When I hear “regatta” I think sailboats. Growing up by the lake in southern Germany, summer weekends were often spent sitting by the shore watching sailing or windsurfing regattas. The Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin is slightly different, since there are no bright white sails dotting the horizon, but rather boats are fashioned out of giant pumpkins, and regatta participants paddle their vessel around the lake at the Tualatin Commons. The Regatta Run 5k starts off…