LOG YOUR "WILL ATTEND" AT
https://coord.info/GCB9PM9
NOT HERE!
It's time once again for East Tennessee's International Geocaching Day Fishing Tournament. Join us at Maryville's Sandy Springs Park Pavilion (702 Best St, Maryville, TN 37803) for a fun time "fishing" for the big one or maybe just hanging out with the anglers. There will be "fabulous" prizes! FABULOUS I tell ya! Come prepared to catch your limit! AND EARN A SOUVENIR FOR YOUR PROFILE!
NOTE: No actual fishing is involved; just a twist on the traditional "poker run" concept.
International Geocaching Day
08:00-10:00 am - Registration; ALL players must register at the event location and obtain a passport for each player or team utilizing a UNIQUE geocaching account. You do not have to be present at 8 am, but registering early will ensure you are ready to roll when the caches publish.
09:00 am - Fishing Tournament caches publish.
09:00 am - 12:00 pm - Fishing for caches
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - Olympiad games.
12:00 pm - Weigh-in deadline; returning after 12:00 pm will result in the loss of one fish for every 5 minutes late.
~12:00 pm - 1:00 pm- Potluck lunch and fish tales.
~01:00 pm - Reverse Wherigo publishes. Return to event location with a successful found log ASAP. Groups permitted but only one medallion per group will be awarded.
~02:15 pm - Awards presented, door prizes, and raffle drawings.
Fishing Tournament:
15 new official geocaches will publish at 9 AM. Every participant/team must have a UNIQUE geocaching account and must enter the tournament at the registration table by 10:00 AM to receive a passport (Registration begins at 8 AM and registering early will ensure the best opportunity to attain fish from all caches.) You will have 2 1/2 hours to visit as many of those caches as possible. Each cache will contain envelopes with fish of varying weights. Take ONE envelope, log the cache, and stamp your passport as proof of being at the location. DO NOT OPEN YOUR ENVELOPES! Return to the event site no later than 12:00 pm. Returning after 12:00 pm will result in the loss of one fish for each 5 minutes late. Any open or partially open envelope will be disqualified. The volunteers working the weigh-in will open your envelopes and "weigh" your fish. Your largest five fish will count toward your total. Prizes will be awarded to the three greatest weight totals. Ties will be broken by the next largest fish of the tied anglers.
Lunch:
A potluck lunch will begin at approximately noon. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided. Please reference in your "will attend" log if you are participating in the luncheon by bringing something and what it will be. Please note the number of anticipated attendees and other contributions when considering your own contribution. The item list and attendee count will be updated as often as possible.
Olympiad:
Various contests will be held with specific games to be determined, but will include these as well as others:
Ammo Can Toss
Film Pod Toss
Russian nesting container challenge
GPSr (in)accuracy test
Raffle:
There will be a prize raffle with the opportunity to purchase tickets for PREMIUM prizes in addition to tournament, Olympiad & reverse wherigo medals and door prizes.
Awards and Prizes:
Trackable medallions will be presented to the top three finishers in the fishing tournament, Olympiad, and reverse whereigo race. Door prize drawings for trackable items and other cool geocaching swag (geocoins, travel bugs, containers, TOTTS, etc) will be conducted for everyone who attends and is present at the end of the event. Premium prizes will be awarded by random draw from raffle ticket purchases.
It is August and HOT; bring plenty of water, bug spray, sunscreen, and hats. We all need to stay safe. This will be under a covered pavilion, so the event will take place rain or shine. Feel free to hang out and cheer for your favorite angler if you would rather not go fishing. You may get recruited to help, though.
Now, let's talk about the grub!
There will be a pot-luck grill-out. Ol'Fogie will provide and grill burgers and dogs for all attendees! If you are planning to hang out and eat, please bring something for the crowd. Check the official cache page at
https://coord.info/GCB9PM9 for suggestions and needs.
Cache ya later!
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