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| Cape Coral Cardboard Boat Races |
| For details and rules, visit
http://www.capecoralregatta.com |
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 Early morning at the Cape Coral
Yacht Club seems peaceful enough on this perfect July day in
2004. Fishermen make their way along the pier and boats
drift lazily by on the Caloosahatchee River. At first
the beach seems deserted with just a few waders but suddenly
men with mallets and yellow police tape begin to appear and
pound in the stakes that mark off the "boat docks" for the
annual Cardboard Boat Races.Captains bark out orders to
their crew as the colorful chunks of cardboard, glue and paint
are placed on the platforms ready for the first round of
judging. |
 While strolling along the row of
possibly seaworthy craft, the voice of Dave Roberts, Fox TV
begins to describe the scene using words like "whimsical" and
"crafty". The teams have spent hours preparing their boats and
working on nautical outfits to match their theme. The Paradise
Pirates have outdone themselves this year with this authentic
replica of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and there is much
speculation about whether it will float. |
 The Power Squadron goes all out with
their "Popeye II" complete with Spinach and Olive Oyl. It may seem
intimidating to be grouped in with so many creative and
talented boat builders but this is an event that is all about
fun so even the Caloosa Dive Club's "Boat With No Name" boat
in a plain brown wrapper is a contender for some of the many
prizes to be awarded. |
 Mayor Arnold Kempe, the City of Cape
Coral is one of the judging team this year and the National
Anthem is presented by our very own City Manager, Terry
Stewart.
 Sharon Harrington, the Lee County
Supervisor of Elections, has made Touch-Screen Voting Machines
available so that enthusiasts can vote for the People's Choice
Award for a favorite boat and she spends lots of time
explaining the operation of the machines that are used for
elections here in Florida.
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2004 |
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Single Paddler Results |
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Boat
Name |
Club |
Paddler |
Time |
Place |
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Barracuda |
Cal.
Dive Club |
Roy
Jensen |
1:03 |
1 |
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Florida
Panther |
Merry
Mariners |
Bill
Shallbetter |
1:15 |
2 |
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Boat-A-Babe |
Boat-A-Bouts |
Bill
Marino |
1:42 |
3 |
|
‘Nsyncerator |
NBS
|
Dale
Gowan |
1:48 |
4 |
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Rescue
Boat |
Sea
Drifters |
Bob
Romanski |
1:52 |
5 |
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Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
Paradise
Pirates |
Paul
Moses |
1:59 |
6 |
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Nemo |
Cast-A-Weighs |
Bob
Gonnelli |
2:01 |
7 |
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Popeye
II |
Power
Squadron |
Alice
Clarcq |
2:22 |
8 |
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Yellow
Submarine |
Cal.
Dive Club |
Bob
Miller |
3:46 |
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Multiple Paddler Results |
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Boat
Name |
Club |
Paddler |
Time |
Place |
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Barracuda |
Cal.
Dive Club |
Roy
Jensen
Betsy Rouse |
1:17 |
1 |
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Marlin |
Cast-A-Weighs |
George
Davies
Bob Turner |
1:22 |
2 |
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Hawai’I
wa’a |
Merry
Mariners |
Bill
Shallbetter, Dave Devine
Dick Gartner, Rich Mahoney |
1:27 |
3 |
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Rescue
Boat |
Sea
Drifters |
Jack
Childers
Bob Romanski |
1:34 |
4 |
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Chitty
Chitty
Bang Bang |
Paradise
Pirates |
Paul
Moses
Carolyn Sabo |
2:01 |
5 |
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Boat
with No Name |
Cal Dive
Club |
Cherri
Wood, Regina Smith,
Cheryl McClure, Eva Johnson |
2:02 |
6 |
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Boat-A-Babe |
Bill
Marino |
Sharon
Bredek
Bill Marino |
2:04 |
7 |
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Par-A-Dise |
Merry
Mariners |
Judy
Pellufo
David Lawrence |
2:04 |
7 |
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Judge's Awards |
|
Category |
1st |
2nd |
3rd
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Captains Choice |
Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
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Peoples Choice |
Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
Hawai’i wa’a |
Popeye II
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Best
Original Design |
Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
Yellow
Submarine |
Sea
Drifter’s Tow Boat |
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Best
Construction |
Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
Yellow
Submarine |
Hawai’i wa’a |
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Best
Decorated |
Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
Hawai’I wa’a |
Yellow
Submarine |
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Best
Team Effort |
Par-A-Dise |
Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
Nemo |
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Most
Whimsical |
Par-A-Dise |
Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang |
Boat-A-Babe |
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Most
Spectacular Sinking |
CS
Hunley (NBS) |
Yellow Submarine |
Boat
With No Name |
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