A young competitor encourages her duck along the channel today at the annual Lucky Duck Day sponsored by the Family Strengths Network at Urban Park. This year new events centered around the Lucky Duck completion theme. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

A young competitor is given some help launching his duck at a target. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

A contestant blows the raft she made down the racecourse. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Contestants are busy making launchers to use in the duck launch completion. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The rafts are constructed out of corks, sticks and ‘duck’ tape. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The bubble machine holds this young man’s attention. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

This competitor launches her duck at a target. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The fun jumps are always popular. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com