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Keygan Chinchillas, front, Max Jasmine, center, and Ryon Young paddle their coffin-shaped boat during Woodland Middle School's cardboard boat races Monday evening at SafeSplash SwimLabs.

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Coeur d'Alene middle schoolers conquer cardboard boat challenge
October 22, 2024 1:07 a.m.

Coeur d'Alene middle schoolers conquer cardboard boat challenge

The secret to staying afloat in a cardboard boat is duct tape. A lot of it. "We went through like nine rolls of duct tape," Woodland Middle School student Ryon Young said Monday evening. "But we patched up all the tiny seals and cracks and everything. I think that helped a lot."