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The objective is to offer another
slant to your recreational sailing - after all we do have
on the East coast some of the best and certainly most interesting
coastline in the UK. The rally will require you to explore
backwaters and channels that you may otherwise avoid, to
visit places of interest, landmarks or seamarks. To prove
you have visited the landmark / seamark you will be required
to take a photograph of it with part of your boat and your ‘personal identification’ card
as part of the scene. [A tender may be required at times!]
For your pictures to qualify for marking, the landmark must
be clearly visible and identifiable. A lighthouse 5 miles away
will not do I'm afraid.
There are a number of landmarks in
every estuary from the River Waveney in the north, (Lowestoft)
down to the River Thames in the south. In between these
points there is scope for many more. Every landmark / seamark
is allocated points that you can earn towards your winning
entry. The number of points is dependent on the landmarks /
seamark location and difficulty of access.
The list of landmarks
/ seamarks and points record is available from
here as a PDF or from here
as a spreadsheet,
and to enter all you have to do is get yourself a list of
targets and send your address and boat name to Val Stone
(sailing_secretary@pmsc.org.uk)
to receive your ‘personal
identification’ card
by mail. (remember this must appear in all your photos for
them to count!) Your photos and total points must be
sent to the Sailing Sec by October 30th for checking, and the
boat with the most points will be awarded the Sprits’l
Cup and a PMSC engraved glass.
You may start at any landmark / seamark
and tick off as many or as few as you wish, and any number
of vessels may be used during the rally, provided they are
registered on the entry form and comply with all sailing regs
and safety requirements set by the PMSC sailing committee.
Awards will be categorized in six bands -
1. 100% All - rounder.
Max points gained - All landmarks, no errors.
2. All - rounder. All landmarks visited.
- All landmarks, some errors.
3. Gold award - 700 to 1000 pts
4. Silver award - 500 - 699 pts
5. Bronze award - 200 - 499 pts
6. Finishers award - 0 - 199 pts
Other awards may be presented at the committee's discretion,
for example -Best looking boat - best photo etc.
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