The desert town of Alice Springs has hosted an annual regatta since 1962 despite the absence of any substantial body of water. The Todd river runs with water every 20 odd years, in the meantime the regatta is held by using bottomless boats crewed by barefoot runners ( a la the Flintstones).
All classes of boats are represented, there are events for yachts, rowboats and bathtubs, in which four crew carry a lady in a bath to a marker where they bucket in water before heading back to the finish line.
Other events on the programme include ‘sand skiing’ and this involves four people strapped to water skis attempting to walk through the sand shovelling, the first to fill a 44 gallon drum wins this event. And then there is the traditional Aussie surf rescue where one team member paddles a trolley along rails (using a shovel) to a waiting ‘damsel in distress’ who is bundled aboard and returned to the finish line.
This infamous regatta is, like many fun traditions in Australia, a ‘piss-take’, in this case an iconic take on the very English Henley on Thames tradition.
In the 50 odd year history, this event has only ever been cancelled once, in 1983 when there was too much water in the river.
All funds raised at this great fun event are donated to humanitarian causes.
Of course Alice Springs also has plenty of other attractions to draw you to vist Australia’s ‘Red Centre’, on your Australian vacation, namely the iconic rock formations of deep significance to the local Arangu- Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta.
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