Ancient Mariner 2014

Jun 1

By Skipper Jim West

The Tiki Too completed their dream regatta season with an amazing showing at the 2014 Ancient Mariner Regatta. The effort was dedicated to Ms. Rebecca who could not attend post-surgery, she is doing well.

The crew cruised to the USS Hornet aircraft carrier museum (at NAS, Alameda) aboard the restored Vietnam War gunboat PTF-26 with the new Klamath Falls, Oregon Sea Scout Ship Discovery aboard. They competed in 25 events in a field of 21 teams and had successes far beyond anything they could have imagined.

The Tiki won:

14 First Place events:
- Knots (100%), Compass and Relative Bearings (100%), Semaphore (100%)
- Breeches Buoy (2 min)
- Hoisting the Scuttlebutt (60 sec.)
- Pullboat Flotilla Drill
- Drill
- Radio
- Mariner Quiz
- Sailing Quiz
- First Aid
- Piloting
- Rules of the Road
- Marlinspike (tied w/Odyssey).
Place Awards: Second in Team Knots (won by Albatross) and Int’l Code Flags; Third in Bosun’s Chair (a great win by the new ship Discovery).
Tiki Too won, or placed in, 17 of 25 events.
Clipper Class Award: The highest class award, given for 75%+ in Ship Events and for completion of at least 13 Team Events.
Resolute Mariner Award: Given for competing in all events. This is a test of time management and skills.
The Navigator Award: Given to the ship with the highest overall scores in Piloting, Compass and R. B., Radio and Rules of the Road.
Drill Off Winner: The Tiki competed against the other top drill crews and demonstrated their base routine and their new “Omaha” fancy drill routine in front of a crowd of other scouts on the USS Hornet hanger deck.