Giant Pumpkin Boat Race

Oct 21 2017 in tualatin oregon watch 2018.
Giant pumpkin boat race. Four contestants took part in germany s first motor boat pumpkin race on sunday in their outsized fruit vessels fitted with 3 5 horsepower outboard engines. Participants hollow out the massive gourds and. But they do have one advantage over wood and carbon fiber they can be turned into gallons of soup. The race features brightly coloured giant pumpkins as the sole means of flotation.
A costumed paddler races their giant white pumpkin in the 17th annual regatta on lake pisiquid in windsor nova scotia on sunday october 11 2015. The pumpkins weigh up to nearly. Giant pumpkin race 2016 at hyde hall chelmsford. Last month pumpkin boat races were held in morton illinois where participants had to paddle their way across a lake while sitting in 500 pound pumpkins.
Cnn s nicole williams contributed to. Eating what you race. Goffstown selectwoman kelly boyer will captain the town s pumpkin. Giant pumpkins don t make the best racing boats.
Gary adams from lafayette and his wife kathy grew the giant pumpkins. Every year gourd enthusiasts gather for the west coast giant pumpkin regatta where participants race across the tualatin lake of the commons in kayaks made of yes giant hollowed out pumpkins.