Collingwood Raft Race 2009 |
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Collingwood - Saturday 3 January 2009
Artistic flair and boat racing skills enabled these intrepid people to race from Hills Beach to the Collingwood Boat Ramp.
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Facts and Footnotes
The Raft Race .....
At the annual Collingwood Raft Race the crowd roared as water and flour bombs, rotten eggs, stinking sludge and-in the ultimate gesture of malice-a bucket of cow poo rained down from the Aorere Bridge onto the rafting teams while they struggled to keep afloat in extremely windy conditions.
The history of the race goes back 30 years. The first, held in 1979, was won by the NZ Fire Service. After a gap of a few years, 1982-86, Mr Iggo came on board in 1988 as the event organiser. In the last 20 years he has seen many junior rafters progress to senior level, and by then they are well trained in boating safety as well as in creative endeavour.
(text from the GB Weekly 10 Jan 09)
Results: Seniors (Red): 1st No 6 "Old Salty" Jamie Soper (Race Shield). 2nd No 12 "Brights" Brent Bright. 3rd No 1 "Fire Brigade" Graeme Miller. 4th No 5 "Scott's Junk" Chris Scott. Juniors (Green): 1st No 1 "Mean Machine" Quinny Strange. 2nd No 4 "Smurfy's Law" Phoebe Zeller. 3rd No 5 "HSMS" Sarah. Most Unusual: No 13 Sen "Thirst Fighters" (Yellow Appliance). Most Effort: No 3 Jnr "Cat Fosker" Caitlin McLellan. Most Aggressive: No 2 Sen "Flower Power" Jayden. Most Teamwork: No 9 Sen "Para Handy" Jules. Most Unlikely: No 10 Sen "Tinky's Team" Pete (Prize: A hot water bottle).
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