Raft Building

Start with ropes, barrels, logs and poles then work together to turn your raw materials into a raft capable of keeping you and your crew afloat. Your instructor will be on hand to give you some pointers and help you brush up on your knot skills, before setting you a series of challenges as you take to the water on your handmade vessel.

Start with ropes, barrels, logs and poles then work together to turn your raw materials into a raft capable of keeping you and your crew afloat. Your instructor will be on hand to give you some pointers and help you brush up on your knot skills, before setting you a series of challenges as you take to the water on your handmade vessel.

Race against time and each other to design and construct your raft before seeing who can get out to sea and back first - without sinking, of course. You’ll need to divide into teams and strategically assign roles based on everyone’s skills, then get to work creating your own unique designs using only the materials you’re given. Once it’s seaworthy, test out your newly built vessel in the only way you can: a race.

Construct your raft from the materials provided and get ready to test them out. In teams of 5 or 6 people you will get to come up with your own unique design. Firstly you will be given some basic knot tying training to use on your raft. Once kitted up, your team will have a period of time for planning and building your raft followed by the race out to sea. Will you capsize or sail to victory?

Construct your raft from the materials provided and get ready to test them out. In teams of 5 or 6 people you will get to come up with your own unique design. Firstly you will be given some basic knot tying training to use on your raft. Once kitted up, your team will have a period of time for planning and building your raft followed by the race out to sea. Will you capsize or sail to victory?

Start with ropes, barrels, logs and poles then work together to turn your raw materials into a raft capable of keeping you and your crew afloat. Your instructor will be on hand to give you some pointers and help you brush up on your knot skills, before setting you a series of challenges as you take to the water on your handmade vessel.