Boat Rally 2024

It’s a chance to lazily hang out on your boat or on your own shore and at the same time meet your fellow cottagers, perform challenges, get treats, win prizes for creativity and wrap it all up after on the lake in a flotilla of boats.

At 1 pm, as a boat, you and your boat mates will begin anywhere on the lake, travelling in any direction at a slow speed, dock to dock. For those cottages with an upright paddle, you can stop and visit and do a challenge that the cottage may have in store for the boat’s participants. Prizes will be awarded on the flotilla at 4:30pm.

Prizes!

All kids will get a participation prize!

Spirit Award: decorate your boat, have a team costume or some other creative aspect! Most creative shore game, most creative boat, most creative individual costume (shore or boat). Let us know your input by email!

Any Special Mention Awards: Did you notice someone preserve, do the best at your challenge, or show some courage. Let us know your input by email!

The commodore may add anything at whim!

Rules

• “Boat” means any floating vessel with any number of people. So pontoon, canoe, motorboat, kayak, paddle boat, paddleboard etc.
• “Dock” means any shoreline property and does not have to be a physical dock. An upright paddle planted somewhere visible will signal accepting boat participants.
• 1pm you may begin to approach a dock. Horn will sound too.
• 4pm is wrap up 
• 4:30pm flotilla and awards
• Advanced registration for dock or boat is not required.
• Open to anyone, including resort guests. Free event.

Respect & Responsibilities

• You are responsible for following all provincial boating rules, which include all safety equipment, wake rules etc.
• No littering! See the commodore boat if you need a trash bag.
• Travel back to your own cottage if you need to use a bathroom.
• Be extremely respectful of people’s docks, properties, and boats!
• Poor sportsmanship is frowned upon.
• Use extra care given the number of boats that may be on the lake and be aware of your surroundings at all times. Driving slowly at most times would be appropriate.
• This is specifically not a race but rather a rally, and a reasonable time has been allocated to complete challenges at a slow pace.
• Participation is at your own risk.