$20 to enter
READY FOR SOME TRULY WACKY FUN? Grab a partner in seafaring crime and build your own unique Junk Boat – and join this one-of-a-kind race on the Rio Grande on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 12 p.m.!
While the City of Truth or Consequences has requested that additional water be released from Elephant Butte Lake on this date, the flow will be approximately half of what is normally expected during the summer. For this reason, it is not safe to travel over the rapids.
Junk Boats will launch at Riverside and Magnolia and float down to Rotary Park. For more information, call or text Jazz Otte at 575-642-9241 or Destiny Mitchell at 575-343-1775, or email info@torcfiesta.com.
RULES FOR PARTICIPATION
- SAFETY FIRST! All participants MUST WEAR LIFE JACKETS in the race! Entrants must respect all participants and behave safely, or they will be disqualified.
- Vessels MUST be homemade and constructed from random, creativity-sourced materials. They CANNOT be constructed from other preexisting boats, canoes, or similar watercraft. You will need to mark your craft with a number (for example, with spray paint) that will be given after registration and payment are complete.
- Manual power ONLY: oars, feet or hands! No mechanical propellers, motors, or paddles.
- Screws, nails and bolts should be used sparingly and must be secured and covered. Using glue, tape, twine, and other creative fasteners is encouraged! Watercraft entries will be inspected before the race.
- No retail pool floaties. Tire tubes and swimming noodles are permissible.
- Maximum of 2 participants per watercraft. Participants under age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult, with a registration form signed by a parent or legal guardian, including contact info.
- An entry fee of $20 will be due at registration. Registrations must be submitted and paid by Sunday, May 4th, at 10 a.m. FEES WILL GO TOWARD THE PRIZES TO BE AWARDED!
- Awards will be given to the Ist and 2nd boats to reach the finish line AFLOAT, and a special award will go to the watercraft with the best overall creativity. To qualify, all watercraft must display a flag reading “75th” and be off-the-wall, wacky, weird, exceptionally random, or best in show.
