Bart's Bash - 21st September

is there a list of Bart Numbers anywhere?  It would be interesting to plot them against Grumpf Numbers.

Originally posted by Rupert Seems to me that it will be pretty hard for most clubs to get an accurate measurement, if they can get one at all.

Not too bad these days. Drive round the course in a rescue boat with a smart phone should do it. The serious hassle is concerned with participating in the Guinness book of records part. Fortunately clubs don't need to do that to participate.

To ensure a club’s compliance with Guinness and for Bart’s Bash competitors to be ratified as world record holders, the following race requirements are necessary. Clubs not complying with the requirements can still take part in the event, however they will not qualify to be a part of, or count towards, the record attempt. 1) The race start time and finish time must take place between 00.00 on the 21st September GMT and 23.59 on the 21st September GMT. 2) The race will need to have a single start and finish point (start line one side of the committee boat and finish line the other side is acceptable) . 3) The distance of the course will need to be measured accurately using GPS. The course MUST BE AT LEAST 1KM long. This can be multiple laps of a shorter course. 4) Distance should be measured in METRES. 5) The race must be at least 15 minutes long. 6) There must be at least 25 participants taking part at each location. If you don’t have 25 participants, you will not be able to participate in the Guinness attempt, however we still welcome your participation in the Bart’s Bash race and you will still be able to submit your results for entry into the worldwide leaderboard. 7) Take a full list of all boats (and people on the boats) prior to the start. You will be able to download a list of the people who have signed up to race at your club prior to the event, however this list will need to be cross checked on the day noting down no shows and recording those sailors who have turned up to enter on the day. 8) Video of the event. We need to ensure that the start and finish of the race is recorded by video. You do not need to record the whole race. You will need to upload the video to a website following the event. 9) Take photos of the event, preferably of the start line where the boats are massed. If possible for publicity, a group shot (or shots) on land would be fantastic with your club flag in front of the group etc. 10) Note down those boats who retire from the race – they will need to be included in the Guinness results. 11) Note down those boats who cross the finish line complying with all the club’s rules, including boat number and elapsed time. This will also be the official list which gets uploaded to the Bart’s Bash website. 12) The race will need stewards to be present – these can be safety boat drivers and crew or race officials and they must not exceed a 1:50 ratio. (i.e. There must be at least one steward or more for every 50 sailors on the water). Stewards will need to sign a declaration for submission to Guinness. 13) All race results should be uploaded to the Bart’s Bash team in the format specified (to be announced) within 24 hours of the event. Any subsequent amendments to the uploaded results should be detailed in writing to results@bartsbash.co.uk within 7 days. 14) Upload all the results to the Bart’s Bash website in exactly the format required. Further information will be provided about this. 15) All clubs wishing to enter the Guinness world record attempt MUST have 2 independent witnesses. We will provide statements for them to sign. These signed statements will be required following the event. 16) Independent witnesses cannot be members of the club and cannot be linked to the race in any way. i.e. family taking part in the race. 17) Witness / steward statements, video footage and photos must be sent to the Bart’s Bash team as soon as possible after the event, not to exceed 10 days from the event date.

The independant witnesses lark sounds like the most hassle, but I wonder if it could be got round by swapping two people with the club down the road, so, say, two of Queen Mary's safety boat crew act as witnesses and safety boat at Island Barn and vice versa.

Edited by JimC - 10 Jul 14 at 2:53pm

We're holding one at Carsington too .... but non members would have to pay a "day membership fee" to come and sail in it.  It would be good to get rid of that (and I shall try).  Upon which we'll run up against our landlords' "maximum boats" restriction .... (it would be nice to think!) 

Did I read that Ben a Ainslie will be racing at QMSC? I'm half tempted to enter the race there, just to get the chance to race him!

..sorry, of course noting plans above for Blackwater and Carsington...