Students from Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, West Liberty, Riverdale, and Moline High Schools will test cardboard boat designs at a regatta cardboard boat competition on Friday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 ...

When Robert Gair invented the cardboard box in 1879, he likely had no idea folks would eventually disassemble his creation to make boats. Thanks to Gair, folks have been floating — and sinking — ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — In the Mining City, it's sink or swim and for some it's a little bit of both. Students taking Intro to Engineering came together in groups of three to test their cardboard boats in ...

The two "smokestacks" on the back of the Colonel Crawford 1 boat attracted some attention. "It's the Titanic — hopefully it doesn't sink," a girl shouted as its three creators, all Colonel Crawford ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jeffersontown High School students took their talents to the pool on Thursday, building boats to race against each other in the annual Cardboard Boat Regatta. It was the 25th ...

Cardboard boxes look pretty much the same. But when they are used to create a boat, the designs are anything but uniform. That was evident Aug. 1 when the Grandview Heights Parks and Recreation ...

The boats taking part in Saturday’s regatta in Henderson weren’t exactly the seaworthy sort known to last for years. But like the more-sturdy watercraft, these boats, too, can bring much joy. In the ...

It's one way to find out if your ideas hold water: Design a boat, build it out of cardboard and duct tape, then hop in and see if it sinks. That's what happens each year at the Mike Cauley Cardboard ...

CARBONDALE — What do a giant hoverboard, a brightly colored dragon, a sleek shark and a 10-foot-tall ukulele have in common? They have all been spotted as creative designs at previous Southern ...

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. — For the first time since the pandemic, Hudson Crossing Park hosted their annual cardboard boat races at Fort Hardy Park. “This is our sixteenth year of boat races, and we’re ...

BELFAST, Maine (WABI) - 2024′s Belfast Harbor Fest came to a close as people competed in the annual cardboard boat challenge. “I think we had 500 people here, and that’s the kind of crowds we’ve had ...