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Scotd
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Initially Posted - 05/31/2005 : 12:31:46

Hi everyone I am looking for Ideas for Party Games for Sailors! Our local club is having a Beach Party next month and wanted ideas for games the sailors would find fun and entertaining.

Scot

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 05/31/2005 : 13:44:57

play "match this" with a couple of bottles of rum.

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 05/31/2005 : 17:27:15

Heres what we did at the recent Fleet 7 beach party

raft up
paddle kayaks
throw frisbees
eat and drink
fly kites (I think all sailors love kites. I have many. Everyone tried my stunt kite).
Play croquette
After the party we had a night sailboat race.

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atgep
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Response Posted - 05/31/2005 : 19:17:46

During the Beer cruise we played "Guess where I put the bug screens!" They were safe and sound at home.

The beach party could also have some kind of cook off.

Tom.

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 05/31/2005 : 19:32:09

Well, if there are enough dinghies, larger boats, and rowers/paddlers present, how about dingy relay races? Several crew per dinghy. Muscle power only, no engines (work out the sail issue when you know what type of dinghies will show up). Anchor larger boats as course markers. Distribute race crew members on larger boats. As each dinghy arrives at each course marker vessel, the previous crew gets out, and new crew climbs in to continue the race to the next anchored boat. First team to get their dinghy back to the starting point and climb into the cockpit of the starting line boat wins. If you'd like to add any additional chaos, insist that no dinghy owner may crew on their own boat. If you want to spread them out so they don't flail each other with the oars, start them from different boats, so long as they each 'touch' all the bases in the same direction. Marker vessel skippers and crew are permitted to help out with fenders.

Or how about a kedging contest? Probably need to be run against a clock using the same boat unless there are large one designs, or otherwise very similar boats, available. Object is to move a larger vessel a realistically short distance by kedging using one or two anchors and a (muscle powered) dinghy. Crews of two for light or inexperienced folks, single-handed for the hairy chest thumpers.

Crew overboard race? Sailboats start by simutaleously crossing a line, as in most any race. Far course marker(s) are a row of floating stuff (fenders, cushions, etc.) assigned to individual boats. Spread the overboard objects out enough to minimize the chance of collisions while trying to pick them up, but otherwise keep the course short enough that it's more of a manuevering under sail contest than a boat speed competition. Ideally a practiced crew aboard a large fast racer/cruiser wouldn't have an advantage over two experienced kids in a small racing dinghy. For that matter, have them all start at anchor.

-- Leon Sisson

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ronrryan
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Response Posted - 05/31/2005 : 20:15:33

One of the local fla traditions is the "blind dinghy" race. Two persons oer dink, one rows, cant see, other gives directions, Le Mans start, everybody at once to a given mark and back. The later begun, the more rum, the wilder the results. Fair winds, ron srsk Orion #2343 1981, in SW Fla.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/31/2005 : 20:32:22

You might browse through the past "Lectronic Latitudes" editions on latitude38.com Sprinkled in there will be a variety of 'beach party' write-ups from the various Baja-ha-ha cruises and other crusier events. A dress-up theme is often involved in these things (tropics, pirates etc)...

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/31/2005 : 22:17:02

http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicLat/2002/Feb2002/Feb26/Feb26.html#anchor81587
http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicLat/2003/1103/Nov03/Nov3.html#anchor1085433

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/01/2005 : 09:09:39

Water balloon fight with surgical tubing slingshots.

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 06/01/2005 : 11:02:46

I think you should do all of these, in order, starting with my original suggestion.

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Scotd
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Response Posted - 06/01/2005 : 20:42:40

Wow you guys sure come up with the good Ideas!

Thanks again

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Bruce Baker
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Response Posted - 06/03/2005 : 10:42:13

If your club has little boats, having the big boat skippers race the little boats is a lot of fun. I remember seeing some big guys sail "P-Class" boats (about the size of a bathtub, used by little kids). What a hoot!

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