It’s time to get moving to show your support of mental health services in Kent
With the Royal Jubilee taking place in June South Kent Mind’s raft race will have a regal theme in 2022.
The annual raft race takes place on the canal in Hythe, Kent on the last Saturday in June. The event will have three classes of aquatic craft with self-made rafts, boats and paddleboards.
Rafts: This is a mixed class so both self-build and bring your own boat or inflatable can be used. Maximum crew of six. You need to transport your raft to Hythe and ensure you can take all elements of it home again even if it does not survive the event! OR BORROW A RAFT FROM US – tick ‘borrow raft’ on booking page.
Paddle boats: Use one of our rowing boats but propelled using paddles to help you go faster. We supply boat and paddles. Maximum crew of four. All paddle boats in this class are the same size.
Paddleboarders: Individuals use their own paddleboard equipment to traverse the course in the fastest time.
Pictures by Funk Dooby
Top honours: Right Royal Raft Race trophies will be presented to the team that is fastest over the course in each class, the best home-made raft design, as well as the team with the best royal-themed outfits and trophy for best royal-themed spectator(s).
Registration cost: The cost to register a team for either the Rafts and Paddle Boat classes is £50. (Use discount code RaftVIP to receive 50 per cent discount) There is no reduced registration charge if a team has less than the full crew. Individuals in the Paddleboard class pay £10 to register (don’t forget to halve cost using discount code). Click here to book
In addition participants are invited to try and raise £50 in sponsorship using the official South Kent Mind JustGiving page. All sponsorship raised goes to the mental health charity South Kent Mind. A team can have a shared page but this will multiply the target on the page by the number of people in the team.
Fact file:
- Name of event: South Kent Mind’s Right Royal Raft Race
- Date of next event: Saturday, 25 June 2022
- Location: Canal at Hythe, Kent.
- Check-in times: Participants should check-in at the South Kent Mind event desk at between 9am and 10.30am on the day of the event.
- Race times: Races begin at noon. Fastest teams compete in the finals. Currently we anticipate the event concluding at 3pm.
- Once you have registered your place you must send South Kent Mind an email with a link to your JustGiving page before we will accept the booking. This is to ensure you have linked your online sponsor page to the correct charity. It must say South Kent Mind.
“South Kent Mind’s Right Royal Raft Race is a great team-building event for businesses and secondary schools. Designing your aquatic creation will test your maths and engineering skills, but you can also join in the fun to help mental health services by crewing one of the boats we supply, or even use a paddleboard. I am keen to hear from businesses who can sponsor one of the classes or royal-themed costume categories.”
Event organiser Simon Dolby
Download an event pack by completing the form below. We will send you: Key information about the event and classes of craft; sign-up sheet for your staff noticeboard if you need help attracting crew; help to promote your involvement on social media to make it easier to attract sponsorship for South Kent Mind.
South Kent Mind’s Right Royal Raft Race is part of the Moving for Mind initiative which encourages people to get active to improve their mental state and wellbeing – and hopefully also raise vital funds for mental health services in Kent!
