History 2002 raft race
The raft race happened again in 2002, with 72 craft running on the river Dee between the Boat and the Cross Foxes, a lengthy four-mile course that includes a really scary weir. Live bands played, rivers of beer were consumed, everyone got wet, and over £12,000 was raised for five local charities. Fantastic.
Being a biennial event, the raft race will be back again in September 2004.
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The ship that soon turned into a submarine |
Only 4 miles to go |
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Only 3.9 miles to go |
Suddenly a substantial whale on its way up to Llangollen surfaced between the rafts |
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There are some twisted minds out there |
Boys will be boys |
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Raft Wars |
Bailing out was futile |
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Cool English types |
Cool Viking types |
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Having bravely rowed all the way across the Pacific, the Welsh boys capsized in the surf |
The Pant-yr-Liner. Check out John heroically saving the beer at the front |
Photos courtesy of Phil Jackson, Fotofire Ltd.