MANZINI
LIONS RAFT RACE RULES AND REGULATIONS
For more information,
Call: 6070766,
6021162, 6052433.
The Raft
The raft can
be build out of any material and in any way, but must comply with the
following regulations:
No boats, skis or canoes will be permitted to enter
No rafts with rudder, keel, skegs, guiding strips, v shaped
hull or pointed bow. No streamlining of the hull below the water-line
(apart from a front bevel) designed or intended to gain advantage over
the other rafts.
Single paddles. Only one paddle per person will be permittedno
power driven rafts will be permitted.
Other Rules and Regulations
Ink and/or dye and/or dangerous objects may not be taken on
board any raft or thrown or propelled at other rafts, participants or
spectators.
Please note that the organisers of the Raft Race shall not be
responsible, whether ex contractu or ex delictu, for any injury to any
person, damage to any property, patrimonial loss, and/or any other loss
or damage that might occur prior to the start, during, and/or after the
race.
By taking part in or watching the race all participants and
spectators shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to the
aforegoing terms and conditions.
No children under the age of 16 years will be permitted without
the parents or guardians consent and signature on the application form.
All competitors enter at their own risk.
Rafters are requested to move their rafts away from the landing
point as soon as possible to make way for the other rafts behind them.
Any raft not checked in at the finish, will be taken as not having
finished the race.
Competitors are requested
to refrain from throwing empty beer cans and other garbage into the
river.
NO GLASS BOTTLES WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE RAFT.
Should the race be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances,
the organisers reserve the right to organise alternate arrangements.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
Starting procedures will be announced on the day of the race.
Raft(s) should not begin before the official start
Crew failing
to comply with these rules will be disqualified.
Prizes
Prizes will
be awarded for the following categories:
First, Second and Third
raft(s) across the finishing line.
Other spot prizes will be awarded, depending on prizes
available, at the discretion of the judjes.
Objections
All rafts
will be examined by judges either before or after the race,
or both. Only TEAM MEMBERS
FROM legal rafts qualify to receive a prize.
All
objections must be lodged prior to the start of the race.