At this regatta, boats are giant pumpkins. It’s as chaotic as it sounds.

The paddlers started the race by propelling their giant pumpkins forward an inch or two at a time. But when Gary Kristensen — ...

Humongous pumpkin ‘boat’ race features costumes, captains and a world record-breaking sailor

Gary Kristensen scored the Guinness World Record for the longest journey by pumpkin boat earlier this year after paddling ...

Giant pumpkin boats race across Oregon lake in annual event

Gargantuan gourds were transformed into sailing squash for the 2025 West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, an annual pumpkin race ...
Independent Record

Regatta on ice

Helena-area ice-boat sailors hosting weeklong event at Canyon Ferry Unseasonably warm weather in many parts of the country is proving to be good news for Helena-area ice-boat sailors — and anyone else ...

Pumpkin boat regatta highlights annual festival in Damariscotta

The town's Pumpkinfest draws crowds for the giant carved-out pumpkins racing down the river and other gourd-related events ...
Chicago Tribune

Elgin News Digest: Rakow Regatta cardboard boat race to be held Feb. 15; Winter Fringe Fest being held Jan. 25 at Side Street Studio

School District U-46 will hold a job fair from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 25, at the U-46 Welcome Center, 1019 E. Chicago St. in Elgin. The district has a number of ...