Cardboard and Duck tape Boat Race

The second annual City of O'Fallon Cardboard and Duck Tape boat race was yesterday.  Kyle was determined to win this year!!  The Hanson "If you're going to build something make it last forever" genes where very evident this year.  Kyle's boat was unsinkable.  Many hours of planning and building went into it.  The only material that could be used was cardboard and duck tape and must carry 2 people.  Kyle says the key is to build it so it doesn't bend, so he used cardboard in strips to support the overall shape and to reinforce all aspects of the boat. He also lined the inside with several layers of tape so if water got it there wouldn't be any damage.  Matt from work also helped put on the finishing touches.  They called the tiger shark shaped boat Bruce Duce (last year the boat was also a shark named Bruce).  Matt kept the boat and plans to use it next year.  There was only some wet spots. There were 4 heats (down and back), then a semi finals (only down), and then the finals (down and back). There was a total of 16 boats.  Some sank right away and never made it and some made the first race but wouldn't last further.  It was really fun to watch.  But I must admit, it was a "knock it out of the ball park" win. First video is prelims, 2nd finals and 3rd is the semi-finals.  I can't get the order to change.