TIME KEEPING
Timekeeping is a full time
responsibility for a key member of your NavContest crew. The Timekeeper should
have a minimum of 3 stopwatches with lap time, and total time elapsed on them.
I . The first
time piece is started at the gun and ended as you cross the
finish line to give you a comparison to the Traverse or Time Plot.
You should know how well you did at this point. A few years ago, anything
within 2 minutes of the prescribed time was thought to be in the money. Now,
we are down to less than 30 seconds and dropping. So, it's important to have
this dedicated time piece.
2. The second time piece is for the 1st and
odd numbered legs. Started at the beginning of the leg and ended
upon the completion of the leg, and kept at hand to verify the time for
the leg .
3. The third time piece is for the 2nd and
even numbered legs for the same reason as the second time piece.
Now you have a crew of 5 including
the Captain/Helmsman, Navigator, Bearing Taker, Timekeeper, and a good Observer.
If you and the crew do their jobs, you will be standing in the Winners Circle
saying, "we're still the First in the Bay!"