Handmade boats

Members of the 23d Force Support Squadron create a boat that will be raced across the base pool during the 2014 Build a Boat competition at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2014. All participants were given 45 minutes to create a boat using cardboard, duct tape and box cutters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Douglas Ellis/Released)

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Final touches

Moody members make the final touches on their team-made boats during the 2014 Build a Boat competition at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2014. Once the race started, the competitors had to get inside their boat and race across the base pool. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Douglas Ellis/Released)

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Don’t sink

Competitors race across the base pool using team-made cardboard boats during the 2014 Build a Boat competition at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2014. The 41st Rescue Squadron team won the race and was one of only a few teams to complete the entire race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Douglas Ellis/Released)

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To the wire

Participants of the 2014 Build a Boat competition watch as racers reach the finish line at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2014. The 41st Rescue Squadron narrowly won the race, beating their competition by only a few feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Douglas Ellis/Released)

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Victory

Members of the 41st Rescue Squadron pose for a photo after winning the 2014 Build a Boat competition at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 19, 2014. The 41st RQS team expertly created the fastest boat using only cardboard, duct tape and box cutters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Douglas Ellis/Released)

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Moody hosts third annual Build a Boat competition

Published June 23, 2014

Handmade boats

Final touches

Don’t sink

To the wire

Victory