072618 Cardboard Regatta (MA)

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Wyatt Griggel of Algonquin, 16, retrieves a renegade sheet of cardboard blown by the wind into the Fox River during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Gavin Christopherson of West Dundee, 15, secures his boat with duct tape during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Joshua Weiby of Carpentersville, 13, folds a sheet of cardboard used to create a boat during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Hannah Gillette of Round Lake, 12, finds a unique angle to inspect her boat in as she gets help from her mother, Jenn Shafer (left) during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Ben Grugel of Algonquin, 9, races back to the shoreline to place second in the 12 and under division during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Participants and spectators line the Fox River to watch the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers. The race did not happen in 2016 or 2017, which organizers attribute to a smaller showing this year than in previous years.

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Joe Shafer of Round Lake stands atop a trailer loaded with sheets of donated cardboard as he waits to hand them out to participants in the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Joshua Weiby of Carpentersville, 13, works on his cardboard boat during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Tanner Davis (right), 19, reacts inside his cardboard boat as he gets help from Joey Kalina (left), 20, and Grant Bergeson, 19, all of Cary, during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Jalyn McHale of Downers Grove, 17, decorates her cardboard boat during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Matthew Nichols (from left), 3, and Gavin Vuglar, 6, watch as Eric Nichols, all of Algonquin, puts the finishing touches on their cardboard boat during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Annahlu Raclawski (left), 12, and Ellie Raclawski, 6, are all smiles as they race to the Fox River shoreline to place first in the 12 and under division of the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Konrad Gostomski of Algonquin, 15, capsizes in his cardboard boat during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.

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Mike Pagan of Algonquin throws his head back in laughter as he talks with friends while wearing a top hat made of cardboard and duct tape during the annual Algonquin Founders Day 2018 Cardboard Boat Regatta at Riverfront Park on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Algonquin. The event featured 33 registered boats, and participants were given two hours to build their vessel using donated cardboard, duct tape, safety knives, life jackets, and permanent markers.