2019 Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta – Photo gallery
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On August 10, 2019, the 3rd Annual Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta took place at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, Virginia.
Almost 60 boats competed in timed heats, 2 boats a time, in various classes including one of local schools, and merchants (stores and restaurants) around Lake Anne Plaza.
Nova Labs entered a new boat this year, after having retired the boat they raced the first 2 years of the event.
Other Nova Labs family boats also entered, including one from Maker Faire NoVa, and 3 others made by Nova Labs members and at last partially constructed at Nova Labs.
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- The awards for first place boats in the various divisions (including “The Titanic Award” for best ‘fail’), designed and made by Nova Labs.
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- The timers and marshalls for the race, the “Swim Team Dads”, hanging out before the race.
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- Sponsors of the 3rd annual Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta
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- Safety meeting for the ship captains – “Can you hear me back there?”
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- More logistics for the ships’ captains.
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- Tacos are better motivation than a cockswain with a drum.
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- Unloading the Nova Labs boat after the short ride from Nova Labs HQ.
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- Entering Lake Anne Plaza with the Nova Labs boat.
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- Making sure the rudder on the Nova Labs boat is well supported.
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- The first 2 boats are staged and ready to go, and the crowd is packed in.
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- The view from the end of the start and finish line right before the races were set to begin – the crowd was settling into any space they could find.
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- Going over the last few points with the day’s emcee.
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- The team from Terraset Elementary heading down to start the first race.
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- Terraset elementary during the first race of the day.
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- The team from Dogwood Elementary in the first race of the day.
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- The team from Dogwood Elementary rounds the race buoy.
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- High fives from The team from Dogwood Elementary!
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- #DolphinPride
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- Smiles from the principal as she nears the dock to end her heat.
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- Tagging the dock to stop the timer for the race.
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- Like two ships passing in the night…
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- Smiles in one of the school races.
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- This is less than ideal…
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- One benefit to sinking your boat is that you get a free ride back to the start line.
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- These boats are remarkably similar in design, and despite the difference in number of rowers, were evenly matched off the start line.
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- Insurance companies going at it in a tight race.
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- Determination heading toward the finish line.
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- Griffin Owens finishing their race.
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- Things didn’t start well for this team.
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- An elegant swan coming back toward the finish line.
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- The swan boat after finishing the race.
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- Warming up before the race.
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- A MST3K themed boat tags the dock in a race of two church groups.
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- Fortunately this boat didn’t take on much water during its race, so it was easy to get back to the staging area (and possibly the dumpsters beyond).
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- Getting some encouragment from the crowd (she started with a teammate but they capsized immediately after starting – things went much better with one person in the boat).
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- During a quick intermission, the crowd watched a demonstration of acrobatics on a stand-up paddleboard!
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- One of the lifeguards for the event taking a break before races resumed after intermission.
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- A beautiful summer day on Lake Anne in Reston!
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- The Epic Gamers in their race.
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- The Epic Gamers having a good time on the water.
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- “Are you not entertained?!” screams the S.S. Hobnobbers (not really, but maybe?).
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- A banana boat, or one made from banana boxes at least.
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- The S.S. Hobnobbers finishing their race with encouragement from the Swim Team Dads.
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- Tiny Tooth Dentists trailing the fabulous unicorn boat of Dulles Triangles.
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- Dulles Triangles.
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- Shane in the Maker Faire NoVa boat, its 3rd year in the regatta.
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- A team effort to get the Nova Labs boat across the narrow walkway.
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- The Nova Labs boat was wider than the dock, heavy, and needed many hands to get it safely to the water.
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- The Nova Labs boat on-deck (both meanings!)
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- The Wild Sloth put up the best time of the day (to that point), ultimately finishing in 3rd in their class.
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- Paddling hard.
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- The Wild Sloth checking that they were still on course.
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- The Wild Sloth on the water of Lake Anne.
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- USS Bucket ends their heat.
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- USS Bucket with just a few more inches to go.
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- Winning their heat by 2 boat lengths.
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- It’s a lot of work to paddle a cardboard boat!
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- A rare 3-boat heat!
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- A long reach and a long oar help stop the timer a few seconds faster.
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- The scene on Lake Anne in Reston.
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- Reel Blessed with a healthy lead.
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- Fro-Boat checking out the competition on the way back to the dock.
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- Water Phoenix heading back to the finish line.
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- Fro-Boat, still attached to their competition.
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- In the melee, Fro-Boat gets wrapped up in part of Water Phoenix’s decorations.
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- Water Phoenix pulls ahead of Fro-Boat.
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- Water Phoenix and Fro-Boat getting tangled up close to the crowd.
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- We’ll Sea – a narwhal perhaps?
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- Dulles Triangles finishing their race!
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- In sync as they approached the finish line.
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- The Nova Labs boat after having rounded the buoy.
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- Getting caught up with the lifeguard paddleboards!
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- Nova Labs heading toward the finish after getting caught up with some of the lifeguard stand-up paddleboards.
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- Nova Labs touching the dock to end its race.
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- BananaBoat with tons of onlookers.
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- The Unsinkable Pineapple lived up to its name.
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- The Unsinkable Pineapple finishing the race.
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- Paul on deck and decked out.
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- “Redemption” getting settled in – 10 people is a lot to get seated and ready to race.
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- Paul dropping in (right side) while “Redemption” starts paddling.
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- “Redemption” underway in their Yellow Submarine themed boat.
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- Paul trying one more time to use the pair of smaller boats he made together (these were meant to be shoes at first!)
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- Plan B for Paul.
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- The crowd sang “We all live in a yellow submarine” to cheer on Redemption toward the finish line.
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- In 2018 this team won the Titanic award after a spectacular flip going around the course buoy. This year “Redemption” had the fastest time in their class, living up to their team name.
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- This hat has got to go.
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- Swim Team Kids (or Kid) in their race, after the Swim Team Dads capsized.
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- Having fun on the water.
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- Reaching out to end the race.
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- An obstacle in the way of the Maker Faire NoVa boat.
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- The Maker Faire NoVa boat making sure the Nova Labs boat was cool as they approached the turn-around point.
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- Shane in the Maker Faire NoVa boat engaging in some naval warfare.
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- Checking navigation on what was probably one of the hardest boats to steer.
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- Using a paddle for a bit of directional control.
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- The team “Captain Hickory” getting a little help from an oar to aim away from the water cannons.
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- Waving to the cheering crowd (everyone was rooting hard for this “boat”)
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- Checking out the rest of the course.
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- Half way there and heading back toward the dock.
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- Paddling just a bit before dropping the oar to continue walking.
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- Century 21 and a nicely finished boat.
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- Fun times on the water with Century 21.
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- Rule #2 – Double Tap.
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- In hot pursuit.
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- Some serious jockeying for position on the 2nd half of this heat.
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- Team Kalypso’s starts getting a leg up on their compeition.
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- Team Kalypso’s taking the lead (after capsizing at the start and reconfiguring the boat slightly).
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- Team Kalypso’s coming down the home stretch on Lake Anne.
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- Smiles from Kalypso’s.
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- The end to an exciting race.
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- Cheers and relief from Kalypso’s.
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- A loud cheer from the team.
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- Enjoying their victory (right before falling into the water a second time)
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- Richard heading to the start line.
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- One of the most unconventional boats of the day – Richard tries to get on it.
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- Richard about to take a dunk in the water on his unconventional boat.
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- The SWATH boat team gave it a valiant effort, but ultimately it was a little too unstable for Lake Anne.
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- Lake Anne Brew House nearly running over the Lake Anne Coffee House and Wine Bar boat (now short 2 crew members after capsizing at the start).
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- Lake Anne Brew House paddling hard.
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- Cheers and high fives from the Lake Anne Brew House team after achieving the best time of the day.
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- Cheers and high fives from the Lake Anne Brew House team after achieving the best time of the day.
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- The crowd was still thick, even after 4 full hours of racing.
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- The winner in the Cadet Class – Redemption.
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- The winner of the Navigator Class and Merchant Class, and the best overall time of the day – Lake Anne Brew House.
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- One of the trophies for the 2019 Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta.
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- Another winner in the 2019 Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta.
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- In the last race of the day, Lake Anne Brew House and the Lake Anne Coffee House and Wine Bar went head-to-head. One had the best time of the day (LABH), and another won the Titanic award for best fail (LACHaWB).
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- In the last race of the day, Lake Anne Brew House and the Lake Anne Coffee House and Wine Bar went head-to-head. One had the best time of the day (LABH), and another won the Titanic award for best fail (LACHaWB).
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- The final results for the 2019 Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta.
Stay tuned for a video from the day’s event as well in the near future. And head over to the Reston Historic Trust & Museum’s website to keep an eye out for information on next year’s race!
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