The threat of rain Saturday morning has led to the annual Cardboard Boat Race to be postponed until Sunday, Aug. 26, according to Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith. READ
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The Riverhead Cardboard Boat Race on the Peconic Riverfront was back in full swing this weekend. READ
The first time I covered the Riverhead Cardboard Boat race was in 2013. A crowd of more than 1,500 people wrapped around the Peconic Riverfront on a sunny, hot Sunday in June. In a shady spot, I came across Patrick White wearing a baseball hat with a handmade seagull fastened to it. He was down on one knee, working furiously with a magic marker as he put the finishing touches on his first cardboard boat, The Poop Deck.
There will be no makeup date for this year’s Cardboard Boat Race in downtown Riverhead, according to Councilman Jim Wooten, who is a Town Board liaison on the event. READ
Sunday marked Riverhead’s Fifth Annual Cardboard Boat Race downtown in the Peconic River. And while we were on site to tell the story of one nine-member boat team, and which town supervisor won the annual Riverhead-Southampton matchup, what we weren’t able to do is get 25 to 50 feet up in the sky to take our own photos.
But one photographer, operating a mechanical, 4-winged camera, sure was.
Check out some aerial pictures from the races here, courtesy of Global Aerial Media.
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The crew of the Speedie Edie celebrates its victory down the home stretch of the team’s heat of the Fifth Annual Cardboard Boat Race in downtown Riverhead Sunday. (Credit: Grant Parpan)
With seven kids and two adults on board, it’s hard to imagine the crew of Speedy Edie fitting another person in their boat.
But if you ask the nine passengers what it was that willed them to victory in their heat of the “anything goes” race at the Fifth Annual Carboard Boat Races in downtown Riverhead Sunday, they’ll tell you it was the 10th member of their team: Edie.
Edie Penny of West Islip passed away Saturday. A grandmother to some on the boat, a cousin and friend to others, she was looking forward to the annual Cardboard Boat Race, which her friends and family members, some from Cutchogue, have participated in each of the past three years. (more…)
obert Stiles paddles ‘He Row’ boat buildt by ‘Team Coconuts’ in the 2013 race. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
There is still time to get your old refrigerator boxes and rolls of duct tape ready for Riverhead’s Cardboard Boat Race set for today, Sunday.
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BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Goin’ Bananas paddled by Brett and Ross Dobert won first place in the first youth regatta competition Saturday at the Riverhead Cardboard Race on the Peconic Riverfront.
Riverhead Cardboard Race organizers have released a complete list of Saturday’s winners from the fourth annual boat race.
The popular event on the Peconic Riverfront was organized by Riverhead Town and the Riverhead Business Improvement District.
The race kicked off shortly after noon with the Supervisor’s Race, where Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter won against Southampton Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst.
Here’s a list of Saturday’s winners:
Youth Regatta
First competition
First place: Goin’ Bananas. Crewed by Brett and Ross Dobert. Built by Rasso Dobert.
Second place: Crabs. Crewed by Eric Deegan, James Bardrom and James Parkinson. Built by Eric, Larry, James and Joshua.
Third place: The Bobber IV. Crewed by Bobby Bayer.
Second competition
First place: Archimedes III. Crewed and built by Ian and Jay Oxman, Jonah Holderer and Sam Santora.
Second place: Vote for Michael Panchak. Crewed and built by Michael Panchak.
Third place: Baby Faces. Crewed and built by Haley Rudnicki, Bryce McKissick, Brian Clark and Michael Harris.
Riverhead Yacht Club Regatta – Single Occupant
First place: He Row. Crewed by Robert Stiles. Built by Team Coconuts.
Second place: USS Monitor. Crewed and built by Jack Tyniec.
Third place: Batz and Pep. Crewed and built by Ed Phalen.
Peconic River Special Pontoon Boats – Anything Goes
First place: Bottom of the Barrel. Crewed by Erik Bilka, Dave Smith, Shelly Smith, Jackson Smith, Chris Scarduzio, Jeremy Tocher, Josh Carp, Nick Poe and Patrick Clementz. Built by Mark Schumacher.
Second place: Kardboard Khaos. Crewed by Jeff Andrade, Peter Orlowski, Dan Baione and Darren Hinderliter. Built by Cardboard International.
Third place: East Moriches Community Ambulance. Crewed by Ryan and Sara Franceschini, Karine Constentino, Jackie Brown and Robert Wedell. Built by Diane and Robert Wedell and Kerrie Franceschini.
The Grand National Regatta – Anything Goes (two or more paddlers)
First competition
First place: Get Away. Crewed by Mark Sisson, Katrina Lovett, Nora Catlin and Chris McHugh.
Second place: USCGC Sarafin. Crewed and built by Cassie Densieski and Natalie Massiah.
Third place: Passing Wind.
Second competition
First place: Chip Eater 2. Crewed by Scott Edgett and Shane Burgher. Built by Scott, Shane, and Anthony.
Second place: I Hope It Floats. Crewed by Evan Houck, Abigail Houck, Vincent, Mike and Mark Manuella. Built by Vincent and Mike Manuella.
Third place: Renew Blur. Crewed by Fred Popp, Mike Fingers, Gary Tabler, and Juan Cruz. Built by Fred Popp.
Cardboard Boat Race Awards – Youth Boats
Vogue Award (best looking): Goin’ Bananas. Brett, Ross and Rasso Dobert.
Most Creative: The Disney Princess Castle. Pola Dobrinski, Nylejah Green, Megan Brewer and Sara Mohern.
Best Costume Crew: Home Tee Pee. Brian, Cliff, Marie and Diane Berry.
Spirit Award: The Ark. Eva Reese, Christiana Carini, Catherine Burns and the St. Isidore’s Youth Group.
Best Themed Award: Archimedes III. Ian and Jay Oxman, Jonah Holderer, Sam Santora and the Long Island Science Center.
Commanders Choice Award: The J.T. Jonathan Theodore.
Best Captain Award: LI Adventure Race. Hanna Witt, Jayden Binkis, Coy and Lincoln Witt.
Cardboard Boat Race Awards – All Other Boats
Vogue Award (best looking): Get Away. Mark Sisson, Katrina Lovett, Nora Catlin, and Chris McHugh.
Most Creative: USS Monitor, Jack Tyniec.
Best Costumed Crew: By The Book. Faye Swett and Kaity Talmage.
Spirit Award: Chip Eater 2. Scott Edgett, Shane Burgher and Anthony.
Best Themed Award: Duct Blind. Daniela Bennett and family, Daniela Campino and family, the Velasquez family and the Ortiz family.
Commanders Choice Award: Two Codgers. Jack Helgans and Howie Dietz.
Titanic Award: Lighthouse Marine Machine. Matt Tuthill, Kevin Tuthill, Rob Muller, Jordon Forkoren and Keith Santoro.
Best Captain Award: Archimedes III. Ian and Jay Oxman, Jonah Holderer and Sam Santora.
See photos and watch a video of a first-person view of the Cardboard Boat Race. Pick up Thursday’s paper for complete coverage.