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===== The Challenge ===== | ===== The Challenge ===== | ||
- | The raft race is held every year in June/July as part of the Edinburgh Canal Festival. The race takes place in the Lochrin Basin at the end of the canal in Fountainbridge. | + | The raft race is held every year in June/July as part of the [[http:// |
Hacklab has entered every year since 2011. | Hacklab has entered every year since 2011. | ||
+ | This year's event is on Saturday 27th June 2015. | ||
===== Ideas ===== | ===== Ideas ===== | ||
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===== Previous Years ===== | ===== Previous Years ===== | ||
- | 2011 - 4-person raft based on 6 gym balls. | + | ==== 2011 ==== |
- | 2012 - 2-person pedal powered craft with gym balls for buoyancy. Winner of Daftest Raft award. | + | 4-person raft based on 6 gym balls.\\ |
- | 2013 - 4-person vessel constructed from PVC tubes. | + | https:// |
- | 2014 - 3-person vessel constructed from polystyrene sheet and PVC tubes. | + | ==== 2012 ==== |
+ | 2-person pedal-powered | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | ==== 2013 ==== | ||
+ | 4-person vessel constructed from PVC tubes. | ||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | ==== 2014 ==== | ||
+ | 3-person vessel constructed from polystyrene sheet and PVC tubes. | ||
+ | ==== 2015 ==== | ||
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+ | 2-person raft based on an oil drum and a large tub. | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 2016 ==== | ||
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+ | 4-person barrel and metal frame, flipper/ | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 2017 ==== | ||
+ | Single-person inflatable banana hydrofoil \\ | ||
+ | https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 2018 ==== | ||
+ | 4-person inflatable banana dragon raft. 1st Place \\ | ||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | ==== 2019 ==== | ||
+ | 6-person banana flipper raft. Fippers attached to lever+bike brake cable mechanism, which overheated and popped the bananas. \\ | ||
+ | Photos: \\ | ||
+ | https:// | ||
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