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There was plenty of messing about on the river in Handbridge this weekend.
The 35th annual Raft Race, organised by Rotary Club of Chester to raise cash for local charities and Help for Heroes, got underway by the Boathouse at 10.30 on Sunday 4th July.
44 teams, decked out in the theme: ‘great historical events through the ages,’ navigated the weir to finish by the Old Dee Bridge.
Handbridge pub The Ship Inn, entered a pirate themed team of 6 staff and 2 customers with manager Captain Davin Harris at the helm.
Rafters pelted one another with water, sand and flour in a bid to deter opponents. Spectators, who lined the riverbanks and suspension bridge to watch the spectacle, joined in with the sabotage.
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Come in number 5! (SK)
Pirates on the Dee (AM)
Spectators join in the fun (SK)
The Ship Inn team make their way downstream (SK)
The Samaritans adopt a rocket theme (AM)
Sailing across the sea to see my Uncle Sam (AM)
The Vikings are coming! (AM)
The Ship Inn team making good progress (SK)
The rafts pass the suspension bridge (SK)
Sabotage! (SK)
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Large corwds turned out to watch the flotilla pass the bandstand (SK)
Fly me to the moon (AM)
Coming to grief (SK)
Approaching the weir (SK)
Navigating the weir is the most difficult part of the race (JM).
The Ship Inn make it over the weir (JM)
Last dash to the finish (JM)
Battle of the pirates (JM)
The finish line in sight.
Doing it in style with a water cannon (JM).
The Ship Inn team dismantle their raft at the end of the race (JM)
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Photographs by Sarah Kelsey, Anne Murray and John Murray.
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