The Viking conquerors who, invading the Kentish coast last July with their twin-hulled Nor-dick, defeated 42 other rafts in Herne Bay branch's 1983 raft race by being voted best raft and crew and by collecting the most in sponsorship, £603; they narrowly beat Herne Bay Police crew who raised £600. The Vikings are all, in fact, prison officers from the Isle of Sheppey who, together with their fellow competitors, helped to bring in a remarkable £4,064. photograph by courtesy of Sheerness Times-Guardian.