Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race
2026 Race Report: Dairy Go

A new team from Baltimore created Dairy Go celebrating Viking dairy heritage cultivating milk, cheese, and skyr.

The Judges’ Fill-in-the-Blank award originated because the judges always complained about the award they want to give, but couldn’t, to a team that needs to be recognized like a donut hole reunited with a donut. Dairy Go won this award for being “so scrappy” from the crew to the individuals piloting it.

The 1-pilot sculpture is made of bamboo sticks, gallon and half-gallon milk jugs for flotation, held together using twine.

Pit crew followed closely on an inflatable raft, but pieces of their paddle kept breaking off. You can see a piece in their hand here.

Time to hoist the mainsail, mateys! It’s in my face.

Not much of that paddle left. Judge Ed said “At this rate, they’ll be paddling with a stick.”

Pushing in the mud.

Across the Eastern Avenue Bridge toward the National Aquarium.

The Visionary Art Museum could be seen as ironic in this context.

They even brought milk jugs to pick up their trophy.