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Join other OVCC members on August 19th at Oeder’s Lake in Morrow, Ohio for the Little Miami Area Cardboard Boat Regatta (see address below). There will be vendors, booths, food trucks, and of course those magnificent men and women in their cardboard creations floating (?) out on the lake. As this is a public event it is open to all OVCC members including trial members!

Racing will begin at 11:30 am but I recommend arriving at least by 11 am along with your folding chair to find that perfect spot to photograph the mayhem. Bring sunscreen and a large hat. The event is scheduled to wrap up by 2:30 pm.

There is no fee to attend, however, there is a fee to enter a boat if you care to be a contestant.

Long lenses recommended. Bring a wide angle to capture the crowd and festivities, but I’d recommend 200-500 mm to capture closeups of the boats and crews out on the water.

Awards will be given for Most Creative, Most Spectacular Sinking, and “The Titanic.” Each year they run a Hero’s Race open only to veterans, police, fire and emergency personnel. Each year’s winner claims the trophy and bragging rights and needs to come back the following year to defend their title. For the finale there is a Crash and Sink Derby, where anything that is still floating is put back into the water for a winner-take-all/last-one-to-sink challenge.

To stay up-to-date with any changes feel free to checkout the event’s Facebook site here https://www.facebook.com/events/3449778462017924/?ref=newsfeed