Girl Scout Raft Race - Support Boaters

09/07/2024 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM ET

Category

VOLUNTEER

Admission

  • Free

Location

Hiwassee River
Reliance, TN

Summary

The Annual Girl Scout Raft Race. TVCC provides support boaters that accompany the home-made rafts down the Lower Hiwassee (Reliance RR Bridge to 411 Takeout).

Description

The Girl Scout Raft race is Saturday September 7th, 2024 at noon at the Hiwassee River public boat ramp in Reliance TN, under the railroad bridge.  This is an event which TVCC has sponsored for more than 30 years.  The girls build their rafts of bamboo and inner tubes and decorate them. They are judged on quality of lashing, decoration and speed to 411 bridge ramp.  It is a fun relaxing afternoon on the Lower Hiwassee.  Highly entertaining and being entertained by the Girl Scouts on the rafts.  Meet at noon with your equipment: boat, life jacket, throw rope, water, snacks, etc. We will run shuttle as quickly as we can so we can assign each support boater to a raft.  I like to have 2 rescue boats per raft.  Typically there are about 15-16 GS rafts to escort. 

Please email me at taylorwatson@comcast.net with questions and sign up for a fun lazy float. Look forward to seeing all my old buddies there.  Long time no see!  Love, Momma T