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\u201cWe had a fun little group in the shop and it was just nice to bond and tape cardboard together,\u201d Addie Guidos \u201828 of the Outdoor Programs team said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 12 teams participated in the Oct. 25 race: Redlands Young Life, Outdoor Programs, DAWGS, Students for Environmental Action (SEA) Club, Snow Sports Club, Track & Field, an individual student team, two alumni teams and three Residence Life teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Alumni Hien Huynh \u201897 and his son made this boat for the Oct. 25 Cardboard Boat Regatta. It was one of the two boats that managed to stay afloat during the race.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/88ljifrh.png\")
Members of Redlands Young Life display their \u201cNoah\u2019s Ark\u201d boat for the Oct. 25 Cardboard Boat Regatta. They competed against the Track & Field and \u201cElf Shoe-In\u201d teams in the first round, and sank near the start.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2vsyo8h9.png\")
Teagan May (left) and Abi Ibarra (right) of SEA Club show off their cardboard hats before the Oct. 25 Cardboard Boat Regatta. These two freshmen ended up swimming the 50 meters after their boat fell apart when they attempted to get in.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nPhoto Credit: McKenzie Rose<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participants began showing up at Thompson Aquatic Center around 5:30 p.m. to put the finishing touches on their cardboard vessels and devise a game plan. As the race approached, levels of confidence were on both sides of the scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBigger is better,\u201d Sebastian Saucedo \u201825, said of their Track & Field boat. \u201cThe weight will distribute more evenly, which means we can be stable and go fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sebastian Saucedo (left) and Gael Orozco (right) pose in their Track & Field boat before the Oct. 25 Cardboard Boat Regatta. These seniors raced in the first round, during which their boat sank near the start. Photo Credit: McKenzie Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Other teams were not as optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs long as we make it halfway, I\u2019ll be happy,\u201d Adelaide Hubble of the DAWGS team said. \u201cIf we make it all the way, I\u2019ll be ecstatic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Adelaide Hubble (left) and Ella Janecek (right) pose in their DAWGS boat before the Oct. 25 Cardboard Boat Regatta. They raced in the second round and had to pull their boat along as it fell apart. Photo Credit: McKenzie Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Around 6:30 p.m., the first of four rounds of the 2024 Redlands Homecoming Cardboard Boat Regatta commenced. The Track & Field and Young Life teams experienced great difficulty getting their boats into the water, and ended up watching the \u201cElf Shoe-In\u201d alumni team complete the round alone as they clung to their dismembered boats. The DAWGS and Residence Life Quad Squad teams suffered a similar fate, dragging their boats across the pool as the other alumni team made a comeback to win the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Teams compete in the first round of the Oct. 25 Cardboard Boat Regatta. The \u201cElf Shoe-In\u201d Alumni team (foreground) not only won this round, but the whole race. Photo Credit: McKenzie Rose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Every team in round three struggled when the horn sounded; Residence Life called it quits after their boat fell apart, the Snow Sports Club\u2019s boat turned into a bobsled as its front gave way, and the Outdoors Program boat slowly sank. The latter of the two ended up dragging theirs the length of the pool, with Outdoor Programs pulling out the win. In the fourth and final round, the Students for Environmental Action (SEA) Club and Residence Life boats capsized while the other Residence Life \u201cSS BAGS\u201d boat made it all but five feet before taking on too much water. When all was said and done, only two boats – both belonging to the alumni teams – remained intact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a time of 1:46, \u201897 Alumni Hien Huynh and his ten-year-old son of the \u201cElf Shoe-In\u201d alumni team claimed the title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The \u201cElf Shoe-In\u201d team holds up their trophy for winning the 2024 Homecoming Cardboard Boat Regatta. They raced in the first round and their boat, shaped and decorated like a Christmas elfs\u2019 shoe, was one of only two that remained intact. Photo Credit: Frank Perez, University of Redlands Marketing and Communications photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n This was the Huynh family\u2019s third Redlands Cardboard Boat Regatta and second victory, as they won the 2018 inaugural regatta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve made this a tradition,\u201d Huynh said, adding that they plan to return next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The costume winners were also announced, with the SS BAGS team winning the Best Cardboard Costume Design while the Snow Sports Club team was deemed the Best Boat Design. A small awards ceremony then followed, where each team was presented with trophies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Winners of the Oct. 25 Cardboard Boat Regatta huddle together for a picture. From left to right: the \u201cElf Shoe-In\u201d team won the race, the Snow Sports Club team won the Best Boat Design and SS BAGS team won the Best Cardboard Costume Design. Photo Credit: Frank Perez, University of Redlands Marketing and Communications photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Wrapping up the event, Jillian Strong, the assistant director of Student Involvement and Success, thanked everyone for attending and encouraged them to return for next year\u2019s regatta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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