America's Cardboard Cup Regatta - Crystal Lake Illinois

America's Cardboard Cup Regatta, Crystal Lake, IL
The Unofficial Report - by Dr. Von Zuko

Take a Look at the Word Class, America's Cardboard Cup Regatta Held Annually at Beautiful Crystal Lake in Crystal Lake Illinois	If you have a taste for the outrageous, then the America's Cardboard Cup Regatta is for you! But be prepared for a day filled with great fun, some serious laughter, and lots of good food. The America's Cardboard Cup Regatta is held each year (end of June), in conjunction with Crystal Lake's Gala Summer Festival, and the (delicious) Taste of Crystal Lake. This soon-to- be world famous event attracts thousands of enthusiastic spectators and contributes thousands of dollars to McHenry County and various Chicago-area charities. .	As the name suggests, all participating watercraft are made of the same material, cardboard! (yes, cardboard, as in corrugated.) Many of these vessels are quite imaginative, with whimsical or outrageous themes, and they are almost always colorfully and elaborately decorated. In contrast, others are just . . . well . . . they're just boxes that float . . . at least for awhile anyway. And of course, that's the best (and funniest) part of it all. With this colorful, paper-tape-n-glue flotilla, there are numerous, and yes way-humorous, testaments to the over-all seaworthiness of the medium, and to the sailing prowess of the enthusiastic crews. The competition is on a timed course, arching across the face of Crystal Lake's sandy North Beach. The objective of the Regatta is clear . . . have an outrageously good time, and win if you can. Many of the participating crews actually do strive to win, but it seems that an equal number (edgy fringe types) prefer to go down in a blaze of glory, achieving the most dramatic sinking of the day! There are no prizes for sinking . . . but hey, victory is in the eye of the beholder, and besides the encouragement, laughter, and later adulation from the crowd is a great incentive!
See the nearly famous?	Witness a Big Win!
The Infamous "Shanghai" fires its cannon The Picture Index: See More Pictures . . . click the link The Shanghai The Shanghaied Crew Jamaica Mistaka - dead heat Flystone Mobile Flystone is Sunk by White Trash The Guy from New Zealand Some Just Don't Make It If You Can't Make the Turn The Lunar Landing Module Action from the Starting Line We Can't All Be Beautiful	Full of Blarney See Great Ships Carried on the Backs of Men.	Noah's Ark More Fun Than a Trip to the Zoo
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