July 18:   Rock the Boat 2019 in St. Joseph yesterday evening was fun as usual.

This was  the fourth annual ‘Rock the Boat’ cardboard boat races hosted by Whirlpool Corporation at the “Inn” at Harbor Shores, with proceeds benefiting United Way of Southwest Michigan.

The life-size boats are made of cardboard, duct tape and polyurethane, and powered entirely by human paddling. The event was open to the public and there was food, drink and t-shirts available for sale. This year’s event had over 65 boats’ entered.

The boats, in sets of 2 or three, started at a marker buoy then at the sound of the air horn raced a straight-line course for the finish line buoys as a timed event. At the end of all the runs, the top 5 boats with the best times raced against each other. If you missed it this year be sure to attend in 2020, I think you’ll like it.