Lofton Evitts, right, paddles the Pop Tart Cat with teammate Tava Matesi, 9, of Algonquin during the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities on the Fox River in Algonquin Thursday night.
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Shaylee Headtke, 10, of Algonquin plays with duct tape during the construction phase of the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities on the Fox River in Algonquin Thursday night.
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Alaina Moran, 12, of Lake in the Hills, left, tries to keep the SS Starbucks craft afloat with her sister Alyssa, 9, during the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities on the Fox River in Algonquin Thursday night.
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James McDonnell, 15, of Algonquin builds his boat Riptide during the Cardboard Boat Regatta as part of Founders Days festivities on the Fox River in Algonquin Thursday night.
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Racers navigate the Fox River during the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities in Algonquin Thursday night.
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His hands fashioned into duct-tape paddles, ten-year-old Aaron Kirk of Algonquin places first during the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities on the Fox River in Algonquin Thursday night.
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Lofton Evitts, right, paddles the Pop Tart Cat with teammate Tava Matesi, 9, of Algonquin during the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities on the Fox River in Algonquin Thursday night.
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Boaters navigate the Fox River during the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities in Algonquin Thursday night.
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Participants launch at the start of the juniors race during the Cardboard Boat Regatta as part of Founders Days festivities on the Fox River in Algonquin Thursday night.
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Racers navigate the Fox River during the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities in Algonquin Thursday night.
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Participants slog back to shore just after the start of the Cardboard Boat Regatta juniors race as part of Founders Days festivities on the Fox River in Algonquin Thursday night.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com