Duck Regatta showcases Cape Splash addition

Fred Lynch

Friday, May 19, 2017

The third annual Cape West Rotary Club Duck Regatta on Thursday, May 18, 2017 benefits Special Olympics and the Cape West Rotary Club Foundation at Cape Splash. The new pirate ship water feature, Ship Wreck Island, and other improvements are unveiled before the park opens May 27 for the summer.

Decorated model ducks float Thursday, May 18, 2017 around the Lazy River at Cape Splash for the Duck Regatta to benefit Special Olympics and the Cape West Rotary Foundation. The event raised over $5,000. More photos are in a gallery at semissourian.com. (Fred Lynch)
Cape West Rotary Club president Joe Pujol releases toy ducks Thursday, May 18, 2017 into the Lazy River at Cape Splash for the Duck Regatta fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics and the Cape West Rotary Foundation. (Fred Lynch)
Cape West Rotary Club members Bruce Skinner, left, and Skip Wrape wait at the finish line for a race of toy ducks Thursday, May 18, 2017 in the Lazy River at Cape Splash for the Duck Regatta to benefit Special Olympics and the Cape West Rotary Foundation. (Fred Lynch)
Decorated model ducks begin a race Thursday, May 18, 2017 around the Lazy River at Cape Splash for the Duck Regatta to benefit Special Olympics and the Cape West Rotary Foundation. The event raised over $5,000. (Fred Lynch)

Model ducks float around the Lazy River in the Duck Regatta at Cape Splash.
Youngsters follow a model duck race around the Lazy River at Cape Splash.
Model ducks begin a race around the Lazy River in the Duck Regatta at Cape Splash.
Linda Puchbauer, left, Skip Wrape and Kelly Darby pose for a photo Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the Duck Regatta sponsored by the Cape West Rotary Club at Cape Splash. (Fred Lynch)
Kayla and Josh Cooley and their son, Carson, pose for a photo Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the Duck Regatta sponsored by the Cape West Rotary Club at Cape Splash. (Fred Lynch)

Julia Thompson, director of Parks and Recreation, welcomes people to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the pirate ship water feature and pavilion on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Cape Splash. (Fred Lynch)
The new Ship Wreck Island is seen Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Cape Splash.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held Thursday, May 18, 2017 for the new pirate ship water feature, Ship Wreck Island, at Cape Splash.
Playmo sports a pirate eye patch Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Cape Splash.
A warning is displayed on the new rope barrier around the Lazy River at Cape Splash.