BREAKING NEWS: MP WINS HIS HEAT!!

This year's race was back on carnage form with sinkings galore and a budding saboteur showing early signs of promise.

The biggest surprise of the day came when MP rang the Cloisters bell to win his heat! Let's not get TOO excited: he did swim most of the way, but his teammates were still aboard so things are looking up. Question we're all asking now is whether he'll team up with Brett again given this unprecedented sucess in his absence.

The overall winner of the day was Julian, aka Black Pig, in a craft slightly too similar to his year one winner to have been permitted but since he had guns instead of a viking mast-head he got away with it. And we all saw him sink the viking version with our own eyes back in 2007 so it's far more 'new' than the Davie raft which just gets new decoration each year. They ought to be winning the Most Recycled Raft Toilet Seat by now really.

Said coveted Toilet Seat, however, was awarded to the Murphy's Milk Float crew who, with an unusual twist on the classic milk carton raft, adorned their vessel with onions. Given the prize they walked away with, I sincerely hope those onions were incorporated into their dinner.

The Daftest Raft Paddle was once again hoarded by the stag do bridal car team from two years ago. They have however promised to hand it over to the new title holder, so we've decided to turn this award over to a public vote. We'll make a raft race facebook page and hold a vote... check in soon!

Community run and not-for-profit, the event has a focus on making use of unlikely re-used materials.

We hope you'll enjoy the photos and enter a raft next year.
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