Port Macquarie's inaugural Rotary Cardboard Boat Regatta will set sail this weekend with seven teams from Hastings Secondary College Westport Campus battling it out to win the overall champion status.
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The event kicks off at 10am this Saturday, December 14, at Marine Rescue in Port Macquarie with a barbecue to raise money for the drought.
Partnering with Hastings Secondary College, the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie West has been working closely with marine studies teacher Lloyd Godson over many months to deliver this exciting project for students in years 9, 10 and 11 Marine Studies.
Vocational Service Director, Heather Mayne, said students are expected to race from Marine Rescue on the Hastings River, out 25-30 metres from the shore, across to a second buoy and back again, in a specially designed cardboard watercraft.
Each boat is built to have a minimum two crew and a maximum of four students. Boats are designed and built by the students.
Sponsoring the town's maiden soggy boat competition, international defence contractor Birdon Marine is donating prize money towards the regatta, with the major prize going to the school to provide marine students with industry experience or resources to benefit their studies.
The prizes include Winner Overall, Most Creative Design, Best Team Spirit and Most Epic Fail.
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