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| Galesburg Great Cardboard Boat Regatta Results |
CLASS I-Open Division (Paddles or oars)
First Place: Tom Lemon
Boat Name: Lemonader
Sponsor: Team Lemon
Hometown: New Richmond, Ohio
Second Place: Randy Swanson and Peter Fecht
Boat Name: Banana Split
Hometown: Bettendorf, Iowa
Third Place: Rich Jetter
Boat Name: Autism Awareness
Hometown: New Richmond, Ohio
*Also won the Pride of the Regatta.
CLASS I-Youth Division (Paddles or oars)
First Place: Evan Swanson
Boat Name: Chief Evan
Hometown: Bettendorf, Iowa
Second Place: Milo Sergison
Boat Name: Bruce the Shark
Hometown: East Peoria, Illinois
Third Place: Erin Evans and Cloe Stewart
Boat Name: The Undertaker
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
CLASS II (Paddle wheels)
First Place: Chevy and Adrienne
Boat Name: Spooks
Hometown: East Galesburg, IL
*Also won the Most Patriotic Award.
CLASS III ("Instant Boats")
First Place: Collin
Boat Name: Pro Boat
Hometown: Rock Island, IL
Second Place: Megan Wahlmark
Boat Name: The Mad Clam
Hometown: Washington, IL
Third Place: Dakota Benson
Boat Name: Pray Not to Sink
Sponsor: First Presbyterian Church
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
PRIDE OF THE REGATTA (Most creative use of cardboard)
Name: Rich Jetter
Boat Name: Autsim Awareness
Hometown: New Richmond, Ohio
*Also won 3rd place for Class I boats.
TITANIC AWARD (Most spectacular sinking)
Name: Tim Sharp and Min Lam
Boat Name: Bad Monkey
Sponsor: American Senior Benefits
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
BEST-DRESSED TEAM AWARD
Name: Dan Powell, Stu Schaafsma, and Mitch Fischer
Boat Name: Zombie Corp. Technologies
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
VOGUE AWARD (Most spectacular looking boat)
Name: Ed Lemon
Boat Name: S.S. Minnow
Sponsor: Team Lemon
Hometown: Amelia, Ohio
TEAM SPIRIT AWARD (MOST SPIRITED TEAM)
Name: Zeph Thompson and Kevin Reid
Boat Name: The Footlong
Sponsor: Subway
Hometown: Galesburg, IL
MOST PATRIOTIC
Name: Chevy and Adrienne
Boat Name: The Spooks
Hometown: East Galesburg, IL
*Also won 1st place in the Class II.
(A group puts together their boat for the Galesburg Great Cardboard Boat Regatta just prior to race time Sunday. WGIL News Photo by Will Stevenson.) |
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