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The 2025 Royal Rosarian Milk Carton Boat Race
 
Sunday, June 22, 2025
 
 
Presenting Sponsor - Alpenrose
Contributing Sponsor - SMILE Neighborhood Association
 
 
 
IT WAS A GREAT RACE DAY!

 Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Casting Pond in Westmoreland Park,

 to cheer on the forty-two racers who showed up to get their time on the water,

to display their craftsmanship and racing ability.

Go to the Photo Album for more 2025 Milk Carton Boat Race pictures.

To see the placing Boats.

  The winners were:
● Adult Single-rider (Race 1) Even Hotter Cocoa  
  ● Child Single-rider (Race 2) Sternwheeler
● Young Adult Single-rider (Race 3) Alpen-rows One Last Time 
  ● Adult (2 riders) (Race 4) Mercheeta III
● Child (2 riders) (Race 5) Mercheeta III 
  ● Young Adult (2 riders) (Race 6) The Human Condition
● Mixed-age (2 riders) (Race 7) Royal Bengal 
    ● Child (3-4 riders) (Race 8) TNT
 
● Young Adults (3-4 riders) (Race 9) Scratch
 
● Mixed age (3-4 riders) (Race 10) Mercheeta III 
 
 
 ● Portland Rose Society Awards
 
 Jr. Division winner Carton of Thorns
 
Sr. Division winner RED DOGG (Rose Festival Clowns) 
 
 
Rose Festival Foundation "All Together Now" tie-winning teams -
Bandit Express, Pilot Express - both Girl Scout troop 90623
 
 
 
 
People’s Choice: three places awarded
First Place Mercheeta III      
      Second Place Bob's Boat Collective Roots APG
 
Third Place Human Condition Collective Roots APG  
 
Honorable Mention:
  Peas and Quakers
 
 Swamp Pony  
 
 
Royal Rosarian Milk Carton Boat Race Media Milk-Splash Challenge
2025 winning TV station KPTV-12 (choosing Mercheeta III to represent them)

 

 

               

The Perpetual Trophy is unveiled to the public

by Allison Eshel, Community Engagement representative of Sellwood Community House.

It is on permanent display at the Sellwood Community House

right next to a basketball signed by Damian Lillard.

Congratulations to KPTV-12. Below is a link to the mini-race held on June 18th.

Watch the race.

 

We look forward to seeing you next year, June 21st, 2026

at the Westmoreland Casting Pond as a racer or a spectator!

 

If you have any feedback on this year's event, please contact the committee 
by phone 503-830-1028 or email: milkcartonboatrace@royalrosarianfoundation.org
If the above email link doesn't work for you, please copy and paste the email address into your browser.

 

Information on the 2025 Portland Rose Festival: www.rosefestival.org

 
Information on the 2025 MCBR Presenting Sponsor: Alpenrose
 
Information on the 2025 MCBR Contributing Sponsor: SMILE
 
          
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Boat Race Information Links:

2025 Application

2025 Waiver

2025 Flyer on Event

2025 Rules and Regulations

2025 Build a Boat instructions and rules

2025 Flyer Open Houses on How to Build a Boat

Video: How to build a milk carton boat

Site Map

 

 
Five simple steps to participate:
 

1. Read the Rules and Regulations

2. Create your team, design, & name your boat

3. Register online, sign a waiver for each rider, and email the waiver(s) to the committee

4. Build your boat

5. On race day, bring your boat, paddle, life jacket, and any tools/supplies you need (check-in & inspection open at 10:00am)

 Volunteers will help you settle in and return your boat to your car at the end of the day!
 

 
 
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