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Jayden Silva, 9, carefully adjusts the drinking straw that serves as support for a paper sail on his boat during a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Drew Washow, 10, left, and Jameson Tenopir, 11, work together on crafting boats at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Ian Frangiamore, 12, inflates a balloon that will be used to propel his boat at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Riley McCarter, 10, attaches a sail made of small paper cups to his boat at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Jaeda Gunter, 11, works on a small platform for her boat at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Max Harwood, 9, unrolls duct tape to attach to his boat at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Riley McCarter, 10, tests the effectiveness of the sail on his boat crafted from paper cups at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Ilyana Silva Cruz, 11, cheers after her boat sails across a tub of water, propelled by a balloon emptying air at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Siblings Ilyana Silva Cruz, 11, and Jayden Silva, 9, face their boats off at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Ilyana Silva Cruz, 11, smiles while watching her boat skip across a tub of water at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Jaeda Gunter, 11, carefully unloads her boat into water and prepares to blow air on to the sail at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.
Matthew Kasper, 10, shows off his boat at a mini STEM boat regatta Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Cary Area Public Library.