
The Looe raft race returns to the river
The Looe raft race is back, it is time to get a team together and build a raft
After an enforced absence due to COVID, The Looe raft race bounced back as big as ever in 2022 and plans are afoot to make 2023 a bumper year. This year’s race will take place on Sunday 11 June, starting at 12.15pm. Entry fees remain unchanged from last year i.e., £6 adults and £3 for children.
Organised by Looe RNLI volunteers and supported by the Looe Boat Owners Association (LBOA), the Looe raft race is one of the town's most popular events, attracting hundreds of spectators, who can watch the action from plenty of vantage points along the Banjo Pier and the quaysides on either side of the river
Looe RNLI volunteers are delighted that the Looe Boat Owners Association are again able to help organise this year’s raft race. As well as an enjoyable day on the river, the Boat Owners Association say this event raises valuable funds for Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station. Home-built rafts compete along various courses up the river. Teams can join in several classes, from junior and adult fun to elite and compete not just for the fun and the fundraising, but also for trophies and prizes donated by organisations and businesses in the town. Awards are given to the class winners, as well as to best fundraiser and best fancy dress.
The elite and adult teams will paddle the course from East Looe beach along the river to a turn above the bridge and return to the finish line at the lifeboat slipway. They will be joined by the juniors who start from little beach, by the lifeboat station.
More details and our entry form can be found at https://www.lboa.co.uk/raftrace.htm
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Photos:
· 2022 Looe raft race – start off East Looe beach
Photo credit RNLI / Rod Pritchard
· 2019 Looe raft race – rounding the Banjo Pier
Photo credit RNLI / Ian Foster
· 2022 Looe raft race – rafts by Looe Lifeboat Station
Photo credit RNLI / Rod Pritchard
Information
· Re-established as an inshore lifeboat station in 1992, Looe RNLI operate two inshore lifeboats
An Atlantic 85 Sheila and Dennis Tongue II and a D Class Ollie Naismith II
· Looe RNLI Facebook page www.facebook.com/LooeRNLI
RNLI media contacts
For more information please telephone
Ian Foster, RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for Looe Lifeboat Station, on 07902 753228 or [email protected] or [email protected]
or Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Media Manager, on 07920 818807 or [email protected]
or Emma Haines, RNLI Regional Media Officer, on 07786 668847 or [email protected]
Alternatively you can contact the RNLI Duty Press Officer on 01202 336789Key facts about the RNLI
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