BREAKING NEWS - M.P. & BRETT MAKE THE FINISH LINE!!!

This year's race saw disappointingly few sinkings. Thankfully, Mark Paul & Brett could be relied upon - at least in their first go. Their craft didn't even make the start line. Having made some adjustments (letting water into the piping), they gave a great second attempt. Nope. Withdrawing from that heat, they re-thought and entered a later heat - and MADE THE FINISH LINE!

2009's Fastest Paddlers held their title, though they didn't look confident at first, having incorporated a tent into the raft just in case anyone needed a sleep. The Plate Final (those making second place in their heats) went to the Prospect Pirates.

The Most Recyclable Raft (hand carved toilet seat) was also retained - last year's milk carton crew returned in the guise of the Polystyrene Pirates, scooping the coveted award once again.

Fanciest Float went to the Puffer Pirates (is it my imagination or were there a lot of pirates on the canal?)

And that brings us to the daftest raft - last year's stag-do bridal car winners took a sabbatical, leaving the award wide open. So much so that they failed to work out where to hand the prize back. Therefore, having been unable to award the prize on the day, I"m awarding it retrospectively to Horsing Around, the silver-maned sherrff team. They can arrest the stags later and commandeer the award.

Have a look at the photos and start planning next year's raft.
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