The 10th Annual Regatta was a "SPLASHING" success!

REIGNING CHAMP, Chris Langathanios 

This weekend marked Manchester’s 10th Cardboard Boat Regatta on the inner harbor which brought out a huge crowd of over 300 cheering spectators and fans. This hilariously-fun family event hosted by Team BioFuel brought out 21 competitors who raced boats that they made entirely out of cardboard and duct tape.  Many creative favorites as part of this year’s boat line up were: Reese’s Musical Spaceship, 100% Recycled, Jackson 8, Sponge Boat Square Pants, and River Cats. The reigning champion, local Chris Langathianos, took home first place again this year with a time of 1:08 minutes in his Kim Jun DEUX boat while newcomer Zach Carvalho had blazing speed, picking off most of the adult competitors to win first place in the kid’s division and third overall with his Sink Oar Swim Boat. 

A HUGE thanks goes out to Captain Dusty’s Ice Cream, Jeffrey's Creek Landscaping, The American Legion, the Manchester by-the-Sea Harbormasters, Peter Hoare, Chris Thomas, Lisa Martinez and Chris Williams for making this race such a fantastic event again this year! 

The Official 2018 Race Results:

1.  Kim Jun DEUX 1:08.80

2. Watermelon 1:48.17

3.  Sink Oar Swim 1:48.75

4.  Papa T 1:58.14

5.  Both Ways 1:59.00

6.  Fancy Pants 159.01

7.  Mr. Hodges Neighborhood 2:04.37

8.  Bad Ass 2:29.07

9.  100% Recycled 2:42.91

10.  Cripple Fish II 2:44.58

11.  Bob is Old Enough to be My DAD 3:35.59

12.  Jackson 8 3:56.24

13.  Sponge BOAT Square Pants 4:03.39

14.  The Reese’s Musical Spaceship  5:10.15

15.  The Curse of the Black Squirrel 5:30.69

16.  Blue Belle 5:59.78

17.  The Goat 6:30.62

18.  Captain Morgan & Coke 7:08.15

Did not Finish: Piece of Junk

Did not Finish: The River Cats 

Did not Finish: O-Kajun