Event #8 – Mystery Events “A” and “B”

Safety Stop for all events … 5 blasts on a whistle!

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Note 1. Competitors will be issued with and wear PFDs and helmets for these events.
2. Competitors will board their assigned IRB at Marina 4 for these events.

MYSTERY EVENT “A”: BLIND PILOTAGE

Event Description
After boarding the IRB, a non-competitive driver will take the IRB and team to a docking position in front of HFC.  This driver will remain on board as a safety officer throughout the event.  A safety gate will be placed on the IRB’s controls to limit speed to three knots.

The team will take the following actions:

• One member of the team will be selected by the team as driver and be blindfolded.
• Using only voice or touch commands, the team will direct the driver away from the dock, down the course and through a floating gateway.
• Team members may not touch the dock or physically assist in undocking.
• After passing through the floating gate a new driver will be team-selected and blindfolded.
• The new driver will steer the IRB back through the gate, down the course and redock the IRB in its original position.
• Team members may not touch the dock or physically assist in docking.

Scoring

• This is a timed event.
• Safety and seamanship will be evaluated.
• A 10-second penalty will be assessed for each touch of the IRB on the gate.
• A 10-second penalty will be assessed for each assist to the driver, other than voice or touch commands while docking or undocking.
• Failure to complete the event within the time limit warrants a 3-minute penalty.

Time limit – 10 minutes from the command start.

MYSTERY EVENT “B”: Manikin Rescue

Safety stop for all events…  5 blasts on the whistle.

Note 1. Competitors will be issued with and wear PFDs and helmets for this event.
2. Competitors will board their assigned IRB at Marina 4 for this event.

Event description:
Team members will number from #1 to #4.  Team members #1 to #3 will start at the lakeside of Natrel Pond (south) and team member #4 will start at the building side of Natrel Pond (north).

The competitors will take the following action:

• Team members #1 and #2 will board the dinghy and paddle across the pond to #4.
• Team member #2 will leave the dinghy and team member #4 will board the dinghy with a stretcher.
• Team members #1 and #4 will paddle to, recover, and safely load a manikin on the stretcher and paddle the dinghy and the manikin back to team member #2.
• The manikin and stretcher will be safely unloaded, member #1 will leave the dinghy and member #3, the stretcher and manikin will be loaded back on the dinghy.
• Team members #3 and #4 will then paddle the dinghy, manikin and stretcher back to team member #2 and safely unload the manikin and stretcher.
• Event complete.

Scoring:

• This is a timed event.
• Safety and seamanship will be evaluated.
• A 10-second penalty will be assessed each time one of the following unsafe actions occur:
• Loosing control of the manikin.
• Jumping into the dinghy.
• Throwing the stretcher or manikin.
• A 30-second penalty will be given for capsizing the dinghy or moving the dinghy other than paddling.

Time limit – 10 minutes from command start.