Moneymore Community Raft Race 2025

Raft Race Website Image (Pre Early Bird) 2025

Grab your paddles and your most questionable ideas for buoyancy… it’s back!

The legendary Moneymore Community Raft Race returns for its third splash-tastic showdown at Splash Outdoor Waterpark on Saturday 13th September, and it promises more drama, chaos and waterlogged rafts than ever before.

Expect big laughs, glorious teamwork, and some seriously questionable engineering, all in the name of glory (and a good cause!).

Here’s the plan:

You and your gang, a team of 4 to 6 daredevils, aboard a creatively crafted raft, paddling your way to the finish line, racing against other groups of daredevils with the aim of being the winning team and being crowned the Moneymore Community Raft Race Champions 2025!

Prizes await for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, plus the coveted “Spirit of the Event” award for the team that brings the most style, chaos, or sheer lunacy to the lake.

Think you’ve got what it takes to be crowned the Raft Race Champions of 2025?

Only one way to find out…

TIMES

Registration: 9:30-10:30AM

First Race: 11:00AM

PRICE:

EARLY BIRD PRICE

£100 per raft (min 4 people – max 6 people)

– If booked before the 9th August

NORMAL PRICE

£120 per raft (min 4 people – max 6 people)

– If booked from 10th August onwards

PROCEEDS WILL GO TO CHILDREN’S HEARTBEAT TRUST

SPECTATORS WELCOME

If you’d like to come along and watch the madness unfold, you are more than welcome. There’s no entry fee, however, we kindly ask for donations, as it’s for a good cause!

FORMAT:

Rafts will start in heats, with the winner of each heat going through to the final.
Rafts will be placed at the end of the beach.
On the starting whistle, each team has to lift their raft and run to water.
Teams must then race to the end of the course and back (approx 300M).
Teams must start and finish in their allocated starting box.

RACE RULES

4-6 people per raft
All participants MUST be able to swim
Risk Acknowledgement form MUST be completed by all participants
No drugs or alcohol to be consumed before race
Buoyancy Aids must be worn – can be supplied by Splash
No interference with other competitors
Slower rafts MUST give way to faster rafts trying to pass
Teams MUST start and finish in allocated starting box
Race numbers will be issued on arrival and MUST be attached securely to the raft
Starting sequence will be decided by a draw

RAFT CONSTRUCTION RULES

Maximum length of 5M. Maximum width of 2.2M
Toxic/contaminated containers MUST NOT be used. This includes items previously exposed to diesel, petrol or toxins
Fragmented materials MUST NOT be used – eg Polystyrene blocks
Rafts CANNOT be built on existing boats
No engines or motors are permitted
ALL paddles MUST be homemade and MUST NOT reuse commercially produced blades or paddles
ALL raft materials MUST be taken away from the site after the race – latest 5PM
Any rafts not found to be in line with the rules and spirit of the race will be disqualified