Ducktape Regatta - The Devil Ducks Win ! ! !

The annual Duck Tape Regatta took place this past Saturday to raise money for Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD).  Entry fees raise money for the hospital which hoped to raise at least $35,000 this year. Since it's inception in 2004, the event has brought in over $125,000 to help provide needed medical care to children of all ages.  Participant teams receive the following material ONLY to construct a seaworthy vessel:

• One 60' roll of 2" duct tape
• One pound of fasteners, 1" fine Thread Drywall Screws
• One sheet of (4' X 8' X 1/4") plywood
• Two (2" X 4" X 8') pieces of lumber 

From those meager materials and with four hours to construct their boats, the teams commence building.  Once done, they race them in a series of heats. Prizes are awarded for creativity and speed. The whole event offers food, entertainment and children's activities throughout the day.

This year, the winning team was the Devil Ducks.  The Devil Ducks have been competing in this event for years.  The team consists of a group of friends who got together to try and help CHKD.  Two Hiller Systems employee's participate each year.  Donnie Coulsting and Jay Burns.  The boat this year was appropriately named "Smoke"...

The competition was tougher than ever this year.  Lot's of corporate teams from businesses all over Hampton Roads.  The competition gets tougher and tougher each year.  The Devil Ducks beat them all though.  They won their respective heats and then headed into the finals against the ever tough "ODU Engineering Squad".  The Devil Ducks pulled it off though and brought home 1st Place !

Hiller Systems would like to extend a warm and hearty "Congratulations" to the Devil Ducks for their hard work and effort for such a worthy cause.  Giving back to the community embodies the spirit of Hiller Systems and Hampton Roads!

Congrats again Devil Ducks...now you just have to retain your title!

The Devil Ducks (from left to right):  Morgan Burns, Jay Burns, Gary church, Donnie Coulsting, Chris Foster & Michael Blunt