1 minute 37.96 seconds 
15. Cherry Waves, Captain Zac Carvalho. 1 minute 42.97 seconds
16. Fall Axolotle, Captain Zoe & Liana.  1 minute 43.86 seconds 
17. Manchester Vice, Manchester Police Department Sean Mullin. 1 minute 47.75 seconds 
18. SS Welcome, Captain KK Miller. 1 minute 51.13 seconds
19. SS Riley, Riley Parker.  1 minute 57.70 seconds 
20. Jimmy's All You Can Drink Buffet, Captains Chris, Jamie, Kim, Bob, Brian & Becci. 2 minutes 4.83 seconds 
21. Getaway Car, Captains Becci Sollosy & Summer Hofeldt. 2 minutes 11.58 seconds 
22. Curious Canoe, Captain Devin Bradshaw.  2 minutes 16.72 seconds 
23. Apollo 7, Captains Cameron Conley & Tommy Bergeron.  3 minutes 37.76 seconds
24. Rub A Dub Dub, Captain Kim Hofeldt. 3 minutes 49.62 seconds 
25. Cat - Amaran, Captain Hunter Ross.  5 minutes 32.43 seconds 

• Dip Ship, Captain Kayuri Patel.  DNF
• No Wake Zone, Captain Brian Sollosy.  DNF
• Josh, Captain Stew Pedascho. DNF

Times by HEAT:  

HEAT 1:  SS Welcome, Captain KK Miller. 1 minute 51.13 seconds

HEAT 1:  Flotsame & Jetsun, Captain Adrian Argento.  48.70 seconds

HEAT 2:  Bruised Wayne, Captain Ellery Olsen. 49.83 seconds (First place - kids division)

HEAT 2:  Barbenheimer - Barbie's Little Boy, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Captain Evan Olson.  1 minute 37.96 seconds 

HEAT 3:  Granny Panty, Captain Bernie Romanowski 43.59 seconds (Second Place)

HEAT 3:  Lil' Boat 113, Captain Mara Coleman.  1 minute 12 seconds 

HEAT 4:  Cherry Waves, Captain Zac Carvalho. 1 minute 42.97 seconds

HEAT 4:  The Punkin, Captain Annika Stewart.  1 minute 15.02 seconds 

HEAT 5:  Apollo 7, Captains Cameron Conley & Tommy Bergeron.  3 minutes 37.76 seconds

HEAT 5:  Jimmy's All You Can Drink Buffet, Captains Chris, Jamie, Kim, Bob, Brian & Becci. 2 minutes 4.83 seconds 

HEAT 6:  Piece of Ship, Captain Aashika Patel. 1 minute 7.43 seconds (Second Place- kids division) 

HEAT 6:  Manchester Vice, Manchester Police Department Sean Mullin. 1 minute 47.75 seconds 

HEAT 7:  Bull Ship, Captain Akshay Patel. 42.85 seconds (First Place)

HEAT 7:  Dip Ship, Captain Kayuri Patel.  DNF

HEAT 8:  Tropic Like It's HOT, Captain Jamie Mathison.  49.30 seconds 

HEAT 8:  No Fin Left to Loose, Captain Chris Langathianos.  1 minute 7.58 seconds 

HEAT 9:  Getaway Car, Captains Becci Sollosy & Summer Hofeldt. 2 minutes 11.58 seconds 

HEAT 9:  No Wake Zone, Captain Brian Sollosy.  DNF - CAT-ASS-TROPHY WINNER

HEAT 10:  Rub A Dub Dub, Captain Kim Hofeldt. 3 minutes 49.62 seconds 

HEAT 10:  Cat - Amaran, Captain Hunter Ross.  5 minutes 32.43 seconds 

HEAT 11:  Josh, Captain Stew Pedascho. DNF

HEAT 11:  The Barbie Dreamboat, Captain Holly Berube.  1 minute 34.76 seconds - BEST DESIGN

HEAT 12:  Rubber Duckie, Donna Furse.  1 minute 24.61 seconds 

HEAT 12:  Fall Axolotle, Captain Zoe & Liana.  1 minute 43.86 seconds 

HEAT 13:  Curious Canoe, Captain Devin Bradshaw.  2 minutes 16.72 seconds 

HEAT 13:  Gulls Gone Wild, Captain Luiz Vala.  1 minute 4.13 seconds

HEAT 14:  SS Riley, Riley Parker.  1 minute 57.70 seconds 

HEAT 14:  Boo Boat, Captain Christine Delisio. 54.42 seconds

2023 Schedule for the Regatta - October 8th, 2023

Timeline for Regatta:  Sunday, October 8th, 2023

• 10am-11am Boat Registration 
• 10am Legion Opens 
• 11am Boats on Display
• 11am Captain's Safety Meeting 
• 11:15am Boats drawn for heats/race order
• 11:30am RACE BEGINS

Depending on the # of boats will determine the length of race.  

Post Race Award Ceremony, Patriots game & After Party featuring Peter Hoare on the Legion deck after the race! 

The Cricket Highlights the Cardboard Boat Regatta

 Check out the story here:  https://www.thecricket.com/news/float-or-die/article_e51fdcec-4b0b-11ed-8a80-dfaaf7968ada.html.

2022 Best Design

With almost 500 votes submitted for this years best design & crowd favorite, we had 3 boats that were neck and neck throughout the day but the Ted Lassboat, by came out on top with 23% of the votes.  Cuisine de France ended the day with 19% and Bad Buoys Whatcha Gonna Do with 18% of the votes.