It’s run. 15 rafts fom 7 Groups. Results as follows (trophies awarded):
Traditional
- 31st Guelph Venturers
- 6th Guelph Troop – ‘Aero’
- 26th Guelph Venturers
Non-standard
- 1st Guelph Firefighter Venturers
Other awards:
- Best Workmanship – 29th Guelph Company
- Best Design – 31st Guelph Company
- Spirit of the Challenge – 1st Elmira Company
This year we also had 2 stoves as prizes, one for Troop, one for Venturers. It was awarded based on Group participation, not individual rafts. Judges were David Barnett (N. Waterloo Area Commissioner), Denise Powell (Oakville Area Commissioner) and Conrad Knabenschuh (Wellington Area Commissioner).
- For Troop – 6th Guelph, with 5 rafts entered, one of which took 2nd place overall with 73 points between them. The next closest Troop was the 17th Guelph with 31 points between their 2 rafts. Others of course…
- For Venturers – 1st Guelph Firefighters, who ended up with 28 points beating the 1st Elmira ‘Destroyer’ raft by 1 point. Others were: 26th Guelph with 26 points, 29th Guelph with 24 points, & the 31st Venturers with 23 points, There were more of course. Great effort and many rafts with very close scores.
Participation this year was from the 1st Guelph Firefighter Company, 6th Guelph Troop, 17th Guelph Troop & Company, 29th Guelph Troop and Company, 26th Guelph Company, 1st Elmira Company, and 31st Guelph Company (in no particular order). Thank you to those who participated! Thanks to Gerry Carr for organizing this year’s race; the 1st Firefighters Company who played safety boat when our pre-arranged canoe didn’t show up 
though the crew did 
; the judges; and Albert Fuchigami for playing photographer.
