"Cardboard boat regatta winners announced”

[George Town, Grand Cayman, ] – The
Pirates Week Festival Office is pleased to announce the winners of
the Cardboard Boat Regatta 2019.

As usual the event was fun filled with
lots of spectators watching on as teams of up to four sailors paddled
their handmade carboard boats out and around the key in Hog Sty Bay.

The Junior division was made up of two
teams for students from Cayman International School and the Cayman
Islands Cadet Corp.

The winners in this category are the
Marine Detachment- Cayman Islands Cadet Core. They take home $500 in
cash. Second place and a prize of $300 for the Junior division went
to team ‘CIS – Titanic II’, while fellow students of team ‘CIS
- Tax Sea-vasion’ received the $200 third place cash prize and the
Best Sinking award.

There were four boats in the Senior
Division with first place and $500 cash prize going to team ‘Usain
Boat’. Second place and $300 went to team ‘Pearl of Poseidon’,
third place went to team Chiquita and best sinking went to team
‘Pirates of Saskatchewan’.

“This is one of a few sporting events
held during the festival and we are so thrilled to see the turn out
from participants in the event, especially from the younger teams. Of
course, we want to thank Kirk Freeport for sponsoring the cash prizes
for this event,” said Melanie McField, Pirates Week Festival
General Manager.

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Photo Caption
1: Winners in the Junior Division, Team Cadet Corp Marine
Detachment (photo credit Jonthan Williams of Aquarius Photos.

Photo Caption 2: Winners in the
Senior Division, Team Usain Boat (photo credit Jonthan Williams of
Aquarius Photos.

About Pirates Week:
The
Pirates Week Festival is the largest event in the Cayman Islands
calendar, annually drawing over 35,000 spectators for the duration of
the five-day festival and District Heritage Day events. During this
time, the islands are transformed into a mass of colour and revelry,
with over three dozen different events being hosted over three
weekends, across all three islands!

The Pirates Week Festival is
administered by the Tourism Attraction Board of the Cayman Islands.

Those looking to participate in the
festival or become a sponsor in any way, can email
events@piratesweekfestival.com.

If you would like more information
about this topic, please email marketing@tab.ky
.

District Heritage Days:
The
District Heritage Committees will once again highlight unique aspects
of their individual districts, with cultural displays, traditional
food and fun activities for children and adults.

The District Heritage Days will take
place this year from 12th – 16th November.

The District Heritage Day schedule is
as follows:

East End: Tuesday,
12th November

West
Bay: Wednesday, 13th November

Bodden
Town: Friday, 15th November

George
Town: Saturday, 16th November

To learn more, log on to the website
www.piratesweekfestival.com.
Here you can find out about the more than 40 events being held
throughout the festival season, sign up as a volunteer, food or craft
vendor in Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac.

The public is also encouraged to follow
Pirates Week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for real time
updates.

Sponsors:
The Pirates Week
Festival is pleased to have the support of these major sponsors for
the 2019 events:

AI Rentals
Ace Hardware
Cayman
Airways Ltd.
Bacardi
Cayman Islands Department of
Tourism
Hurley’s Media Ltd.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry
of CultureTourism Attraction Board

A complete list of sponsors can be
found on the www.piratesweekfestival.com