Whiting Bay raft race 2011

The annual Whiting Bay raft race took place on Saturday July 30 2011, with eight 'ocean-going bogies' starting the race.
The vessels came in all shapes and sizes; a number were made by binding plastic barrels together and one even had a lovely red sail (unfortunately it failed to complete the race after capsizing half way across).
One team, the Edinburgh Hawks, a family holidaying in Lamlash, had only heard about the race that morning and had set to creating a raft just two hours before the off.
They may have finished in last place but their raft certainly held together for the whole race.
The winning raft was Cool Runnings -- Alan McLeod, Adam Kelso, Sam Marriott and George Stewart.

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