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  • How to Make a Paper Boat. Let your imagination float away with this classic paper boat. You

  • will need Piece of paper and flat surface. Step 1. Lay the paper on a flat surface. Fold

  • the paper in half lengthwise. Use paper larger than the standard 8.5- by 11-inch size for

  • a larger boat. Step 2. Fold the two corners of the folded edge in toward the middle to

  • form a point. Step 3. Fold the loose rectangular edge on the top side of the paper up over

  • the flaps and fold down the overlapping triangles at the ends. Then turn the boat over and repeat

  • on the other side. The paper should now resemble a hat. Step 4. Turn the hat 90 degrees and

  • open it. Lay the upper and the lower parts on each other. Step 5. Fold the lower triangle

  • flap upward and onto the upper triangle. Then turn the boat over and repeat with the other

  • side. Step 6. Open the resulting square, putting the upper part on the lower. Step 7. Open

  • the flaps, revealing a triangle sail in the middle of your new paper boat. Now you are

  • ready to sail away. Bon voyage. Did you know The Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac

  • is the longest annual freshwater sailing race in the world totaling 333 miles. The first

  • one took place in 1898.

How to Make a Paper Boat. Let your imagination float away with this classic paper boat. You

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