20150723 - Founders Regatta (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Wesley Gregory of Greenville, SC, 19, appears from underneath his capsized vessel during the annual cardboard boat regatta race across the Fox River on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Riverfront Park in Algonquin. Teams were given a large cardboard sheet, two hours, and three rolls of duct tape in an attempt to float around a buoy and back for prize money. For a photo gallery and video, visit the website at www.nwherald.com
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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Avery Mason of Algonquin, 11, puts the finishing touches on her boat during the annual cardboard boat regatta race across the Fox River on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Riverfront Park in Algonquin. Teams were given a large cardboard sheet, two hours, and three rolls of duct tape in an attempt to float around a buoy and back for prize money. For a photo gallery and video, visit the website at www.nwherald.com
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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Kaylee Rendl, left, and Alyssa Kirkpatrick, both 16 and from Algonquin, work on their boat during the annual cardboard boat regatta race across the Fox River on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Riverfront Park in Algonquin. Teams were given a large cardboard sheet, two hours, and three rolls of duct tape in an attempt to float around a buoy and back for prize money. For a photo gallery and video, visit the website at www.nwherald.com
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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Garrett Musslewhite, left, and Kyle Petersdorff, both 16 and from Algonquin, take a break from designing a large oar for their boat during the annual cardboard boat regatta race across the Fox River on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Riverfront Park in Algonquin. 73 teams were given a large cardboard sheet, two hours, and three rolls of duct tape in an attempt to float around a buoy and back for prize money. For a photo gallery and video, visit the website at www.nwherald.com
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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com From left: Logan Bazdor of Cary, 14, J.T. Butcher of Algonquin, 14, and Nathan Osberg of Lake In The Hills, 13, clean up soggy wet cardboard after the annual cardboard boat regatta race across the Fox River on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Riverfront Park in Algonquin. 73 teams were given a large cardboard sheet, two hours, and three rolls of duct tape in an attempt to float around a buoy and back for prize money. For a photo gallery and video, visit the website at www.nwherald.com