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 KUAC’s 14th Annual RED GREEN REGATTA blasts them all out of the water!
The KUAC 14th annual Red Green Regatta was outstanding in many ways – a new record high number of fantastic floats, great weather, super crowds, and stellar volunteers – and it all added up to the best Red Green Regatta ever! Highlights of the day included the Possum Lodge Space Program, Grand Prize winner’s “bottle rocket launcher” as well as the rocket retrieval vessels that followed behind, collecting the bottles that went flying! Once again, the crew of the 168th Alaska Air Guard kept traffic flowing along at the boat launch despite the crush of last-minute arrivals. Chancellor Brian Rogers and volunteer Mike Campbell celebrated their birthdays at the Regatta! Thanks to our photographers Maddy Rafferty, Deb Lawton, Lanien Livingston, Dorrie Breese and Lisa Scerbak! |
CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS, and a thousand THANKS to all these folks for making it a record-breaking success!
If we missed anyone or misspelled a name, please let us know so we can correct it.
WINNERS:
Grand Prize Winner of the amazing NU-CANUE donated by Paddler’s Cove Outfitters:
Possum Lodge Space Program #16, Capt. Gregg Christopher
2nd Place WINNER of the Floating Cabana Islander with cooler donated by Compeau’s:
Octopuses Garden #59, Capt. Anissa Vehmeier
3rd Place WINNER of a Fishing Tube from Compeau’s:
Pirates of Possum Lake # 23, Capt. Jeff Humphries
4th Place WINNER of a three-person rubber raft and paddles from Compeau’s:
Red Green House #46, Capt. Tara Hutchison
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
Red Lantern – even though this wasn’t a race, at least this vessel came in…in last place!
Davey Jones Sofa # 67, Capt. Cody Gossel
Judges’ Choice (two this year) – a prize just for effort, anything that caught the judges’ imagination or attention!
F.O.A. – D.O.A. #44, Capt. Thomas Pemrich And S.S. Pimpship # 24, Capt. Robert Stolzberg
Best Appreciated at a Distance –The further away it is the better it looks!!
Blue Tarp Mermaids # 84, Co-Capt. Sharon Hansen & Alice Orlich
Most Un “FATHOM” able – given to the vessel that gave it a good go… but in the end sank or barely made it to the finish!
Reds Coffee Shop # 83, Capt. Leon Walker
Harold’s Debacle – honoring nerdy nephew Harold, or just a debacle in general!
Midnight mission # 14, Capt. Stephen Offenborn
Awesome VOLUNTEERS!
| Robert Hannon & Greta Johnsen – Emcees Sen. Lisa Murkowski – Announcer of Winners UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers – Starting Official Derek Bastille – Traffic at Pioneer Maggie Billington – Information/Duct Tape Dorrie Breese – Shore Photographer/Guru Art Breese – Runner Logan Breese – Runner Ashlee Breese – T-Shirt Sales Karen Boswood – Registration Bob Buie – Traffic & Safety at Pioneer Michael Campbell – Compliance/Runner Tim Carrier – Traffic/Parking Sheena Cummings – Runner Morrow Duszynski – Registration Eric Enlow – Towline Boat Shannon Epps – Traffic/Parking Joel Fantazzi – Traffic/Parking Jessica Gambone – Traffic/Parking Tim Gilbert – Traffic/Parking John Gould – Towline Boat James Hannis – Traffic/Parking Merritt Helfferich–Towline Boat Matt Hubbartt – Traffic/Parking Jake Hudson – Traffic/Parking Phil Hunt – Traffic/Parking Jim Huston – Traffic/Parking Courtney Huston – Traffic/Parking Joane Johnson – Compliance Rhonda Kitchens – Set-up/Registration Deb Lawton – Shore Photography Tony Lucchesi – Traffic/Parking Alek Martin – Shore Patrol Keith Martin – Crowd Control/Bouncer Alex Olesen – Traffic/Parking Donna Olesen – Registration Andrew Quainton – Pledge Table Debby Queen – Registration & Pledges Maddy Rafferty – Shore Photography Sue Rainey – Pledge Table Caitlin Richmond – Emcee Runner Jeff Roach – T-Shirt Sales Lynn Slusher – T-Shirts/Set-up at Pioneer Park Nancy Smoyer – Information/Duct Tape Lisa Sporleder – Pledge Table Althea St. Martin – Pledge Table Gerry Stewart – Registration Tammy Tragis-McCook – Compliance Caroline Wolf – T-Shirts/Set-up at Pioneer Park Doug Yoder – Set-up/Traffic |
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JUDGES’ BOAT
| Chuck Lemke – Boat Captain Phyllis Pendergrast – First Mate & Judge Lanien Livingston – Boat’s-eye view photographer CB Bettisworth – Judge Wayne Clark – Judge Dermot Cole – Judge Aileen Cole – Judges’ Helper Ellen Ganley – Judge Jo Heckman – Judge Patty Kastelic – Judge Larry Katkin – Judge Karen Perdue – Judge Tracy Vanairsdale – Judge Keith Martin – KUAC General Manager Gretchen Gordon – Judges’ host |
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SPONSORS
| Bettisworth North – Lead Sponsor Alaska Cruise Association Denali State Bank Sportsmedicine Fairbanks Paddler’s Cove Outfitters Pro Music Compeau’s Graphic North Water Wagon Dr. Phyllis Pendergrast River City Imprints Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce |
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Special Thanks
| Capt. Chuck Lemke and Phyllis Pendergrast for skippering the Judges’ Boat Sen. Lisa Murkowski for announcing the winners Coast Guard Auxiliary for safety patrols on shore and on the water Paddler’s Cove Outfitters for donating the Grand Prize Nu-Canue Compeau’s for donating the raft and floating cabana prizes Alaska Bowl Company for making a great impression Graphic North for waterproof-printing and special delivery to judges’ boat Pro Music for sponsoring the sound UAF Fire Department for safety support Pioneer Park for event assistance and coordination Sue Sprinkle and 5th Ave. Design for our eye-catching logo designs River City Imprints for the bold t-shirts UAF Athletics for starter pistol loan Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce – Golden Days 2010 UAF Risk Management UAF Facilities Services for signs and traffic cones |
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