A gathering of rafters at the Mayflower Steps on the Barbican
Uni: Canoe Society RAG Raft Madness, Plymouth Sound - 1st March 1986
As part of a frenetic RAG week (a few days after a student demo in London), Nosher's back in Plymouth to take some photos of the Canoe Society's "home-made raft" craziness in the non-too-tropical waters of Plymouth Sound. There's even snow around, which is not that common in Plymouth, which gives an idea as to how cold it is. The idea is to paddle a home-made contraption out in to the Sound and back, all the while under the watchful eye of the Students' Union Canoe Society.
next album: Uni: A Van Gogh Grant Cuts Protest, Plymouth, Devon - 1st March 1986
previous album: Uni: No Chance Fowler! A student Demonstration, London - 26th February 1986
The rafts are inspected
Bright canoes paddle about
Launching down the slipway
A particular brave entry equipped with nothing more than a cardboard box
Intrepid rafters head down the slipway at the Yacht club
Floating around on a makeshift raft
Rafts paddle out to Plymouth Sound, surrounded by canoes
The Canoe Club, out on the Sound. Note the snow on the hills
A bit of a snowball fight breaks out
A rafter escapes the frigid water
Paddling in on a raft made of Tesco carrier bags
A well-earned swig of whisky
Milling around by the yacht club
Another rafter staggers back in
The back of a snowy Plymouth Hoe
Armada Way in the snow, outside Lloyds Bank (taken handheld at 1/15th sec)
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A gathering of rafters at the Mayflower Steps on the Barbican
A gathering of rafters at the Mayflower Steps on the Barbican
The rafts are inspected
Bright canoes paddle about
Launching down the slipway
A particular brave entry equipped with nothing more than a cardboard box
Intrepid rafters head down the slipway at the Yacht club
Floating around on a makeshift raft
Rafts paddle out to Plymouth Sound, surrounded by canoes
The Canoe Club, out on the Sound. Note the snow on the hills
A bit of a snowball fight breaks out
A rafter escapes the frigid water
Paddling in on a raft made of Tesco carrier bags
A well-earned swig of whisky
Milling around by the yacht club
Another rafter staggers back in
The back of a snowy Plymouth Hoe
Armada Way in the snow, outside Lloyds Bank (taken handheld at 1/15th sec)