Darwin Beer Can Regatta

Festival Location: Darwin, NT, Australia

Festival Type(s): Bizarre Festivals , Bizarre Sports Events, Beer Festivals

by © Ludo Kuipers 2008

Darwin Beer Can Regatta, Darwin, NT, Australia photo

Mindil Beach, the scene of the madcap Beer Can Regatta

A floating ambulance, made entirely from cans on a raft is a typical example of Territory humour during the annual Beer Can Regatta at Mindil Beach, Darwin

A impressive yacht made from an enormous pile of beer cans during the yearly Beer Can Regatta off Mindil Beach

Beer Can canoes at the start of the Beer Can Regatta at Mindil Beach

This canoe made from beer cans was one of the entries in the Beer Can Regatta at Mindil Beach

Sailing a yacht made from beer cans during the Beer Can Regatta off Mindil Beach, Darwin

A competition making sand sculptures at Mindil Beach in Darwin

Going for the finishing line in a Beer Can canoe during the annual Beer Can Regatta off Mindil Beach in Darwin

At the finishing line of the yearly Beer Can Regatta in Darwin the entrants are welcomed back to shore

For those people who don't like to get their feet wet, there is the Henley-on-Mindil, a series of races along the beach with bottomless boats

Darwin Beer Can Regatta Video

What began as a recycling effort following the devastating effects of Cyclone Tracy on Darwin on Christmas Eve of 1974, has turned into one of Australia's best loved events. The annual Beer Can Regatta held in Darwin attracts thousands of visitors each year to witness the ingenuity behind some of the least sea-worthy vessels ever to leave land. Check out the vid if you beer can handle it - sorry!