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Kardboard Kayak Race
Saturday July 07, 2012

By Edhat Subscriber

Who: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum in collaboration with Semana Nautica and sponsored by Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, hosts the annual SBMM Kardboard Kayak Race Where: West Beach (across from Sambo's) for Kayak construction and Races What: Teams of up to 4 create and paddle Kardboard Kayaks When: Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 1 - 3 pm (Registration: 12 noon) Why: Provides a test of wits, design capabilities, and builds team camaraderie Cost: Entry fee of $25 for SBMM members and $30 for non-members per team provides participants with supplies & infinite fun To RSVP, Call: (805) 962-8404, x102 Santa Barbara, CA- The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum in collaboration with Semana Nautica and sponsored by Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, hosts the annual SBMM Kardboard Kayak Race on Saturday, July 7th from 1 - 3 pm (registration: noon). Teams of up to 4 are invited to challenge friends and fellow community members to a test of wits, design capabilities, and courage as each team attempts to create a functioning cardboard kayak, using only cardboard, a utility knife, tape and a marker (all included in your entry fee of $30). After an hour of vessel design at West Beach, competitors race their kayaks, finding out whose design can hold up under pressure and paddling. This year's Kayak Race is divided into separate heats, with prizes awarded to participants in both the Family Fun heat (geared toward family groups where kayak paddlers must be 14 years old or younger) and the Paddling Pros heat (geared toward adult and/or "skilled" competitors). Speed will be the true test!

This year's Kardboard Kayak Races are presented in conjunction with Semana Nautica, whose month- long summer festival brings visitors to the Santa Barbara waterfront for exciting beachside challenges each year. The Kardboard Kayak Race is no exception; drawing adventurous teams to the waterfront in an effort build team comraderie and bring home prizes and a coveted cardboard trophy. Recruit your family, friends, coworkers and neighbors, and come join us for a unique and zany water-sport challenge.

About Semana Nautica

For more than half a century, Santa Barbara has celebrated the Semana Nautica Festival surrounding the 4th of July holiday. The festival originated in 1933 when the local populace challenged the crew of five U.S. Navy battleships, moored outside the harbor, to a series of contests along the beach. Dubbed Fleet Week, the resulting enthusiasm inspired the City Council to charter the event on a permanent basis the following year and change the name to Semana Nautica in honor of the town's Spanish heritage. Over the years, the sports festival has incorporated hundreds of various events, from the extremely physically challenging to those that welcome participants of all ages and abilities. Spectators may attend the events free of charge and are encouraged to cheer amateur competitors at the many sites in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and Goleta. More than a million people have visited Santa Barbara during Semana Nautica since inception.

Space is limited. Advanced registration is preferred. For more information or to register a team, please contact the Membership & Development Coordinator at (805) 962-8404 ext. 102 or development@sbmm.org.

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