Kon-Tiki Western Cape
Kon-Tiki Western Cape is one of several Kon-Tiki raft-building events held in South Africa. In the Western Cape Kon-Tiki events, a patrol or team stays on the raft for 24 hours and completes various challenges while other Scouts who assisted in raft construction take part in "fringe" events on shore while the raft is afloat. Cub and Meerkat activities also take place as part of the overall Kon-Tiki event.
The Kon-Tiki competition is named after Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 expedition from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands.
The first Kon-Tiki Scout competition took place in Cape Town in 1978 and it has been an annual event since then. The competition is split into a Raft Competition, a Fringe Competition (land sports) and a Cub Competition. It is held at the Sea Scout Base, Sandvlei.
Raft competition trophies are awarded as follows:
- Neville Coxon Trophy - overall winners
- DB McEwan Shield - raft construction
- John Stratton Trophy - cooking
- Safmarine Trophy - STAs (Spare Time Activities)
Fringe trophies are awarded as follows:
- Andrew Lawson Trophy - Seniors
- Stef Terblanche Trophy - Juniors
- Cross Country
| Year | Chairperson | Chief Judge | Theme | Theme Badge | Winners - Fringe | Winners - Raft |
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| 2026 | Heroes of Mythology |  |
1st Bergvliet (senior) 1st Bergvliet (junior) |
1st Bergvliet and 2nd Bergvliet (tied) | ||
| 2025 | Greg MacDonald | Greg MacDonald | DreamWorks |  |
1st Bergvliet | |
| 2024 | Greg MacDonald | Greg MacDonald | Folklore |  |
2nd Bergvliet | |
| 2023 | Jason Raad | Jason Raad | Comics |  |
1st Muizenberg | 1st Bergvliet |
| 2022 | Jason Raad | Jason Raad | Apocalypse (as per 2020) |  |
2nd Bergvliet | |
| 2021 (not held) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Event not held | Event not held | |
| 2020 (not held) | Angela Lee-Wright | Craig Burchell-Burger | Apocalypse | |
Event cancelled | Event cancelled |
| 2019 | Angela Lee-Wright | David Roux | Roald Dahl |  |
1st Durbanville | 1st Bergvliet |
| 2018 | Alister Raine | Charles Prince | Vikings |  |
1st Bergvliet | 1st Bergvliet |
| 2017 | N/A | Robbie Owen | Local is Lekker |  |
1st Bergvliet | 1st Bergvliet |
| 2016 | N/A | Robbie Owen | Star Wars |  |
1st Bergvliet | 1st Monte Vista |
| 2015 | N/A | Robbie Owen | The Musical |  |
2nd Bergvliet | 2nd Bergvliet |
| 2014 | N/A | Robbie Owen | Laboratory |  |
1st Bergvliet | 1st Bergvliet |
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