Camp Goodacre raft race
The Camp Goodacre raft race is an inter-cabin contest run over four races. All eight rafts start together in Race 1. Only the fastest four go through to Race 2, then two to Race 3. The winner of Race 3 takes on Camp Footmold in The Final.
The rules are strict. You build your raft using only the workshop equipment provided, though tarps are allowed, since everyone was given one. Each camper is issued exactly one official Goodacre Racing Paddle. Before every race there is a paddle inspection, to make sure no sneaky business has happened.
The rafts reach the water by an unusual route. From the workshops they travel to the starting pens through underground watery tunnels; you press a descend button and down you go. The pen area holds the Starting Pens, an audience platform, Mr. Goodacre's inspection platform, and eight raft workshops. From there the course runs to a first mark, then a second mark, then the finish line.
First seen in Book 13, page 134
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The starting pen area includes: Starting Pens (A), Audience platform (B), Mr. Goodacre's Inspection platform (C), and Raft workshops (1-8).
A: Starting Pens B: Audience platform C: Mr. Goodacre's Inspection platform 1-8: Raft workshops b13:c07:p146
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The inter-cabin raft race at Camp Goodacre is run over four races: all eight rafts race in Race 1, only the fastest four proceed to Race 2, then two proceed to Race 3, and the winner races Camp Footmold in The Final.
There were four races in the competition and today was Race 1. All eight Camp Goodacre rafts were racing - but only the fastest four rafts would get through to the next race. b13:c08:p156
Each camper is given just one official Goodacre Racing Paddle for the race.
Each camper will be given JUST ONE paddle. You will work on them to make them as strong, powerful and unique as possible. b13:c07:p134
Before each race there is a paddle inspection to ensure no sneaky business has happened.
BEEEEEP! 15 minutes to the start, time for the VERY important paddle inspection to ensure no sneaky business had happened. b13:c08:p160
Rafts are moved from the workshops to the starting pens via underground watery tunnels by pressing a descend button.
I pushed the descend button, and down we went... ...down, down down, into a tunnel below. A watery tunnel! Then across to the starting pen. b13:c07:p144 b13:c07:p145
Rafts must use only workshop equipment provided to build the rafts; tarps are permissible as they were provided to everyone.
Rule #15c says: "Only workshop equipment provided to build the rafts may be used". And everyone had a tarp. So the tarp is permissible! b13:c19:p367
The race course consists of a start from the starting pens, a 1st mark, a 2nd mark, and a finish line.
LABEL: 1st Mark LABEL: Finish LABEL: 2nd Mark LABEL: Start from pens b13:c08:p162