Staying afloat
August 23, 2018 12:00 am
• Last Updated: August 23, 2018 8:43 pm
Athrun Robertson, 10, attempts to help his father Mike paddle their boat "The Water Dragon" during a Cardboard Boat Regatta at North Lake on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The third annual event was organized by the library on base to celebrate the end of their summer reading program. Participants were only allowed to use cardboard and tape in constructing their boats and competed in a race, a water balloon battle and a contest to see which boat could hold the most people. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Athrun Robertson, 10, attempts to help his father Mike paddle their boat "The Water Dragon" during a Cardboard Boat Regatta at North Lake on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The third annual event was organized by the library on base to celebrate the end of their summer reading program. Participants were only allowed to use cardboard and tape in constructing their boats and competed in a race, a water balloon battle and a contest to see which boat could hold the most people.
Aaron Mason, from left, and his partner Cody White on their boat the "OP 3.2" move past Athrun Robertson, 10, and his father Mike on their boat "The Water Dragon" during a Cardboard Boat Regatta at North Lake on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The third annual event was organized by the library on base to celebrate the end of their summer reading program. Participants were only allowed to use cardboard and tape in constructing their boats and competed in a race, a water balloon battle and a contest to see which boat could hold the most people. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Aaron Mason, right, gets his sunglasses knocked off his face by a water ballon as he paddles "OP 3.2" with Cody White during a Cardboard Boat Regatta at North Lake on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The third annual event was organized by the library on base to celebrate the end of their summer reading program. Participants were only allowed to use cardboard and tape in constructing their boats and competed in a race, a water balloon battle and a contest to see which boat could hold the most people. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Athrun Robertson, 10, jumps off his boat "The Water Dragon" as it starts to sink in the water after holding 7 people during a Cardboard Boat Regatta at North Lake on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The third annual event was organized by the library on base to celebrate the end of their summer reading program. Participants were only allowed to use cardboard and tape in constructing their boats and competed in a race, a water balloon battle and a contest to see which boat could hold the most people. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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