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 ===== The Challenge ===== ===== The Challenge =====
  
-The raft race is held every year in June/July as part of the [[http://www.edinburghcanalfestival.org.uk/|Edinburgh Canal Festival]]. The race takes place in the Lochrin Basin at the end of the canal in Fountainbridge.+[[https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghCanalFest Facebook page]]
  
-Hacklab has entered every year since 2011.+The raft race is held every year in June/July as part of the [[https://edinburghcanalfestival.org.uk/raft-race/|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, (except during COVID, 2020-2021). 
 + 
 +This years raft race will run in the Edinburgh Quay Canal Basin from 2.30-4.30pm on Sat 18th June 2022.
  
-This year's event is on Saturday 27th June 2015. 
 ===== Ideas ===== ===== Ideas =====
  
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     * Submarine.     * Submarine.
     * Simple raft, outrageous decor. (e.g. look like an aircraft carrier, or a giant shark)     * Simple raft, outrageous decor. (e.g. look like an aircraft carrier, or a giant shark)
 +    * {{:jellyfish_oar.png?600|}}
  
 ===== Previous Years ===== ===== Previous Years =====
  
 ==== 2011 ==== ==== 2011 ====
 +{{:raft2011.jpg?direct&400 |}}
 +
 4-person raft based on 6 gym balls.\\ 4-person raft based on 6 gym balls.\\
 https://edinburghhacklab.com/2011/07/raft-race-report/ \\ https://edinburghhacklab.com/2011/07/raft-race-report/ \\
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 +
 ==== 2012 ==== ==== 2012 ====
-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/ \\+{{:raft2012.jpg?direct&400 |}} 
 + 
 +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 \\ http://www.edinburghcanalfestival.org.uk/raftphoto2012.html \\
 +----
 +
 ==== 2013 ==== ==== 2013 ====
 +{{:raft2013.jpg?direct&400 |}}
 +
 4-person vessel constructed from PVC tubes. First place winners! \\ 4-person vessel constructed from PVC tubes. First place winners! \\
-https://edinburghhacklab.com/2013/07/edinburgh-hacklab-wins-canal-festival-raft-race/+[[https://edinburghhacklab.com/2013/07/edinburgh-hacklab-wins-canal-festival-raft-race/]] 
 +---- 
 ==== 2014 ==== ==== 2014 ====
 +{{:raft2014.png?direct&400 |}}
 +
 3-person vessel constructed from polystyrene sheet and PVC tubes. 1st Place \\ 3-person vessel constructed from polystyrene sheet and PVC tubes. 1st Place \\
 https://youtu.be/tRphBr_lyEo https://youtu.be/tRphBr_lyEo
 +----
 +
 ==== 2015 ==== ==== 2015 ====
 +{{:raft2015.png?direct&400 |}}
  
 2-person raft based on an oil drum and a large tub. (no prize) 2-person raft based on an oil drum and a large tub. (no prize)
  
 https://youtu.be/3GBIKQ-LbWo?t=561 https://youtu.be/3GBIKQ-LbWo?t=561
 +----
  
 ==== 2016 ==== ==== 2016 ====
 +{{:raft2016.png?direct&400 |}}
  
 4-person barrel and metal frame, flipper/paddle driven. (no prize) 4-person barrel and metal frame, flipper/paddle driven. (no prize)
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 https://youtu.be/40T6zGjpbl8?t=304 \\ https://youtu.be/40T6zGjpbl8?t=304 \\
 https://youtu.be/UTO98LgxfhU?t=163 https://youtu.be/UTO98LgxfhU?t=163
 +----
  
 ==== 2017 ==== ==== 2017 ====
 +{{:raft2017.png?direct&400 |}}
 +
 Single-person inflatable banana hydrofoil. Prize: Most entertaining \\ Single-person inflatable banana hydrofoil. Prize: Most entertaining \\
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVi5ptvL3A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVi5ptvL3A
 +----
  
 ==== 2018 ==== ==== 2018 ====
 +{{:raft2018.png?direct&400 |}}
 +
 4-person inflatable banana dragon raft. 1st Place \\ 4-person inflatable banana dragon raft. 1st Place \\
 https://edinburghhacklab.com/2018/06/edinburgh-hacklab-goes-bananas-at-the-union-canal-raft-race/ https://edinburghhacklab.com/2018/06/edinburgh-hacklab-goes-bananas-at-the-union-canal-raft-race/
 +----
 +
 ==== 2019 ==== ==== 2019 ====
 +{{:raft2019.jpg?direct&400 |}}
 +
 6-person banana flipper raft. Fippers attached to lever+bike brake cable mechanism, which overheated and popped the bananas. 3rd place prize\\ 6-person banana flipper raft. Fippers attached to lever+bike brake cable mechanism, which overheated and popped the bananas. 3rd place prize\\
 Photos: \\ Photos: \\
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 https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/80714c9b6e834ec5a4af31d4829004bd \\ https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/80714c9b6e834ec5a4af31d4829004bd \\
 https://yadi.sk/a/hyWWAK2I2Rn1jA \\ https://yadi.sk/a/hyWWAK2I2Rn1jA \\
 +----
 +
 +==== 2020 - 2021 ====
 +<sarcasm>This year's raft race was done fully online because of covid reasons.
 +Each team 3D scanned and measured the physics properties of the materials they would have used in building their raft. The materials were assembled into a raft inside of CAD software before being simulated inside of a Computational Fluid Dynamics/Multiphysics program.</sarcasm>
 +https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3507286949301403&id=237399276290203
 +----
 +
 +==== 2022 ====
 +{{:raft2022.jpg?direct&400 |}}
 +
 +The race is back after 3 years! \\
 +3 person raft (it flipped over with 4 people on it) - triangular wooden frame with styrofoam blocks underneath. The design was based on a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerridae|water skeeter / pond skater]]. Built by Gandolf and Miron, with Jim sitting in the middle \\
 +Got 2nd place and a prize for 'Most Creative Raft' \\
 +[[https://www.flickr.com/gp/195883871@N03/98623n]]
 +
 +
 +----
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