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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.
Hacklab has entered every year since 2011.
This year's event is on Saturday 27th June 2015.
4-person raft based on 6 gym balls.
https://edinburghhacklab.com/2011/07/raft-race-report/
2-person pedal-powered paddle-wheel craft with gym balls for buoyancy. Winner of Daftest Raft award! https://edinburghhacklab.com/2012/07/award-winning-hacklab-raft/
http://www.edinburghcanalfestival.org.uk/raftphoto2012.html
4-person vessel constructed from PVC tubes. First place winners!
https://edinburghhacklab.com/2013/07/edinburgh-hacklab-wins-canal-festival-raft-race/
3-person vessel constructed from polystyrene sheet and PVC tubes. [First place winners, I think]
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Single-person hydrofoil.
4-person inflatable banana dragon raft. 1st Place
https://edinburghhacklab.com/2018/06/edinburgh-hacklab-goes-bananas-at-the-union-canal-raft-race/
6-person banana flipper raft. Fippers attached to lever+bike brake cable mechanism, which overheated and popped the bananas.
Photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cazagen/albums/72157709095336796
https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/80714c9b6e834ec5a4af31d4829004bd
https://yadi.sk/a/hyWWAK2I2Rn1jA