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The Great Raft Race

  • Whitewater Express 1000 Bay Avenue Columbus, GA, 31901 United States (map)

Round up the crew, it’s Riverfest weekend and it’s time to go FAST! Represent your business, team, organization, etc by taking part in this epic race. Each raft can have a crew of up to 6 and will be accompanied by a guide.

Grab your crew and go head-to-head with local businesses, groups, organizations, etc in the most epic raft race of all time! This race is a Time Trial format in a section spanning from north of 14th Street Bridge to below Waveshaper Island.

Each boat will be a team of up to 6 people, with a Raft guide who will be provided by Whitewater Express.

We will meet at Whitewater Express at 1:30 and the shuttle will leave at 2:00. Competitors will enjoy going down the rapids until reaching the 14th Street Pedestrian Bridge, where we will have a time keeper who will mark to start of the race portion. Once the Time Keeper declares your start, your boat will race through the last two rapids until you reach the bottom of Waveshaper, where an air horn will mark the end of your time.

After teams have finished Waveshaper, they will meet on Waveshaper Island to watch the other teams, and once all teams are through, times will be calculated and we will have an awards ceremony.

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