Hundreds of Islanders and visitors made their way to Yarmouth on Saturday afternoon for the annual Easter Saturday Duck Race.
A whopping 1,250 ducks were sold for the main race, 40 Ducks for the ‘Corporate Duck Race‘ and including some donations, £1,888 was raised for good causes in Yarmouth.
Carnival Secretary, Lynne Pitcher, told OnTheWight,
The money raised will be used throughout the 2014 Carnival Year to help fund other events such as Carnival Week, Guy Fawkes Firework display and the Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch.
“On top of that, donations are also given to local organisations such as the local Primary Schools.
The races
Events kicked off with rowing races between the sailing club and the yacht club, followed by the Corporate Duck Race.
Unfortunately, the tide had only just turned, resulting in inertia for the Corporates, but once the main race started the tide had picked up.
‘Corporate Race’
- 1st ‘ The King’s Head Ducking Duck’ – Owner The King’s Head
- 2nd ‘Peking Duck’ – Owner Black Rock Insurance
- 3rd ‘Deli’ – Owner Yarmouth Deli
Main race
- 1st The Coombes Family
- 2nd Hilary Vernon
- 3rd The Robinson Family
- 4th Sue Clarke
- 5th Tony Harris
- 6th Benji Howard
Best Dressed
The winner of Best Dressed Corporate Duck was determined by the number of likes on the Destination Yarmouth Facebook page.
- 1st ‘Wheaty Duck’ – Owner The Wheatsheaf
- 2nd ‘Chopsie’ – Owner Yarmouth Dental Practice
- 3rd ‘Bernard’ – Owner RSYC
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