Are you small enough?
It is almost time for the Beach Bar’s Minimal Regatta, an annual competition pitting the craftiest of boat designers against each other. The rules are simple. Build a boat that floats. Okay, maybe not quite that simple. The rules are actually:
Your craft must be made with the following materials:
- One 4×8’ ¼ inch sheet of plywood.
- Two 2x4x8” boards
- One 2’ wide, 60’ long roll of duct tape
- One pound of fasteners (nails, screws, staples.)
- No adhesives. No caulking.
- Painting is optional; only latex or enamel paint is allowed. No resin-based or polyurethane paints.
-No paddling devices allowed, other than those made with the above materials.
- All craft inspected for compliance on day of race.
Did you know the boats hanging above the bar in the Beach Bar are all past years’ winners?
April 28th, 2009 08:33
I will be there! We watched this event 2 years ago and it was so much fun. We’re lucky enough to be on island that day so we will be sure to be there.
April 28th, 2009 08:37
Everyone knows you can’t build anything with only one roll of duct tape!!
April 28th, 2009 10:29
2′ wide duct tape?! Wow.
April 28th, 2009 11:15
How awesome is this. We will be there rip roaring and ready to drink and watch
April 28th, 2009 11:16
Darn, Miss it by one day. Don’t get there till the 17th. At least save me some drinks!
April 28th, 2009 21:12
Methinks, arrgh, the ‘s and “s became a wee bit scrambled… can ye really find 2-foot wide duct tape at the Olde Home Depot? Arrgh… and what can ye do with an 8-inch piece of 2×4? Shiver me timbers, I be just sayin’…