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The Port of Redwood City Proudly Sponsored The 56th Old Salts' Regatta
May14-16, 2004

The 56th Old Salt's Regatta was hosted by the Port of Redwood City on May 14-16, 2004. The Old Salt's Regatta was attended by over 300 Sea Scouts and leaders, representing 22 Sea Scout Ships

The SSS Tikit Too wins the Commodore The Crew of the Tradewind (Homeport - Port of
Joe Bjorkman Sportsmanship Trophy at the Redwood City)
Port of Redwood City

The Old Salt Award Ceremony at the Port of Redwood City

Regattas are competitions between ships in many events related to the maritime environment. Regattas are a time for crews to show their skills and amount of practice time put in to these difficult events. The regatta events include:

Scuttlebutt: A 9 man crew raises a tripod over a 55 gallon drum full of water and using a block and tackle system hoists the drum three feet then lowers it without spilling the water. This event should take less than 3 minutes to complete.

The Crew of the SSS Challenger winning the Scuttle Off at the Port of Redwood City

Breeches Buoy: A 9 man crew "rescues" a person from a tower, approximately 60 feet away, symbolizing a rescue from the mast of a sinking ship. They set up a system of blocks and lines in order to raise a chair to the tower and have the rescuee slide down. This event should take less than 15 minutes to complete, but most crews can complete it in under 10 minutes.

The Beeches Buoy Competition at the Port of Redwood City

Other Events include: Drill, Radio, Marlinespike, Seamanship, Compass and Relative Bearings, Rope Climb, Boatswain's Chair.