West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin, Oregon. Started in 2003, the annual

regatta pits the regions giant gourd growers against each other in what is a competition

of size and speed, and while it sounds both impossible and crazy, it is in fact what the

name suggests; it's a boat race, but the boats are giant pumpkins. The competing

farmers/captains grow giant pumpkins, carve and hollow them out, put them in a lake,

get in them, and then race them as if they were kayaks.