DAPHNE, Ala. — Is it possible to construct a boat of nothing more than cardboard and duct tape and find it seaworthy enough to carry two crew members in a race out in Mobile Bay? 

Gifted classes at Daphne Middle School accepted the challenge during May 15’s 15th Annual Great American Cardboard Boat Race.  

The Winners:

•    Best Rationale or Written Design Report (The John Paul Jones Award): 

No. 16 Whatever Floats Your Boat:  Brittany LeSerra, Emma Kirby, Tara Suhs, Rachel Ward & Dionna Walker

•    Best Dressed Crew (Captain Hook Award):  No. 8 Batmobile

Josh DuCote, Alex Ferguson, Luke Brown, Ethan McVay & Adam Garafola

•    Fastest Sinking Boat (The Hunley Award):  No. 23 The Captain Morgan

Morgan Halford, Clayton Cassibry, Ryan Caffee & James White

•    Most Creative Design (The Captain Nemo Award):  No. 13 American Thunder

Parker Hazard, Jacob McVay, Blake Carnley, Christian Parke, Josh Gardner

•    The Most Spectacular Sinking Award (The Titanic Award):  No. 12 Color Crazy

Kendra Shepard, Mia McCrary, Ariana Hand, Gabby Baxter

•    3rd Place Boat finishing in 4 minutes, 20 seconds:  No. 4 S.S. Microsoft Word

Travis Purser, Ian Downs, Lizzy Zakutney, Kaitlin Simison, Hannah Jo Wilson

•    2nd Place Boat finishing in 4 minutes, 11 seconds:  No. 10 The Sparta

Max Bennett, Andrew Morgan, Will Sullivan

•    1st Place Boat finishing in 3 minutes, 21 seconds:  No. 13 American Thunder

Parker Hazard, Jacob McVay, Blake Carnley, Christian Parke, Josh Gardner