Teams build boats they hope float

The annual Quick and Dirty Boatbuilding Demonstration is one of the biggest draws of the Waterfront Festival, especially for adults.

The little kids come to build miniature boats. The grownups come to watch other adults build much bigger boats by hand and then try to race them.

Inevitably, not all prove to be seaworthy.

It’s not only good fun, but also a way to raise money for local charities.

The contest challenges teams to build the best boat they can using only six hours and a limited number of supplies.

Then, the teams launch in the marina and see which vessel can make it to the end of the dock and back ... without capsizing, sinking or falling apart.

Some sail cleanly across the fi nish line; others have been known to make it a few feet.

Teams will build the boats from

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and then decorate them from 3-5 p.m. A parade of the boats from the stage down to the water will start at 5 p.m., followed closely by the demonstration on the water.

Awards include Best Design, Best Use of Mystery Material and Wettest Feet.

Visitors can donate to different teams to earn them a People’s Choice Award.

Yes, it’s an award where the votes are money. The winning team will donate its earnings to a nonprofi t of its choice.

The others will donate half of the money to their chosen nonprofi t and half to the Waterfront Alliance.

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Anacortes, WA 98221

360) 293-4588

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