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The International Life Boat Racing Association Board of Directors has called for a official meeting to discuss the rules of this years competition, to be head in cooperation with the Royal Yacht and Pony Club of Dewey, Culebra, Puerto RIco, This Friday night at 8 pm.
Among the items to be discussed are whether or not Embattled Association President Smith should remain at the helm of the organization and if a Psychological Evaluation Board Should be established. While a fixed date for the competition has not been made due to a struggle among equally divided members of the board about whether or not a raft made of coconuts and fishing net ( ibid Henri Carriere) is permitted in the competition, but the official start could be as early as Friday night after the meeting, or within a few weeks. As always, the competition cannot be concluded until all competitors return to point of origin of the race and are assessed for points earned. ### Believe it or not, mariners today are compelled to spend a few days launching, recovering and rowing lifeboats around the bat at their local Coast Guard base or Maritime Academy , even though they are by and large a thing of the past in today's commercial fleet. I certainly did. Here are a few commands you "Stand by the Oars" Oarlocks are placed in sockets, oars are rested on the gunwales, blades flat and pointed towards the bow and resting against rowlock of man behind in order from aft forward. "Out Oars" Lift oars and place them in rowlocks with blades trimmed fore and aft (flat). "Stand by to Give Way" (may or may not be given)Follow the man in front of you, lean forward, push wrists over and dip blades halfway into the water. "Give way together or Give way" Follow man in front of you, pulling blade through the water. "Hold water/Back water port, give way starboard" Gradual/sharp starboard turn "Hold water all" Drop blades in the water, vertically. This command slows the boat. "Trail Oars" This command is given when passing an obstruction or another boat. The oars are dragged alongside of the boat with the tips of the blades opposite the motion of the boat. "Oars' Blades are brought temporarily out of the water, blades trimmed fore and aft. The command is given after a turn is made and after rowing in an astern motion, to get oarsmen together, given between every command, except "way enough" and "trail oars". "Stern all/Backwater all" Oarsmen row in an astern (backward) motion. "Toss/Up Oars" Oars are raised to the vertical, blades trimmed fore and aft. "Let Fall" Oars are lowered from "Toss Oars" position to "Oars" position. "In Bows"Two oarsmen in the bow of the boat, boat the oars and help fend off or pick up a man in the water. "Way Enough" Complete stroke, swing oars into the boat together, take rowlocks out of sockets, bring lifelines into boat. "Stand by the bow/stern" "Secure the bow/stern"When returning to the dock, and after "way enough" rowers in bow and stern secure the boat with the bow and stern lines. "Bank/Cross Oars" Draw the oar through the oarlock until the handle rests on the opposite gunwale. This command is given after the command oars. "Boat the Oars" All oars brought into the boat with the handles aft and blade forward. George Sigler wrote this excellent first hand account of survival at sea in a small inflatable during the 1970's
You can buy Experiment in Survival from Abebooks or AMazon.com " Lieutenants George Sigler and Charlie Gore left San Francisco in a rubber inflatable boat with absolutely no water and only 6 pounds of food to test survival concepts while crossing the Pacific Ocean. This is the story of two men who believed that they could save lives of future castaways if they took a scientific approach to the problems of survival at sea Caught in a raging storm, their raft was carried vertically up the side of a rogue wave that towered above them. They were totally helpless as the wave broke, throwing their raft stern over bow. The pilots-turned seamen found themselves in 59 degree water fighting for their lives. Unable to right their raft and on the verge of becoming hypothermic, they took the drastic step of deflating the raft in order to pull it upright. Days of boredom were punctuated by moments of sheer excitements as whales surrounded their raft, and a Great White shark took all too much interest in them. They fought off an attack by Dorado which were determined to sink them by biting through the bottom of the raft." We haven't published a book on Lifeboat race results since 1939. click here for the Official Review of the Thirteenth Annual International Lifeboat Race for the Championship of the World and the Second Annual U.S. Coast Guard Capsize Race : that was Held in New York Harbor Off Bay Ridge in September 9 of that year.
I'd love to take the Portland Pudgy out for a spin during our annual Lifeboat Race in Key West FLorida
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The Fourteenth Memorial Key West International Life Boat Race Open to all human powered vessels capable of self- rescue Vessels must capsize and recover in front of judges at beginning of race Row, Paddle and Sail Around the Island Easterly or Westerly route Starting at the Key West Bight 10am Saturday January 1, 2011 2 checkpoints, ‘Refeshment” stations the Southernmost Beach Cow Key Marina Prestigious Prizes for first finisher in each category Categories tbd by judges before stat of race. typical categories include Multi rower, single rower, Portland Pudgy, How do you know if your lifeboat will save you if you never shake it down? How often do you take your lifeboat for a spin?
Are you sure that in the event of a maritime disaster that your lifeboat is well prepared. A prudent mariner would check all emergency gear on a regular basis, but it doesn't have to be a chore; It could be a Race! The annual Key West International Lifeboat Racing Series is intended to get people to test out their emergency gear on an annual basis. For 3 years in a row, the winner has been this little beauty pictured here, but its not because she's fast, its because of the rules... Key West International Lifeboat Racing Association Is proud to announce the 4th Annual Key West Lifeboat Race, an annual event is designed to remind boaters to check their safety equipment. The race will start from the dock in front of the To be named waterfront Bar, On the first Saturday in Feb at 12 At the signal Contestants shall enter lifeboat under emergency scenario, eg with gear stowed and lashed, then propel themselves around the marker buoy with ours, paddles, or sails and return to the dock. The race is won on points to encourage contestants to use as much of their survival gear possible. To GAIN Points: First across the finish line; 10 pts Make Potable water 2 pts Fix your position without using GPS, eg with Sigler Navigaton device, 2 pts Keep an Accurate Log 2 pts Catch a fish 2 pts Spend the night at sea 5 pts Capsize and recover in front of Race Committee 5 pts Grow a beard 2 pts Deliver a baby 2 pts To LOOSE Points; Eating fellow crew members Fighting over scraps of food |
A Message from Embattled Association President SmithEver wonder if your Lifeboat will be ready when you need it? I do. That's why every year I have the crew bust her out of the deck chocks and take her for a spin Archives
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