Kon-Tiki Activities
Raft Activities
Once the rafts launch (the target is 10am) there will be a range of activities for the raft teams and the support crews.
Raft teams will compete in a variety of activities
Raft Team Challenges
Raft Team Challenges form an integral part of the raft competition. Teams have to carry out various activities on board to test their skills. These are normally in the form of testing pioneering and creative skills and the results are judged on the Sunday morning. This aspect of the competition counts towards the overall points for the raft competition and also earns a separate floating trophy for the winning team.
Hint: These challenges are a good way to keep the night watch awake overnight.
Tender Race
The tender race will be a relay race with pairs of raft team members paddling their canoe and changing crews.
Raft Master Chef Competition
Teams aboard the rafts have to enter their meals in the raft cooking competition. They will be provided a list of ingredients in advance and will be given a recipe at the event. The meals will need to be ready at a specified time and a serving has to be presented for meal judging. This aspect of the competition also earns a unique floating trophy as well as the points counting towards the overall raft competition.
Fringe Activities
The Fringe Events are to provide activities for the support crews but are not part of the main competition. In
There will be a variety of activities. Some of the favourites were fishing, carp chucking and the quadrathlon.
Fishing and Carp Chucking
It is recommended that the support teams bring fishing rods, since we will hold a carp chucking competition again. Carp will need to be at least 40cm long to throw.
Every carp caught will earn their fringe team a point. European carp are noxious fish and must not be returned to the water.
Quadrathlon
This is a relay race between teams consisting of the following legs:
- Run (200m)
- Kayak & change paddler
- Kayak
- Swim to shore