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Australians Set Sail On Boats Made Of Beer Cans And We Wholeheartedly Approve

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Monday, July 18, 2016 - 11:04

Relish the scene: a sun-drenched beach in Australia's Northern Territory, a veritable world away from the shores of Great Britain.

And on this beach, a fleet of beverage-based ships sailing into the distance.

Yes, beverage-based, because these awesome vessels are made of beer cans (we can only assume empty ones). And atop them, Australians, drinking more beer to make more empty cans. Truly visionary.

The best part? This happens EVERY YEAR.

It's called the Beer Can Regatta and it's hosted annually in Darwin, bringing out the best in everyone involved.

Because it produces things like this:

 

Mindil beach turning it up #onlyindarwin #beercanregatta #beercanboatraces #xxxxteam

A photo posted by James Takacs (@takacs_225) on Jul 16, 2016 at 9:20pm PDT

And this:

 

Beer Can Regatta! #simplelifearoundaus #beercanregatta #beercanboat #mindilbeach #darwin #ntaustralia #australia #travelaustralia #thisisaustralia

A photo posted by Luke & Trudy (@simplelifearoundaus) on Jul 16, 2016 at 10:14pm PDT

That raft race, though:

 

Ready.Set.Go! Had an awesome day down at the Beer Can Regatta...maybe I'll look at the rules for next year! Bring on a year of drinking, donations welcome 🙊 #lifeindarwin #beercanregatta #mindilbeach #mindilmarkets #exploring #seeaustralia #palmtree #tropicallife #darwin #darwinnt #ntaustralia #tourismtopend #topendtweets #mytopend #sundayfunday #darwinning #darwinlife #cityofdarwin #darwincity #ig_captures #igtravel #lionsclub #ig_australia #northernterritory #australia_oz #boating #beercan #beercanboat #melbournebitters @mindilmarket

A photo posted by Life In Darwin 🔝🔚 (@lifeindarwin) on Jul 17, 2016 at 1:35am PDT

Unfortunately there was no sign of this viking from last year:

 

Didn't head anywhere off the trax today but couldn't pass up the annual beer can regatta. Crazy Territory fun! #TopEnd #BeerCanRegatta #Darwin #Mindil #MindilBeach #Tipanic #Beach #boats #BeerCans #seeaustralia #NorthernTerritory #Australia #fun

A photo posted by Off The Trax (@offthetrax) on Jul 12, 2015 at 4:31am PDT

But even this dog was on board:

 

Are you headed to the #Darwin beer can regatta this Sunday? #NT #beercanregatta #onlyinaustralia

A photo posted by Pinnacle People (@pinnaclepeople) on Jul 13, 2016 at 2:27am PDT

So forget Wimbledon. Forget Rio. 

The Beer Can Regatta is where it is AT.

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