Tonight is the cardboard boat races!

5:00-5:30 Bring your own dinner 

5:30 We will start the boat races, depending on how long they go, we will have free swim after the races until 7:00.

June 22nd Cardboard Boat Races 5-7pm

• Watch this VIDEO to see it in action!

There will be 3 categories to enter, you can make a boat in each category you'd like:

-Construct it individually

-Construct it with your Oaktree Swim Team big and little buddy

-Construct it with a group of friends

Bring your own dinner, and cardboard boat to race! Races will start around 5:30.

Swimmers are encouraged to team up with their friends to construct a sea-worthy vessel using only cardboard, duct tape, and paint.

Depending on the number of entries, there may be several heats to determine the overall champion.

Please be prepared to take home the remains of any boats that you bring. There is not enough room in the Oaktree dumpster for all the soggy shipwrecks! We will have bags for you to put your soggy boats in to take home.

• Boats will be raced in the pool. Each heat will be 25 yards. Depending on the number of entries, your boat may have to survive multiple heats.
• Boats must be human-powered. There is no limit to the number of crew members on each boat.
• Materials allowed:
  • Cardboard or paper (no plastic, waxed cardboard, or waterproof cardboard)
  • Duct tape
  • Water- or acrylic-based paint- It must not come off in the pool. ONLY THIS TYPE OF PAINT IS ALLOWED We might check prior to it going in the water to make sure it doesn't come off.
• Paddles are allowed but must also be made out of cardboard and duct tape.
• Please take home the remains of your boat at the end of the races!

See you tonight at the pool!

 ~Liz