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June 2009The Nauticalia Raft Race
The 2009 Nauticalia Raft Race
This year’s Nauticalia Raft Race saw an all-time record of 42 rafts, with around 200 crew taking to the water.
Following the Shepperton Village Fair’s theme of ‘Countries of the World’, all the teams put in a huge amount of work to design rafts and costumes that reflect cultures from dozens of countries – with spectacular results!
The Nauticalia Raft Race, organised by Desborough Sailing Club and sponsored by Nauticalia, is an annual highlight of the Shepperton Village Fair and probably the UK’s biggest raft race. Prizes are awarded at the whim of the judges, and reflect the work that goes into the decoration and costumes as well as just speed. This year’s winners were:
Fastest Under-16 Raft – U6 – Groovy Bears
Best Under 16 Raft – U8 – Egypt
Fastest Raft – F27 – Barley Mow/N Korea
Best Business Entry – F6 – Dining Room
Best Costumes – F23 – Brazil
Best Raft – F16 – Egypt/Tennis Club
Most Imaginative Design – F24 – London Bus
Challenge of the Churches – F1 – St Nicholas Church
Judges’ Special Award – Various – St John Fisher Church
Battle of the Islands – F2 - Pharaoh’s Island
The course runs across a mile-long stretch of the River Thames at Shepperton, from the Nauticalia slipway on Ferry Lane, to the finish line at Manor Park. The time taken for each team to complete the course is shown below. If you would like to register to enter next year’s race, please send us an e-mail or download our 2009 information pack for further details. U1
Iceland
29:58
U2
A Viking Ship
58:28
U3
Poland
49:13
U4
Vietnamese junk
32:48
U5
Hawaii
41:23
U6
The Groovy Bears
26:43
U7
Naughty Nacho's
41:33
U8
Desert Storm
32:51
U9
United Nations
38:28
U10
Pot 'o Gold
(SANK)
F1
Africa & France
36:26
F2
Queen of Pharaohs
31:41
F3
Viking Warriors
39:06
F4
7 Wonders/Ancient World
29:51
F5
Norwegian Vikings
20:36
F6
A Steam Pudding
26:21
F7
Une Petite Saucisse
37:41
F8
Holland
29:46
F9
Jamaica
45:46
F10
British Bus
33:21
F11
Antarctic
28:36
F12
Artic
25:16
F13
Las Vegas
23:28
F14
Antarctica
31:46
F15
Greenland
29:29
F16
Egypt
27:36
F17
Spelnet
30:41
F18
The Red Menace
27:38
F19
Hip Hip Norway
33:06
F20
Peter & The Poms
36:11
F21
Irish Rovers
28:01
F22
Great Britain
26:01
F23
Brazil
26:02
F24
England
29:26
F25
Desborough Island
22:28
F26
Egypt
33:05
F27
North Korea
14:57
F28
Hawaii
40:41
F29
Iceland Arctic
37:06
F30
China
43:06
F31
We Did our Best
44:11
F32
Italy
47:21
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