NORTHPORT — Students at Northport High School tested their engineering and teamwork skills this week during the school’s annual cardboard boat race on the bay. The tradition challenges groups of ...

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 — ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo.— The Fort Leonard Wood community is invited to put their building skills and creativity to the test at the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s free ...

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 ...

Before the horn sounded on the first race of the day, several young sailors dipped into the Peconic River on Saturday morning. Their cardboard boats instantly capsized. “An SOS right at the dock!” ...

The crowd-favorite Cardboard Boat Race is returning to the Coast Guard Festival in 2024. The competition, which is free to enter, will take place on Saturday, July 27. Competitors are challenged to ...

DS Smith, an International Paper company and provider of sustainable and fibre-based packaging solutions, have achieved a new world record for sailing in a corrugated cardboard and Catamaran inspired ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - A fun and treasured tradition at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is celebrating a milestone! The 50th Great Cardboard Boat Regatta took place on Saturday, April 26 at ...

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. — Flagler Beach will hold a Centennial Cardboard Regatta on Saturday, September 6th, at the Moody Boat Launch. The event will be an exciting day of friendly competition, with teams ...