BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta BEGIN:VEVENT UID:183832023-08-05 DTSTART:20230805T163000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230805T040000Z LOCATION:26 Market Street\nBlades Delaware 19973 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=26 Market Street\nBlades De laware 19973;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=26 Market Street:geo:38.638077,-75. 609657 GEO:38.638077;-75.609657 SUMMARY:Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental \nControl [https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/] announced today that the\ne ighth annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta will be held Saturday\,\nAug. 5 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park in Blades. The DNREC\nDivisio n of Watershed Stewardship encourages participants to register\nearly and launch their boat-building efforts for a head start on\nwhat’s sure to b e a creatively-designed flotilla of recycled\ncardboard regatta competitio n.\n\nThe Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta is a fun family event presented by\nthe Town of Blades in conjunction with the DNREC Division of Watershed \nStewardship’s Reclaim Our River (ROR)-Nanticoke Series Program\,\nNant icoke Watershed Alliance\, Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s\nMill Na ture Center\, Gallery 107\, and the Nanticoke River Yacht Club.\nThe fun f amily event begins with sign-in and walk-up registration at\n11 a.m.\, fol lowed by judging of boats’ appearances at noon\, and\nraces starting at 12:30 p.m.\n\nThe Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta is open to anyone who’ s willing\nto build a boat from recycled cardboard and paddle it a short d istance\nto the regatta finish line. First-place awards will be given for\ nwinners of races in five different categories: individual\, youth (age\n1 2 and under)\, teens (ages 13-18)\, family/friends\, and organizations\nor businesses. Special awards will be given for “Pride of the\nFleet\,” “Most Whimsical Boat\,” and “Team Spirit.” Also\,\nspectators will be asked to pick a “People’s Choice” award\nwinner\, while a specia l “Titanic Award” will be given for the\n“Most Dramatic Sinking!”\ n\nTo receive an early-bird entry fee of $20 per boat\, participants are\n encouraged to register their boats by Friday\, July 21. After that\ndate\, registration will increase to $30\, and participants can also\nregister t o enter the day of the event. Boats may be any size\, shape\nor design\, b ut must be made of recycled corrugated cardboard. Boats\nshould be painted with multiple coats of latex paint. Boat decorations\nmay be removed afte r judging\, and prior to the race start.\n\nParticipants are encouraged to challenge other boats to face off in\nthe Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta for one-on-one bragging rights.\nAfter all the different categories of ra cing are completed\, cardboard\nboat skippers may challenge other skippers and their boats to a race.\nThere is a $5 fee for a challenge race to be paid by the challenger.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The \;Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Con trol \;announced today that the eighth annual Recycled Cardboard B oat Regatta will be held Saturday\, Aug. 5 at the Nanticoke River Public M arine Park in Blades. The DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship encourag es participants to register early and launch their boat-building efforts f or a head start on what&rsquo\;s sure to be a creatively-designed flotilla of recycled cardboard regatta competition.

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The Recycled Cardboa rd Boat Regatta is a fun family event presented by the Town of Blades in c onjunction with the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship&rsquo\;s Recla im Our River (ROR)-Nanticoke Series Program\, Nanticoke Watershed Alliance \, Delaware Nature Society&rsquo\;s Abbott&rsquo\;s Mill Nature Center\, G allery 107\, and the Nanticoke River Yacht Club. The fun family event begi ns with sign-in and walk-up registration at 11 a.m.\, followed by judging of boats&rsquo\; appearances at noon\, and races starting at 12:30 p.m.

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The Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta is open to anyone who&rsquo\;s willing to build a boat from recycled cardboard and paddle it a short dis tance to the regatta finish line. First-place awards will be given for win ners of races in five different categories: individual\, youth (age 12 and under)\, teens (ages 13-18)\, family/friends\, and organizations or busin esses. Special awards will be given for &ldquo\;Pride of the Fleet\,&rdquo \; &ldquo\;Most Whimsical Boat\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Team Spirit.&rdquo\; Also\, spectators will be asked to pick a &ldquo\;People&rsquo\;s Choice&r dquo\; award winner\, while a special &ldquo\;Titanic Award&rdquo\; will b e given for the &ldquo\;Most Dramatic Sinking!&rdquo\;

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To receiv e an early-bird entry fee of $20 per boat\, participants are encouraged to register their boats by Friday\, July 21. After that date\, registration will increase to $30\, and participants can also register to enter the day of the event. Boats may be any size\, shape or design\, but must be made of recycled corrugated cardboard. Boats should be painted with multiple co ats of latex paint. Boat decorations may be removed after judging\, and pr ior to the race start.

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Participants are encouraged to challenge other boats to face off in the Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta for one-on- one bragging rights. After all the different categories of racing are comp leted\, cardboard boat skippers may challenge other skippers and their boa ts to a race. There is a $5 fee for a challenge race to be paid by the cha llenger.

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