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2010 Milk Carton Boat Races

April 22, 2010 by Dave 4 Comments

Milk Carton Boat Races 2010The only Rose Festival affiliated event I get excited about is back again in 2010: the Milk Carton Boat Race!

Race day is June 13th (11am). The race takes place at the Westmoreland Park casting pond.

After a seven year hiatus the race I obsessed about as a kid returned last year. It did not quite live up to my imagination, but it was still a lot of fun. If you’re going as a spectator I recommend you read my review of last years event so you’ll know what to expect (e.g. no beer garden?!). Bring a blanket (or lawn chairs) and a picnic lunch and enjoy the spectacle.

If you want to participate there are two categories of boat you can choose from:

Racing class: designed for speed and consists of narrower and lighter frames

Showboat class: design is primary goal – does not race

There are four classes of racing boats: children, adults, family/multi-rider, and corporate. Deadline to register is June 9th at 11:59pm! Visit the event website for more information. Follow @MilkCartonBoat on Twitter for the latest news.

Milk Carton Boat Race

Photo courtesy Mile73 – thanks!

Filed Under: Festivals and Fairs, Portland

Comments

  1. Justin says

    April 22, 2010 at 8:54 am

    can’t believe it’s been a year since the last one!

  2. Dave says

    April 22, 2010 at 11:17 am

    Justin – We’re still a few months away, but I figure people might want to know about it now so they can start working on their boats!

  3. Justin says

    April 22, 2010 at 12:19 pm

    Duh! Guess I should have looked at the actual date. Either way, last year was super fun.

  4. emily says

    April 26, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    OH MY GA GA….I found my calling!

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