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| Galesburg Great Cardboard Boat Regatta Results |
POSTED 7:13pm 9/13/09
CLASS I - Open Division (Paddles or oars)
First Place: Tom Lemon
Boat Name: Double Vision
Sponsor: Team Lemon
Hometown: Mainville, Ohio
Second Place: Ed Lemon
Boat Name: Nemo
Hometown: Amelia, Ohio
Third Place: Tim Young
Boat Name: Ghost Busters
Sponsor: Team Lemon
Hometown: New Richmond, Ohio
CLASS I - Youth Division (Paddles or oars)
First Place: Michael Varner, Colton Woolsey, Riley VanVelsor
& Kelin Malcolm
Boat Name: The Becca
Sponsor: The Parents
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
Second Place: Tallen McWilliams, Dakota & Spencer
Boat Name: The Hippy-Boat
Sponsor: First Presbyterian Church
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
CLASS II (Paddle wheels)
First Place: Ed Wegscheid & Matt Zimmer
Boat Name: Cora Gator
Sponsor: None
Hometown: Coal Valley, IL
*Also won Best Dressed Team..
Second Place: Gary Cunningham
Boat Name: Miss Mudweiser
Sponsor: None
Hometown: Aledo, IL
*Also won the Pride of the Regatta.
Third Place: Gandi Falcon, Tracey Falcon
Boat Name: Torquepedo
Sponsor: None
Hometown: Aurora, IL
CLASS III ("Instant Boats")
First Place: Gwen Wells & Patricia
Boat Name: 672
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
Second Place: Caleb Thompson & Martha Carlson
Boat Name: The MC
Hometown: Galesburg, IL 61401
*Also won the Titanic Award.
PRIDE OF THE REGATTA (Most creative use of cardboard)
Name: Gary Cunningham
Boat Name: Miss Mudweiser
Sponsor: None
Hometown: Aledo, IL
*Also won 2nd place for Class II boats.
*This boat is being retired and will now be in the World's Only Cardboard Boat Museum in New Richmond, Ohio.
TITANIC AWARD (Most spectacular sinking)
Name: Caleb Thompson & Martha Carlson
Boat Name: The MC
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
*They also won 3rd place in the Class III boats.
BEST-DRESSED TEAM AWARD
Name: Ed Wegscheid & Matt Zimmer
Boat Name: Cora Gator
Hometown: Coal Valley, IL
*Also won 1st place in the Class II Division.
VOGUE AWARD (Most spectacular looking boat)
Name: Chris, Jake & Tom
Boat Name: Black Death-Pirate Ship
Sponsor: None
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
TEAM SPIRIT AWARD (MOST SPIRITED TEAM)
Name: Michael Schwartz, Jordan Knight, & Katey Melvin
Boat Name: Presby Pirates
Sponsor: First Presbyterian Church
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
MOST PATRIOTIC
Name: Gandi & Tracey Falcon
Boat Name: Sully Miracle on Hudson
Sponsor: None
Hometown: Aurora, IL
(Courtesy Galesburg Recreation Division) |
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