Shark Night & Cardboard Boat Regatta

Join Cheatham Annex MWR Aquatics for our Shark Night and Cardboard Boat Regatta on Saturday, July 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Kings Pointe Pool. Have fun with cardboard boats and then play some shark games and watch shark movies. Enjoy some shark themed food with popcorn. 

Rules for Cardboard Regatta:  

Design and Construction 

• Boats must be premade and can be “fine-tuned” on site.
• Only corrugated cardboard may be used. Boats may not be bonded to any other materials. No solid cardboard or carpet roll tubes may be used. 
• No floatation aids may be used such as: wood, metal, Styrofoam, sandbags, etc.
• Joints and seams can ONLY be held together with duct tape (DO NOT completely cover any part of the boat with tape). No nails, wood, or teal fasteners. Staples may be used in small amounts for decorating purposes.
• No paint that will cause a waterproof barrier. No epoxy or two-part glue. No epoxy paint or vanishes of any kind. Latex paints only.
• Hulls MAY NOT be wrapped in plastic, duct tape or any other material.  
• Decorations cannot cause a waterproof barrier.  
• The boat’s passenger area must not be enclosed above the occupant’s shoulders so as to interfere with escape.
• Boats must be built to allow passengers to remain fully on top of the vessel (no dangling extremities). 
• Each boat must have a designated captain and a first mate that will travel on the voyage.  
• Oars will be provided for each boat.  

Vessels are subject to inspection and may be disqualified for violations of the above rules. We do encourage all of our participants to utilize web searches for tips and building ideas, however our rules and guidelines will still need to be followed.   

Registration closes COB Thursday, July 25.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

For more information, please call 757-887-7828 or 757-847-8040.