Here are the Rules for Sanctioned International Lifeboat Racing Events
The Race is simple: Leave the dock in front of the judges stand ( typically at a waterfront bar), navigate around a buoy not to far out in the harbor, and return to the judges stand for inspection. Propulsion is by oar, paddle, or sail, but no motors. The race should begin with boats in a reasonably semblance of being stowed for passage, as the might be found when an emergency suddenly occurred at sea. The first team back to the dock gets a small point advantage, but since the goal of the event is to thoroughly go through and use the emergency gear on board, more points are gained by completing tasks, and encouraging contestants to use as much of their survival gear possible.
To GAIN Points:
-First across the finish line; 1 pt
-Capsize and recover in front of Race Committee; 5 pts
-Fix your position without using GPS, eg with Celestial Navigation device; 5 pts
-Make 1 liter of Potable water; 2 pts
-Spend the night at sea; 5 pts
-Keep an Accurate Log; 2 pts
-Catch and consume a fish; 2 pts
-Spend the night at sea; 5 pts
-Grow a handsome beard; 2 pts
-Deliver a baby; 2 pts
Techniques To LOOSE Points;
-Eating fellow crew members -10 pts
-Fighting over scraps of food - 5 pts
Honorable mention items with no credit score;
-Writing a philosophical text for later publication on the fragility of humanities role in the cosmos.
-Optimistically conceiving a baby during such troubling times.
To GAIN Points:
-First across the finish line; 1 pt
-Capsize and recover in front of Race Committee; 5 pts
-Fix your position without using GPS, eg with Celestial Navigation device; 5 pts
-Make 1 liter of Potable water; 2 pts
-Spend the night at sea; 5 pts
-Keep an Accurate Log; 2 pts
-Catch and consume a fish; 2 pts
-Spend the night at sea; 5 pts
-Grow a handsome beard; 2 pts
-Deliver a baby; 2 pts
Techniques To LOOSE Points;
-Eating fellow crew members -10 pts
-Fighting over scraps of food - 5 pts
Honorable mention items with no credit score;
-Writing a philosophical text for later publication on the fragility of humanities role in the cosmos.
-Optimistically conceiving a baby during such troubling times.