PHOTOS: Giant gourds set sail at the 2025 West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It was gourds a-plenty, as Captain America, Guy Fieri, a hot dog and more made a big splash in Tualatin’s Lake of the Commons Sunday afternoon.

Participants dressed in their Halloween best used all their might, paddling in carved-out pumpkins as part of the 2025 West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta.

This year, participant Parker Johnson chose to be the Very Hungry Caterpillar, winning first place in the costume contest.

“I was just chatting with my family in the car. Like, just brainstorming things to do. And my dad thought up the idea of a caterpillar eating its way up out of the pumpkin,” he told KOIN 6 News. “I thought that was really fun, so I went with it.”

The overall goal of the race is not only to make it to the finish line first, but also avoid taking on too much water.

This marks the 21st year the regatta has been held.

Jenna Deml

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