Rubber Ducky Regatta



Bethany Lutheran Church Lives United

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

A group of kids (and adults) from Bethany Lutheran Church helped us sort ducks while they were on a retreat at the Lutheran Church in Wildwood this summer. Read more…

Rubber Ducky Regatta Winners 2008

Monday, August 18th, 2008

The official results of yesterday’s race are in!

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Rubber Ducky Regatta Postponed….

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Inclement weather and an afternoon forecast for showers caused Rubber Ducky Regatta organizers to postpone the popular fundraising race until next Sunday. All activities will take place as scheduled at Morey’s Mariner’s Landing Pier and Raging Waters water park next Sunday, Aug. 17.

CN8’s Gregg Murphy hosts Rubber Ducky ’sporting event’

Monday, August 4th, 2008

CN8's Gregg Murphy

CN8's Gregg Murphy

Sports journalist, Gregg Murphy, of CN8’s Out of Bounds, has won multiple Emmy awards for his coverage of the controversial figures, rivalries, agonies and triumphs in some of the countries best sports teams. But for the first time on Sunday, Aug. 10, he will come to Wildwood to host a sports event that will bring hundreds of “highly trained’ celebrity athletes and their cheering fans to Mariners’ Landing Water Park—the Rubber Ducky Regatta. Read more…

Coveted ‘Ducky Cup’ Still up for Grabs

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

PNC Bank, in North Wildwood, suffered a security breech last week, when a duckbilled bandit was caught, attempting to steal the bank’s coveted Rubber Ducky Cup—a trophy awarded to PNC last year for selling more rubber duckies than any other local bank.

PNC Teller Supervisor, Brandy DeMarzo, caught the culprit red-handed as she was coming out of the vault, and she was able to foil the plot. But the duck-billed bandit took flight and is still at large. Read more…

Ducky Regatta / Volunteer Update

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Rubber Ducky Regatta Volunteer Form

Due to water park regulations we are limited in the number of volunteers permitted in the race area.   So…

You can Download the Ducky Regatta Volunteer Application:

Download pdf fileAdobe (.pdf) file
Download MS Word fileMicrosoft Word (.doc) file
…and return it to us by August 6th.

Or apply via email by August 6th to reserve yourself a volunteer spot. (Year-round volunteers and past Regatta volunteers will be assigned first.) Read more…

Two Ducks Down, Three to Go, and Three Weeks ’til Race Day

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Can you help find Fireman Duck in Time?

United Executive Director Suzanne Nardi is putting out a desperate plea to the public to help her in locating the other rubber ducky racers before race day. The popular fundraising event draws ducky fans from near and far to Mariner’s Landing water park one day each year to watch thousands of ducks race around the lazy river. They compete for hundreds of prizes for their sponsors, and the money raised by the event supports United Way’s community programs throughout the year. Read more…

First Missing Ducky ‘Grounded’ at Pool Zone

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Thanks to a tip from Julie Merson, one of five missing United Way rubber duckies has been found.

The disappearance of the celebrity ducks during the Beach Blast soccer tournament in Wildwood was a blow to the United Way of Cape May County, which is planning its annual Rubber Ducky Regatta on Aug. 10.
Read more…

United Way Crisis—Ducks Fly the Coop Again

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Lightning never strikes twice, and no one could have predicted that for the second year in a row, grave trouble would befall the United Way of Cape May County as they prepare for the annual Rubber Ducky Regatta. Against the odds, five duckies have again flown the coop. Read more…

United Way duckies find temporary homes

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

United Way of Cape May County is again gearing up for the Rubber Ducky Regatta, the annual fundraiser and community event, where a flock of rubber duckies race around Morey’s Endless River to win hundreds of prizes for their sponsors.

The race takes place on Aug. 10, but until then, the United Way needs a clean and convenient place to store and organize the ducks, and Molly and Ed Wisely, of Coastline Heating and Cooling, in Burleigh, came to the rescue by donating storage space. Read more…