Darwin Beer Can Regatta beer cans
(Australia)
Regatta under the name Darwin
Beer Can Regatta (Regatta beer cans in Darwin) - an event that is held annually
since 1974 at the Mindil Beach in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Participants create boats
using empty beer cans, cans of drinks, including soft drinks and milk cartons.
Court not tested for
seaworthiness before the start of the regatta, and those that are falling
apart, barely hitting the water, are part of the entertainment program of the
day.
On this day, in addition to
the race, there are many other interesting events, including concerts, various
humorous contests, competitions and more.
Darwin Beer Can Regatta is the
brainchild Franfilda Lutz and Paul Rice-Chapman, they both worked in the
tourism association Darwin Regional Tourism Promotion Association.
While Paul arranged festivals
under the patronage of breweries, with rafts of empty beer cans, Lutz took the
idea one step further and added a motor vessels.
The event promotes the
development of tourism in the Northern Territory and raise funds for charitable
purposes.
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