page_title: Cardboard boat race
hierarchical_section_title: Cardboard boat race
caption_attribution_description: English: Participants of the Morale, Recreation and Welfare's great cardboard regatta race in their 'boats,' which were constructed of duct tape and cardboard, at the MWR Marina, May 30. Service members from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Joint Task Force Guantanamo were represented in the race. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released. The JTF conducts intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the Global War on Terror. JTF Guantanamo provides support to the Office of Military Commissions, to law enforcement and to war crimes investigations. The JTF conducts planning for and, on order, responds to Caribbean mass migration operations.
context_page_description: A cardboard boat race, sometimes known as a boat regatta, is a common school-spirit competition for students of high school and college age.
  The earliest documented cardboard boat regatta was the result of a design problem created by Richard Archer at Southern Illinois University in 1974.
  A typical competition format allows competitors a fixed build time, using only a predetermined number of corrugated fiberboard sheets, glue, adding machine tape, and paint. Duct tape is also often a key ingredient. Once completed, teams must race their boats across a shallow pond, river, or swimming pool using similarly constructed oars. The boats will almost always flood, sink, or shred under the weight, mostly owing to the difficulties of waterproofing cardboard.
  In Rainy River, Ontario, races are held each year with simple rules. Purist Classes- Team registration includes a supply of all materials picked up at the same time to build your boat. Contestants must build the boats and compete the same day. Open classes- can be constructed prior to Race Day using cardboard, duct tape and additional adhesive components of the contestants choosing.
context_section_description: A cardboard boat race, sometimes known as a boat regatta,  is a common school-spirit competition for students of high school and college age.
  The earliest documented cardboard boat regatta was the result of a design problem created by Richard Archer at Southern Illinois University in 1974.
  A typical competition format allows competitors a fixed build time, using only a predetermined number of corrugated fiberboard sheets, glue, adding machine tape, and paint. Duct tape is also often a key ingredient. Once completed, teams must race their boats across a shallow pond, river, or swimming pool using similarly constructed oars. The boats will almost always flood, sink, or shred under the weight, mostly owing to the difficulties of waterproofing cardboard.
  In Rainy River, Ontario, races are held each year with simple rules.  Purist Classes- Team registration includes a supply of all materials picked up at the same time to build your boat. Contestants must build the boats and compete the same day. Open classes- can be constructed prior to Race Day using cardboard, duct tape and additional adhesive components of the contestants choosing. Suitably themed and costumed participants are encouraged to enter their creations in the RailRoad Daze Parade.
caption: US Navy personnel paddling cardboard boats in Guantanamo Bay
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