Around 20 crews entered this year’s challenge and braved the icy waters of Poole Quay in front of hundreds of cheering onlookers. Salterns represented by Nick Smith, Martin Geurts, Carl Lioyd and Steve.
Armed with flour bombs and eggs we employed a variety of dirty tricks to try and stay afloat and paddle our way to the finishing line. As is tradition, several of the makeshift vessels failed to even get off the starting line and sank in the first few minutes. In an ironic twist, the stand-by RNLI crew even had to rescue and tow its own team to safety.
Red and white flares were released as the teams argued over who could claim victory. The winner was not immediately obvious but the honours were eventually awarded to a crew from S and B Motors. With a noble second place earned by Salterns.
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