Who can enter

The raft team consists of 6 youth members from ages 13.5 to 17.

The event is planned as a more adventurous activity and Scouts will probably only have one chance to go on a raft during their time in Scouts, however everyone is welcome to help build the raft.

Each raft team needs 4 Scouts and 2 Venturers.  If you don’t have a unit in your group, we suggest you make contact with a neighbouring unit.

If it is not possible to get 2 Venturers (ie if there are very few in your district), you may submit an exemption application to have only 1 Venturer.  Remember the Venturers will be just as keen to come and they can’t enter without 4 Scouts.  This is a good opportunity to meet the District Venturer Units.

Guides of the appropriate ages are also welcome to enter, however they will operate under the Scout Australia rules, especially the safety rules.

Raft Team Member Entry Conditions

There are a few entry conditions for the teams and these are summarised below:

1.      All raft team members must be at least 13 years 6 months on the Saturday of the event.

2.      Two raft members must be invested Venturers and have their Venturer Skills award.

3.      All raft members must be able to swim 50 metres.

4.      All scout age raft members must have passed part one of the Pioneer Water Safety Badge or Guide equivalent.

5.      We recommend that one or both of the Venturers should have their Level 1 Canoe Charge (not mandatory)

6.      We recommend that each team sends a leader or expert to attend the Raft Construction course.  This is not mandatory since they can learn the techniques from the web or other sources.  The expert will need to train their raft team and support crew.

Support crew – there are no entry conditions other than Guide, Scout or Venturer membership or being a member’s parent.

How do we enter? 

There is a limit of 12 teams and we think the event will be very popular so we recommend you download the expression of interest form and submit it as soon as possible.* 

You may do this immediately without paying any money, however we will contact you several times to check on your progress with gathering materials and practising.

Download the registration of interest form at the bottom of the page

Cost?

*We will provide the entry form to collect names and money for the raft team, and gather an indication of numbers for the support crew in January.  We expect the team members will vary until the event is close, so we give you as much time as possible.

Expression of Interest form 2013