Lifeguard Patrol Multi-Cache
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This cache will take you to the home of one of the most prominant and biggest lifesaving clubs in the Western Cape and will give you a feel for what patrols the lifeguards perform every duty. This cach is best done at low tide with small surf. This is a high muggle area in summer, so be careful. The cache is a magnetic nano.
There are around 5 500 voluntary lifeguard who perform voluntary lifeguard duties at 62 coastal clubs across South Africa, with approximately 92 340 rescues have been performed, and 3 128 first aid cases have been attended to. Lifeguards in South Africa are certified through Lifesaving South Africa, a regulatory body who ensures that all lifeguards are thoroughly trained in surf rescue. Once a year (usually in October and November), Lifesaving South Africa holds an annual retest for all certified Lifeguards. One of the South Africa’s biggest and most experienced clubs is Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club. Blaauwberg Lifesaving Club was born in 1982 when founding members George and Alan Zondagh, Alan Morkel and Harold Larsen convinced the Blaauwberg Municipality to offer them the use of a small boatshed at Big Bay beach. The need for a lifesaving club at this beach arose out of its popularity as an international standard windsurfing beach. As the club grew, these founding members mortgaged their own houses to pay for the characteristic double story clubhouse many Big Bay locals hold dear to their hearts and in fact, these stalwarts paid the bond on this clubhouse for almost 2 years before the municipality took over ownership and leased the clubhouse to the lifesaving club. In 1988 the financial backing of the resident windsurfers teamed up with the lifeguards to form the Blouberg Beach Club of which the lifeguards were statutory members. However, in 1994 the growth of the lifesaving division was instrumental in the move to once again give total control of the club to the lifeguards and Blouberg Surf Lifesaving Club was renewed! In subsequent years the old clubhouse was added onto, altered, repaired and renovated continuously until rumours of the impending Big Bay development started circulating. After many years of uncertainty, mixed emotions and political scandals the Big Bay development project was given the go-ahead and Jonga Entabeni were awarded the project contract. Little did they know what they were getting into, and after intense negotiations with ex-chairman Willie Jansen they built a wonderful new clubhouse to replace the one that would be lost through the development. In the spirit of change, it was agreed to change the name and logo to more closely associate the club with its home beach and the modern development. Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club was officially registered in 2006 and its current clubhouse opened by Cllr. Ian Neilson on 26th May 2007. Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club is considered as one of the best clubhouses in the country and perfectly-suited to house the lifeguards that proudly patrol Big Bay beach! This cache is a nano. It is not difficult to retrieve but the area is a high muggle area, particularly in summer. 1. S -33 47.728 E 018 27.447 The start of this cache is a car park which looks onto the lifeguards patrol area where you will be patrolling. At the given coordinates you will find a sign which has four different emergency phone numbers on it that all lifeguards should have knowledge of. This will be part of your basic preparation before going on your lifeguard patrol. A = what is the third number of the emergency phone number starting with “10…”? B = what is the first number of the other three emergency phone numbers? C = what is the sixth number of the emergency phone number starting with “080…”? D = what is the fourth number of the National Sea Rescue Institutes emergency phone number? 2. The coordinates for the beginning of your actual beach patrol are: S -33 47.(A-1)BC E 018 27.D25 This is where lifeguards are taught their trade and base themselves for all lifeguard duties. All lifeguards starting out on a patrol will leave from this place. At this point identify: E = how many garage doors under the duty tower are there on the ocean side of the Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club House? F = how many different emergency telephone numbers can be seen on the Beach Information sign on the ocean side of the Lifesaving Club House (excluding the sign sponsor’s number)? G = what ice cream brand sponsor the Lifesaving Club ? The number of letters in the sponsor’s name, multiplied by 2, will give you “G”. H = next to the Beach Information sign are hooks for duty lifeguards to hang their rescue torpedo buoy’s. How many hooks are there? 3. The coordinates for the next part of this patrol are: S -33 47.(G+1)(H+5)1 E 018 27.EF9 All beach patrols pass this place. During summer this spot gets very busy, with accidents happening on a frequent basis. I = what does the floor of the pool consist of? The number of letters in this word equals “I”. For the next 2 questions, each letter in the word corresponds to the following numbers: A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, E=5 etc…. J = what natural vegetation can be found in the pool (4 letter word)? Subtract the number corresponding to second letter in the word from the number corresponding to third letter in the word to obtain “J”. K = what edible delicacy grows on the seaward side of the pool (they taste great with garlic)? Add the numbers corresponding to the third and fourth and sixth letters of the word to get “K”. 4. The coordinates for the endof this patrol and the cache are: S -33 47.J(I+5)J E 018 27.K3 This area is a vital part of a lifeguards patrol as the conditions are almost always good for swimming and therefore always busy. Lifeguards will frequently patrol this spot in 1 hour shifts during peak season. Have a seat and watch over the bathers.
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Evtug unaq fvqr haqre svsgu jbbqra cnary