Images: Founders’ Days Cardboard Regatta
Members of Team Big Richards build their boat at the the Cardboard Boat Regatta as part of the 51st annual Algonquin Founders Day Festival. Members of the team came up with their name because three of the five guys have the same middle name, Richard. Sam Bialorucki of Algonquin, 18, competed in the race and earned third place for the team.
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Eleven-year-olds, Amanda Radamacher, left, of Huntley, and Mattie Calma, right, of Huntley, represented team God is Good in the Cardboard Boat Regatta.
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Russel Cardelli, left, of Algonquin, 21, duct tapes his boat for Team Cardelli while rivals Garrett Shepard of Algonquin, 21, and Brendan Medsker of Algonquin, 21, of Team Stank work on their boat. Cardelli came in first place.
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Several friends, family, and team members cheer for the racers.
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Sisters, Shaiana Pokorney, 8, and Ashleigh Pokorney, 6, assist their mom, Tiffany Best, in duct taping their neighbor Suzanne Kushners boat.
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Russel Cardelli of Algonquin, 21, earned first place for Team Cardelli
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Donnie Langland of Algonquin, 20, won second place, participating for the team Course Record
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members of a team called The Sinkers build their boat. The team is comprised of members of the Strobel family from Algonquin and the Hansen family from the country of Denmark. Karsten Strobel, 14, and Emily Laquet, 14, represented the team in the race.
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