Memoirs From DecipherGuy (James Hutz)

I (James Hutz) won the first event which was a series of clues leading you through multiple challenges in the little Bahamian town of New Plymouth in Green Turtle Cay.

I won by more than 10 minutes in a 1 hour event. Dave was second.
This event eliminated Spain, Jenny(from US) , and England

2nd. Round: After a two hour boat ride, and 1 ½ hours in the sun waiting for media, we played a island form of concentration.
35 Conk shells with 15 pairs of symbols under them in the sand.
Object: Pick up shells, find two symbols that match.
Twist: After finding the match, Put the shells back with nothing under them…

Therefore: Always 35 shells in the game…very hard, especially for an old guy
It took over two hours, with two 30 minute distractions that made you forget everything.
I lost in a tie-breaker questions, and was eliminated.

3rd round: three containers 15, 10, 4.. 15 is full of water at start, others empty.
Game: Fastest two to leave exactly 13 in large container.

Answer: pour 15 > 10, leaving 5

pour 10> 4, then 4> 15 ..now 9 in 15

pour 10> 4 , then 4> 15 .. now 13 in 15.

Austria was eliminated.

Finals, next day, go to BIG sailboat in Little Harbor then down into the hold of the sailboat, there was a big map torn into about 30-40 pieces, and with tape (scotch tape) , Tape it back together, ..jump in a little boat, and row to shore. First ashore wins.

Dave won the concentration game, won the water pour by 25 seconds, and was ashore 10 minutes before Japan.

**Volvo Hunt site is updated with a slideshow of images from the final leg.**
**Another video has surfaced from the hunt, Here