Raft Building in the Lake District
Raft Building in the Lake District Raft building is one of the more popular group outdoor activities in the Lake District involving designing and building a water-worthy craft using poles, ropes and barrels followed by a raft race. The Lake District has many superb venues for raft building including Coniston, Ullswater, Derwentwater and Windermere. As a leisure and social activity it's great for family activity events, hen events, stag parties and private get-togethers as it's fully inclusive and combines the technical challenge of constructing a raft from simple materials, poles, barrels and lashings, with the physical activity and excitement of paddling and racing, usually in competition with another raft team. It's also a great event for groups of youngsters, uniform groups and for team building During typical raft building session we'll provide enough technical know-how such as how to tie knots, how to lash spars and barrels and how to create a stable raft then let each team design and build their own; some are triangular, some square, some with three barrels, some with four and, if there's a competition in the event, each team starts with the same equipment. A raft building session usually lasts for around 2-4 hours depending on the complexity of the craft and the nature of the session. Our team building events often include more complex raft building challenges and we specialise in the Mega Raft Challenge in which participants construct an enormous raft capable of carrying the entire team. Once the rafts are constructed, they're tested; and then the chaos begins: We race. Call Us: 07721 906030 Email: raft-building@keyadventures.co.uk