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Record number of boats afloat

The 26th annual Slegg Lumber Build a Quick Boat competition helped end Sidney Days with uproarious laughter
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Brave sailors paddle for the win during the 26th annual Slegg Lumber Build a Quick Boat competition that ends the Sidney Days Canada Day festivities.

From sleek kayaks, like eventual winner Sea Biscuit, and rafts strung together with garbage cans to a ‘submarine’ that barely got off the beach, the 26th annual Slegg Lumber Build a Quick Boat competition helped end Sidney Days with uproarious laughter.

For four hours during the afternoon of Canada Day, would-be sailors pounded nails and used rolls of plastic and duct tape to secure their boats for the race around the bouys off Glass Beach in Sidney.

Crowds filled the beach to watch the popular race, and with plenty of good-natured rivalry a record number of 19 boats hit the waves and paddles flew as they vied for trophies provided by the local company.