Portrush Raft Race ready to go in May!

Planning for Portrush Raft Race 2025 is ‘Go’ - so be ready for May 24-25!

Portrush Yacht Club is once again hosting, following the success of last year's event thanks to the efforts of rafters, members of Portrush Yacht Club Committee and local support.

This year's event takes place on Saturday May 24 and Sunday May 25 - in aid of RNLI Portrush - with lots of work already done behind the scenes.

Portrush Yacht Club has launched an Eventbrite for those wishing to enter while potential teams are encouraged to hold their own events in the lead up to Raft Race to raise funds and see who can raise the most.

Karl Simmonds, General Manager at Portrush Yacht Club, said: “We worked hard with RNLI representatives and our own team last year to make sure we were all set to go in a very short space of time.

"This year, we are better prepared and we look forward to hosting even more entrants. We are also very excited to see the wild and wacky ideas that our rafters come up.

"We had such a great time last year and look forward to continuing our successful partnership with our neighbours Portrush Lifeboat Crew," he added.

Beni McAllister, Lifeboat Operations Manager at Portrush RNLI, added that the charity was ready to go.

"We are very excited about once again partnering with Portrush Yacht Club who have always been very supportive to the station," he said.

Entries are now open, and information and applications are now live on https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/portrush-raft-race-2025-tickets-1237732514269?aff=oddtdtcreator

Finally, Karl thanked all those sponsors who continue to ensure the event is a huge success.

"We were delighted to work with local sponsors last year and hope to welcome them along with some new sponsors on board again for 2025," he said.

"We are committed to working with our local community to make Raft Race 2025 a locally run event and we thank them all for their support."

See you down the harbour...!