Raft-Building

Raft building is activity that combines team building with water-based skills, and can be run as a separate 2-hour session for groups of young people or adults. This activity (or canoeing/kayaking) is an ideal session in combination with a dry activity such as Mountain-Biking or Orienteering to make up a whole day at the Centre.
The challenge is to build a seaworthy craft from logs, barrels and ropes, and then to paddle and race the raft over a set course, accompanied by the centre safety boat. This combination of design skills, ropework and knots, team co-operation and paddling skills, is a great way to develop the potential of a group and it is also a lot of fun.
 
 
West Sussex Youth Service