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- Darwin_Beer_Can_Regatta abstract "The Darwin Beer Can Regatta is an event which has been held annually since 1974 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia at Mindil Beach. Participants create boats using empty beer cans, soft drink (soda) cans, soft drink bottle and milk cartons. The vessels are not tested for seaworthiness, prior to water events, and those that fall apart are part of the day's entertainment. A great many sundry events go along with the regatta, including concerts, a thong-throwing contest and the "Henley-on-Mindil" competition (named after the Henley-on-Todd Regatta), where participants run their "boats" around like Flintstones cars. The first Beer Can Regatta was held on 16 June 1974, at Vestey's Beach. This is contrary to popular belief that the regatta started in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy. Cycclone Tracy actually hit Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974, about 6 months after the regatta.The 1st Beer Can Regatta was the brainchild of Lutz Frankenfeld and Paul Rice-Chapman, both of whom were members of the Darwin Regional Tourism Promotion Association. At the time, Paul (working at local newspaper "The NT News") had a deal with Swan Breweries to stage a water festival of some sort, and was developing the idea of building rafts out of empty beer cans. Lutz took this idea a step further and added an outboard motor to the vessel, and things grew from there.The Beer Can Regatta is now managed by the Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta Association Inc, which is essentially a partnership of the three Lions Clubs of the Darwin region, to 1/ promote tourism in the Northern Territory, 2/ raise funds for charitable purposes, and 3/ promote Lionism.The Darwin Beer Can Regatta is now known as the Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta.The Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta has been held at Vestey's Beach and Mindil Beach since 1974, on the following dates; 16 June 1974 at Vestey's Beach... The 16 June 1974 Vestey's Beach Beer Can Power boat race was won by Kevin Jaques driving PISTOL KNIGHT (a Darwin Powerboat Club tunnel hull entry made of Swan Beer Cans, wired and taped together with a ply top). Kevin has copies of the photos, news articles, program, clay trophy and the Mercury First sticker for this win. The RAAF's DUMB BARGE came second as it didn't have such a good turning capacity. The Lions Club have electronic copies of the photos, so their records are now more complete.Kevin is visiting Darwin in the dry season (not during the Beer Can Regatta) 2014 and now lives near Stanthorpe in Queensland's Granite Belt Wine Country. 13 July 2008 at Mindil Beach 19 July 2009 at Mindil Beach 8 August 2010 at Mindil Beach 10 July 2011 at Mindil Beach 15 July 2012 at Mindil BeachThe 2013 Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta will be held on Sunday 7 July 2013.".
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- Darwin_Beer_Can_Regatta comment "The Darwin Beer Can Regatta is an event which has been held annually since 1974 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia at Mindil Beach. Participants create boats using empty beer cans, soft drink (soda) cans, soft drink bottle and milk cartons. The vessels are not tested for seaworthiness, prior to water events, and those that fall apart are part of the day's entertainment.".
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