The Riverfest Regatta is not your typical boat race. The boats racing down the Cumberland River Saturday morning, September 12 were made of cardboard or plastic bottles along with a few other approved materials. Nineteen teams competed not only for bragging rights, but trophies were awarded to the first, second, and third place teams in each division. Below are the full results:
Adult/Youth/Bottle
CHS Junior Civitan 3:07
Bottled Beauty 3:38
Boats-N-SWOs 4:13
Business & Industry
KW-N-Motion 1:43
America 2:33
Law Commander 3:07
Church/Civic
Leave it to Beaver 1:44
Keep Calm 2:08
IMUA 2:09
City/County Government
Shark Bite 1:10
Go Green 1:20
Leave it to Beaver 1:48
Awards
Ship Shape Award Most Creative Boat Design Chrono-Nautilus
Cardboard Queen Prettiest Boat Go Green
Team Unity Most Spirited & Organized Team Law Commander
Team Attire Most Creative Costumes Keep Calm
Titanic Award Most Spectacular Sinking Shark Bait