The Origins

Each year, hundreds of Scouts and Girl Guides converge on Sandvlei (a shallow lake), Cape Town in South Africa to take part in the annual Kon-Tiki Adventure.  The competition has been organised by the Cape Western Area Sea Scouts since 1978.    Accompanying the teams are hundreds of members who come along to enjoy the great atmosphere of the event and to also assist the teams in the raft building. 

Their inspiration was the Kon-Tiki raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki or even better, read the book.

Kontiki in South Australia

In 2012, we held the event for the first time in South Australia.

Kon-Tiki 2012 Awards Presented

Prize	Team Number	Team
Design (Theme)	13	Gawler
Construction	12	Barmera, Berri
Master Chef	2	Flagstaff Hill
Fringe	7	College Park Scouts & Rowallan Venturers
Duckling	8	Fulham Sea Scouts
Grand Prize	1	Clare, Wirrabara & Gawler

2012 Kontiki archive link (photos, radio interviews, information etc)