Raft Races ?.
by Oracle » Thu May 29, 2008 6:08 pm
Does anyone have any good ideas how to build a home-made raft?
I just know the standard logs tied together type ....
(Preferably using easy to obtain materials ...)
It has to be sea-worthy!
Alternatively ... is anyone looking to get rid of one from this race?
I just know the standard logs tied together type ....
(Preferably using easy to obtain materials ...)
It has to be sea-worthy!
Alternatively ... is anyone looking to get rid of one from this race?
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by Oracle » Thu May 29, 2008 9:14 pm
murf62 wrote:Ours consists of 4 lorry innertubes lashed to a steel frame, most people use barrels though. There seems to be plenty of them around in Cyprus!
... steel frame .. can't do.
I have two tyres, two short logs (different thicknesses) and a 15 foot long floorboard ...
Barrels, I have not seen any
It's not going to look very pretty ...
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by webbo » Fri May 30, 2008 10:23 am
Oracle wrote:murf62 wrote:Ours consists of 4 lorry innertubes lashed to a steel frame, most people use barrels though. There seems to be plenty of them around in Cyprus!
I have two tyres, two short logs (different thicknesses) and a 15 foot long floorboard ...
[b]Barrels, I have not seen any [/b]:?
It's not going to look very pretty ...
Just go along to any back street kafeneio - in ample supply there
Bubbles
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by Eliko » Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:03 pm
The Knights of 'Ayia Nik' ( subsequent to sustaining a prolonged attack with flour bombs and eggs ) manfully carried the largest raft in the competition to the water's edge.
It was a well constructed (or so it appeared ) castle complete with it's King in residence, silver painted turrets and pennant proudly displayed uppermost.
A most impressive entry and a credit to those who designed it, particularly since they had an additional source of buoyancy housed at the stern in the form of 6 x 20 litre empty plastic water containers on both port and starboard sides, strapped together forming two 'V' shapes.
The klaxon signalled the start of the race and boldly the entries strode into the surf, the 'Castle' (being the largest) obviously was last to make water of a suitable depth (due to it's additional buoyancy devices ).
The 'King', took up his posiion in the main turret, the 'Knights' boldly applied themselves with a will to their oars and the race was on !!.
The objective was to head out to sea, round two floating marker buoys and return to dry land, the first to do so would receive the accolades due to the victors.
Sadly, the 'Castle' ( for all it's majestic appearance ) wallowed in the shallows and, one by one, the mighty turrets toppled and drifted off to who knows where, leaving the 'Knights' and 'His Majesty' floundering in disarray among the debris of their defunct fortress.
Strangely enough, the sight of this misfortune, conjured up images in my mind of those campaigns which so often end in disaster when one under-estimates the fortitude of the opponent, or the environment in which one chooses to do battle.
Visually (and initially), one would have expected a completely different outcome, the trumpetting and enthusiasm of the participants (so soon subdued) should serve us all as a reminder that we are but mortal.
Two classic examples of the approach one should adopt when dealing with unknown forces are contained in both the pages of 'Aesop's Fables' (where a reed survives a wind storm which destroys an Oak tree and, 'Homer's Odyssey', where 'Odysseus' constructs the 'Wooden Horse' in order to overcome Trojan opposition.
There are many other such examples littering the pages of history, I refer to these two examples in order to illustrate the fact that sometimes (very often even), a small thought may defeat a mighty foe, it is happening right now in certain places in the world.
Incidentally, a most enjoyable day spent watching and participating in the events, a small and simply designed vessel was the most successful of the day's entries, congratulations to ALL who took part, the events were in aid of charity and deserved the support they got.
Best Wishes to them ALL. Eliko.
It was a well constructed (or so it appeared ) castle complete with it's King in residence, silver painted turrets and pennant proudly displayed uppermost.
A most impressive entry and a credit to those who designed it, particularly since they had an additional source of buoyancy housed at the stern in the form of 6 x 20 litre empty plastic water containers on both port and starboard sides, strapped together forming two 'V' shapes.
The klaxon signalled the start of the race and boldly the entries strode into the surf, the 'Castle' (being the largest) obviously was last to make water of a suitable depth (due to it's additional buoyancy devices ).
The 'King', took up his posiion in the main turret, the 'Knights' boldly applied themselves with a will to their oars and the race was on !!.
The objective was to head out to sea, round two floating marker buoys and return to dry land, the first to do so would receive the accolades due to the victors.
Sadly, the 'Castle' ( for all it's majestic appearance ) wallowed in the shallows and, one by one, the mighty turrets toppled and drifted off to who knows where, leaving the 'Knights' and 'His Majesty' floundering in disarray among the debris of their defunct fortress.
Strangely enough, the sight of this misfortune, conjured up images in my mind of those campaigns which so often end in disaster when one under-estimates the fortitude of the opponent, or the environment in which one chooses to do battle.
Visually (and initially), one would have expected a completely different outcome, the trumpetting and enthusiasm of the participants (so soon subdued) should serve us all as a reminder that we are but mortal.
Two classic examples of the approach one should adopt when dealing with unknown forces are contained in both the pages of 'Aesop's Fables' (where a reed survives a wind storm which destroys an Oak tree and, 'Homer's Odyssey', where 'Odysseus' constructs the 'Wooden Horse' in order to overcome Trojan opposition.
There are many other such examples littering the pages of history, I refer to these two examples in order to illustrate the fact that sometimes (very often even), a small thought may defeat a mighty foe, it is happening right now in certain places in the world.
Incidentally, a most enjoyable day spent watching and participating in the events, a small and simply designed vessel was the most successful of the day's entries, congratulations to ALL who took part, the events were in aid of charity and deserved the support they got.
Best Wishes to them ALL. Eliko.
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