Roth Regatta 2008
Yesterday was the 21st annual Roth Regatta. The Roth Regatta is one of the most anticipated events at Stony Brook University.
Students attempt to race across Roth pond in boats made out of only cardboard and duct tape.
Some of these boats were designed for show, while others were built with speed in mind.
The theme of this year's Roth Regatta was Pirates vs. Robots vs. Ninjas.
A lot of effort were put into these boats.
Unfortunately, not all of these made it past the starting line. Boats made out of cardboard tend to sink.
During the race, the crew of this boat swapped Mr. Potato Head's pirate outfit with a robot one!
I took some videos of the event and uploaded them to my webspace. Enjoy!
- Heat 1: James College, Men's Rugby
- Heat 2: Cardozo/Toscanini
- Heat 3: 'Big Gay Pirate Boat'
- Heat 4: BooBee
- Heat 5: Party Wagon, Greeley
- Heat 6: CEAS, Don't Panic!
- Heat 7: Stimson, Anime, Ice Ice Baby
- Heat 8: Manchester United, Milan
- Heat 9: with Mr. Potato Head
- Heat 10: 'Arrving', Spiderman
- Heat 11: RSP, Hemingway Project
- Heat 12: Dirty Girl, Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
written at 5:18 AM on May 3, 2008