The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta 

    The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta is sponsored by Windsor Encampment #160 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows to benefit Windsor Septemberfest, August 28-31. The Regatta will be held during the annual 4th of July celebration at Farrington Park in Windsor MO.

The objective is to construct a human-powered boat made of cardboard boxes and cardboard tubes that will hold a maximum of two people and float long enough to travel the race course for one lap.

For more information, review the attached race rules or contact Danny Hampton at 647-2461 or Gary Divine at 647-3902.

Great Cardboard Boat Regatta Rules
 

You may enter one of two categories: A) Single person, age 13 and over

                                                        B) Two-person team

1. Open to all ages. Anyone under the age of 18 must have a legal guardian’s consent and they must sign the Waiver of Liability and Release of Claims Form.

2. Registration will be from 2 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. on the north side of Farrington Park. Teams should be prepared to launch at 3 p.m.

3. Only regular corrugated boxes, cardboard tubes, glue, clear packing or duct tape, and latex paint are allowed for the entire boat construction. The cardboard should be standard cardboard typically used to package appliances, computers, etc.  Any other type of “treated cardboard” that has been processed in such a way as to make the cardboard waterproof MAY NOT BE USED.  Cardboard rolls from carpet or similar uses are not allowed.  Duct tape or clear packing tape is only allowed to reinforce seams. Only white glue or wood glue may be used. No two part epoxy type glue is allowed. No waxed, oiled or peeled surfaces, foam, metal, rubber, plastic, caulk or staples are allowed.

4. If there is any doubt about the construction, the judges reserve the right to use a probe, such as an ice pick, to test and verify that only cardboard has been used.

5. Failure to abide by a race/construction rule or the direction of a race official shall be cause for disqualification. The decision of the Regatta officials and judges is final.

 
6. A Personal Flotation Device (PFD) must be worn by each team member. You must provide your own PFDs.

 
7. The complete size of the boat hull or structure must not be wider than 4 feet and no longer than 8 feet. This rule will be strictly enforced.

8. Each participant must sign a Waiver of Liability and Release of Claims. Participants will not be allowed to race without the proper signatures on the form.

9. There is an entry fee of $10 per boat.

10. Each team will race their boat once, two at a time, but finishing times will be compared to other boats to determine placement. If a boat disintegrates, falls apart, or sinks to the point that the crewmember(s) are swimming instead of paddling, the team is then declared as a Did Not Finish (DNF) entrant and no time will be entered for that boat and the team is officially out of the competition. The judges will make a decision on this if necessary.

 
11. Clean Up: All cardboard, decorations, and boat related materials must be removed from the water and the grounds by the boat crew and either taken home or disposed of in the on-site “cardboard boat graveyard.”

12. The propulsion system, including oars and paddles, must be made from cardboard. They may be covered entirely with duct tape or clear plastic tape.

 
13. Decorations and props that are not part of the boat’s hull or structure are allowed as long as they, in no way, effect the strength or buoyancy of the boat.

Awards To Be Presented
 

1. Best of Show Award. This award will be voted on by the audience. Audience members will be allowed to vote by donating $1 a vote to the Septemberfest Committee. The boat that raises the most money will be declared the winner.

2. Titanic Award. This award is for the boat that sinks the quickest.

 
3. Best Times:

    One-person boat  ... A.  Youth 13-17

                                   B.  Adult 18 and older

    Two-person boat  ... A.  Intergenerational team (1 adult and 1 child under 13)
                                   B.  All other two-person teams.

First place trophies will be awarded in each of the Best Times categories.

Second and third place winners will receive ribbons in each of the Best Times categories.

Waiver of Liability and Release of Claims
for the Great Cardboard Regatta

July 4 2008
Farrington Park, Windsor, Missouri
In consideration of undersigned being permitted to compete, officiate, observe, work for or participate in any way in the Great Cardboard Regatta. (the “Event”) located at Farrington Park (the “Lake”) Windsor, MO, the undersigned understand, acknowledge, and agree that there is an inherent danger involved, and that the undersigned are
participating in the event at their own risk. The undersigned hereby releases, waives, discharges, and covenants not to sue the City of Windsor, (hereinafter the “City”); Farrington Park or its board members; any member, representative or volunteer of Windsor’s Septemberfest; any member, representative or volunteer of Windsor Encampment #160 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (hereinafter collectively the “Sponsors). The undersigned assume the risk and all dangerous conditions in and about the Lake and all other facilities related thereto, including, but not limited to all equipment and all other claims for loss, injury, death or damage or any kind of nature whatsoever which may occur while the undersigned is at and about the Lake during the Event, which may be caused by any act, or failure to act, or negligence of the undersigned, the City or its agents, representatives, officers, employees, or invitee, or the Sponsors, their agents, representatives, officers, employees or invitee.  The undersigned, for themselves and their respective heirs and legal representatives, assigns and insurers, covenant and agree that they will be solely responsible for any and all loss, damage, injury or death that may be occasioned to any person, or damage to property arising out of or in any way connected with the undersigned’s participation in the Event and presence at the Lake, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City and Sponsor’s together with their legal representatives, employees, officers or agents against any and all claims or damage, including the cost of defense of any such claim, of any kind or nature whatsoever.

Nothing contained herein is intended to excuse the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the City or Sponsors or their legal representatives, agents employees or invitee, if the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the City or Sponsors is the proximate cause of any loss, damage, injury or death that may be occasioned to any person, or damage to property arising out of or in any way connected with the undersigned participation in the Event.

I HAVE READ THIS WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS AND FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT, AND HAVE SIGNED IT FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT ANY INDUCEMENT, ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE BEING MADE TO ME. I INTEND MY SIGNATURE TO BE A COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL LIABILITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW.

 
Dated this _______________day of _____. 2008.
Name: (Please print) ______________________
Signature: ______________________________
Legal Guardian's Name: (Please print) ‘”If participant is under 18 years of age.”
_____________________________________

Signature:________________________________
Address:__________________________________
City and State:_____________________________
Telephone:_______________________________
Email:____________________________________
Witness:__________________________________

Entry Form For The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta

July 4, 2008
Farrington Park, Windsor, Missouri
Sponsored by Windsor Encampment #160 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows to benefit Windsor Septemberfest Committee.  Bring this entry form along with the Waiver of Liability and Release of Claims Form with you on the day of the race or mail documents to: Windsor Encampment #160, 116 S. Main. Windsor, MO 65360.  The entry fee is $10 per boat entry. Payment must accompany entry form. Make checks payable to Windsor Encampment #160.
 

I wish to enter the following: (select one only)

__Single-Person Boat

__Two-Person Boat

Single-Person Boat:  Name:  __________________________  Age:  _______ (If under the age of 18)

Two-Person Boat:  Name:  ___________________________   Age:  _______ (if under the age of 18)

2nd Crewmember:  Name:  ___________________________  Age:  _______ (if under the age of 18)

Legal Guardian's Signature: (If crewmember(s) age(s) is/are under 18)
Name: __________________________
Phone: _____________________________

Entry Form, Fee, and Liability Forms must be turned in prior to 2:45 p.m. on July 4. 2008.