Intrepid “mariners” tried to stay afloat in vessels made of thin plywood and duct tape Sunday afternoon, during the Schooner Wharf Minimal Regatta in Key West.
The offbeat regatta is a Memorial Day weekend tradition in the Florida Keys.
Rules of the event required each team to build a boat out of a single sheet of 4-by-8-foot plywood, two 8-foot-long 2-by-4s, a 60-yard roll of duct tape and a pound of fasteners.
Even caulking the boats was forbidden, though team costumes were encouraged.
As a packed crowd of spectators cheered them on, the boats’, “designated captains” attempted to steer the regatta’s short course in the Key West Historic Seaport faster than their rivals — without overturning or sinking.
Standout entries included a miniature pirate ship with a mermaid figurehead anda tiny Titanic replica that quickly capsized.
Prizes were awarded for the fastest boats, most creative designs, best paint jobs, best costumes and sportsmanship — as well as the dreaded “sinker” awards recognizing the least-seaworthy vessels.
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