Look here for upcoming information on the 2024 Milk Carton Boat Race
scheduled for June 23, 2024!
scheduled for June 23, 2024!
The 2023 Milk Carton Boat Race was hosted by the Royal Rosarians
Presenting Sponsor - Alpenros
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Contributing Sponsor - Oregon State Marine Board
Presenting Sponsor - Alpenros

Contributing Sponsor - Oregon State Marine Board
Thank you for coming out to cheer the racers at the
ROYAL ROSARIAN MILK CARTON BOAT RACE on June 25, 2023
The winners include:
Class One - Adult Single-rider
First Place - Boat 5 "Our Kids Grew Up and Left the Boat"
Second Place - Boat 3 "My Jugs Bring All the Boats to the Yard"
Third Place - Boat 8 "Annabelle's Rose Milk Regatta from Malden Street"
Class Two - Child Single-rider
First Place - Boat 36 "Doodad"
Second Place - Boat 40 "Tsunami"
Third Place - Boat 6 "Neon Barracuda"/
Boat 28 "Federspiel Milky Way"
Class Three - Adult Two-riders
First Place - Boat 15 "Mer-cheetah"
Second Place - Boat 5 "Our Kids Grew Up and Left the Boat"
Third Place - Boat 9 "The Butter Dog"
Class Four - Child Two-riders
First Place - Boat "Chocolate Milky Way"
Second Place - Boat 29 "The Lacine Machine"
Third Place - Boat 35 "The Milky Way - Hanford"
Class Five - Mixed Ages 2-4 riders
First Place - Boat 15 "Mer-cheetah"
Second Place - Boat 17 "Mr. Messy"
Third Place - Boat 26 "D.N.Arrrrrr"
Class Six - Adult 3-4 Riders
First Place - Boat 21 "Bob's Boat"
Class Seven - Child 3-4 Riders
First Place - Boat 32 "D&D Bros."
Second Place - Boat 13 "Firecrackers"
Third Place - Boat 20 "Snuggly Duckling"
People's Choice Award Winner - Boat 15 "Mer-cheetah"
We had a great time celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first race in 1973.
Featured in the People's Choice Award Parade at the end of the Race was
Foley's Folly, originally raced in 1985 and many years after that - a sculling boat design that won all the races it entered. It was in the water Sunday with the same 1985 Alpenrose milk cartons it raced with so long ago! The sons who raced the boat brought their children to ride it this year!
Alpenrose will donate 2,000 gallons of milk to the Sunshine Division over the next several months, equal to the number of milk cartons used to create all boats that raced this year.
Sunshine Division was on site to receive non-perishable donations at the Race.
NEXT ADVENTURE! donated a paddle for the winning boat in each class!
The Royal Rosarians Milk Carton Boat Race offers a Sunday filled with family-friendly entertainment and some spirited competition. Children and adults race and show off handmade boats that float only using recycled milk cartons and jugs. We invite you to come and enjoy the fun next year!
Location: The Casting Pond in Westmoreland Park, SE McLoughlin Blvd, and Bybee Blvd,
7700 SE 22nd Ave., Portland Oregon
Contact the committee at: milkcartonboatrace@royalrosarians.com
For more information on the 2024 Portland Rose Festival, go to https://www.rosefestival.org
For more information on the 2023 MCBR Presenting Sponsor, Alpenrose, go to