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Saturday, August 19, 2006
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This is Maine’s first Geo-rallye adventure and since you may not
know what a Geo-Rallye is I’ll explain.
First of all it is not a FTF event !!! Yes some caches will surely
have a FTF on them, but that is not the object. The object of this
event is to find as many of the placed caches, locationless caches,
and other geo targets that are laid out, before the timed
finish.
This event, put on by MGA with myself “Hoamdezinahs”, and my good
friend “Gobler” as the rallye co-ordinators, will cover
approximately 250 to 300 miles of Southern Maine. It will be
approximately 14-15 hours of nonstop geo-caching excitement. We are
putting out between 20 and 24 (log-able) caches in 5 counties. Add
to that, a bunch of locationless caches, and other geo-scavenger
hunt items that have to be found, and it promises to be a fun,
exciting, and very tiring day. You will be scored points for every
cache, locationless cache, and geo target that you find.
The event will end for awards & prizes at a secret lodge on
Sebago Lake. You may come to the meeting at the finish even if you
do not enter the rally. Contestants, and anyone who wishes to come
to the finish can stop at a variety store on the way to the finish
and pick up something to bring for supper if they wish. No
alcoholic beverages please.
Entry and Rallye Rules:
1) The contribution to participate in the rallye is $40.00 per
team. This contribution pays for prizes, awards, and expenses
related to the event. (No-one makes any profit on the event)
Registration forms will be emailed on request. The participation
contribution and meal fees are due when you send in your
registration form, and is non-refundable.
2) Teams can consist of no more than four persons. (No exceptions)
3) The design of the rallye is such that participation is limited
to 30 teams, and anyone wishing to enter must pre-register before
the end of July. (If you wait till then there may not be a slot
available for you.)
4) All teams will be e-mailed a packet of cache info and co-ords at
sunset the night before the event.
5) You will have until sunrise the next morning to plan your
attack. Hopefully it won’t take you more than a couple hours.
6) Teams can start anywhere they want in the southern Maine area at
daylight on the morning of the event. There is no advantage or
disadvantage as to where you start. It will end at 4:30 that
afternoon at the final co-ords. There will be a “check in” when you
arrive and you will be deducted points for every minute that you
are late.
7) All caches that you have to find will be less than 3/10 mile
from where you park for the cache and no more than a #2.5 hide.
Locationless caches will be found along the route. Caches placed
will be a combination of ammo boxes, lock and lock containers, and
35 mm containers.
8) All of the cache finds, both real and locationless, must be
verified by a digital photo of the team (less the one taking the
pix), with said cache in hand, or locationless item in the pix (in
daylight).
9) Teams will be scored points for each cache found, each
locationless cache found, and each geo scavenger item found.
10) You will have a scorecard in your packet to score yourself as
you progress through the day.
11) A scoreboard will be posted at the finish so that you can
compare your score with other teams.
12) Prizes and trophies, will be given out to the entrants. Even if
you do not compete you will be eligible to win door prizes.
13) It is mandatory that all people have a fun time.
All cache information will be emailed the night before at sunset,
and will include the town and the approximate location (ie. Street
location, boat launch, town park, etc.) for the caches. You should
be able to layout a route with a Delorme Maine Atlas. Some gpsr’s
allow you to plot a route.
Items needed for the event:
Minimum: GPSR, Maine Atlas, water and snacks, clipboard, pens and
or pencils, headache pills.
Prepared: A laptop with a mapping program, and either a vehicle
plug-in or 110/12v converter for your car. Once you put in the
cache co-ords and your own location it will plot a route for you.
Geo rallye prepared: Same as prepared, but with a gpsr enabled
laptop and a mapping program.
If you only have a team of two people, and want to do this with
another couple, please let us know. We will see if we can set you
up with another couple about the same age, in the same area. That
way you’ll be sharing expenses, and 4 people searching makes
finding caches faster.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN ENTRY FORM PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL REQUEST
THROUGH MY PROFILE AND I'LL SEND YOU ONE. PLEASE CHECK THE BOX TO
INCLUDE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR MESSAGE.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[THIS COULD BE THE MOST FUN DAY YOU'VE EVER HAD GEOCACHING]
[Questions as they come to me:]
[1) Rain or shine. Yes]
[2) Format for info sent the night before. Probably a m.s. word doc.]