A hot sunny evening on the second day of Seawork saw a flotilla of cardboard boats take to the water for the Cardboard Boat Regatta sponsored by Knighthood, with a Kings & Queens theme.
Much hilarity ensued with varying success or sinkings in the Seawork marina with plethora of rescue equipment to hand!
The event was rounded off with live music from The Captain’s Beard band and plenty of refreshments.
Entrants were: Seas of Solutions with HMS FASTFIND Landau Marine with GUITAR Knighthood with QE3 ScaffFloat with SCAFFFLOAT Vulkan with VULKING BMT with CROWN CLOWNS Maritime Journal with HMS NAUTI BUOY Zodiac Milpro UK Limited with HMS KINGS REVENGE
The prizegiving crowned the winners along with their trophies.
Fastest Passage on the Course – Zodiac Milpro – Tom Parry
Spirit of Tenacity, which characterises Mercator Media, - Maritime Journal for Lizzie’s elegant voyage!
Best Classic Construction – Landau - Dom Kingsland & Cal Leverett
Spirit of the Regatta and fastest adjusted time – ScaffFloat - Toby Budd & Ben Dean
A special prize was awarded to BMT for their asymmetric design and for completing the course the wrong way up!
