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Lucky Duck Chuck

Trebuchet Meisters Stephen, Pete and Ricky let fly while the crowd watches on

"Do you fancy a duck?"

No - this is not a disturbing proposition, but a phrase that could be heard all over Catterline in the weeks before the Gala.

Every gala and fund raiser has a duck race these days, but Catterline, still one step ahead of the rest, has the world's first and only "Lucky Duck Chuck". We throw numbered plastic ducks from the "Catterpult" (which , strictly speaking, is actually a trebuchet), and the person whose duck goes the furthest wins the £100 first prize. This year's winning duck went nearly 80 feet, which we believe could well be a world record for the distance flown by a plastic duck fired from a trebuchet.

The Lucky Duck Chuck follows on from the Catterpult Competition, in which people compete to see who can throw a sock full of sand the furthest. In addition to a magnificent tacky plastic trophy for the Catterpult Champion, there were also spot prizes for anyone who managed to hit any of the targets scattered liberally over the range.

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