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Official
Guinness Book of Records Rules
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The
record is for the greatest number of skips made by a stone
thrown by someone horizontally across water. One 'skip' is
a forward movement of a stone over the water which sets off
a visible series of concentric circles, MINUS either the first
or the last of the circles.
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The
stone must be natural and not made specially for the attempt,
and neither can it be smoothed down in any way.
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No
part of the person's body should touch the water during the
throw and until the stone stops skipping.
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Any
attempts must be made in the presence of adjudicators approved
by the International Stone Skipping Federation, the address
of
which is: PO Box 189, Driftwood, Texas, 78619, USA.
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The
attempt must be documented on film or videotape in such a
manner that the entire skip may be viewed from start to finish
in one continuous camera shot, and with a quality allowing
for slow motion verification and count of each skip.
The
current (2005) record is: 38
skips
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| Authentication |
The
following should be provided:
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Signed
statements of authentication by two independent persons of
some standing in the community, including contact addresses
andtelephone numbers, confirming that all of the rules have
been adhered to.
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Independent
corroboration in the form of local or national newspaper cuttings
detailing the key facts.
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Video
coverage and photographs or transparencies of the event, if
possible of reproducible quality and preferably in colour.
NB. WE
MUST STRESS THAT WE CANNOT PROVIDE PERSONNEL TO INVIGILATE RECORD
ATTEMPTS; THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY.
YOU ARE
ADVISED TO CHECK WITH US AGAIN JUST BEFORE YOUR ATTEMPT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE RECORD HAS NOT BEEN BEATEN.
PLEASE
NOTE THAT GUINNESS CANNOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ACCIDENTS
OR ILLNESSES THAT MAY COME ABOUT DURING OR AS A RESULT OF RECORD
ATTEMPTS. WE DO ADVISE THAT MEDICAL ATTENTIONS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE
AT ALL TIMES.
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| Publication |
The Guinness
Book of Records is likely only to publish records which represent
improvements on existing records. We may very occasionally publish
an inaugural best performance if we consider it to be of a kind
which is likely to become the subject of widespread and preferably,
international, competition. However in no circumstances will
we undertake to publish any record and reserve the right to
determine in our sole discretion the records to be published.
Even if you do beat the existing record and we accept your claim,
it does not necessarily mean that details will be included in
the book, as your record may subsequently be beaten - we can
only include the record which stands when we go to press. Pleas
send all documentation clearly marked as to which record has
been attempted and please incicate if you require any material
returned to you after verification.
Good
luck in your attempt!
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| Address |
ALL
inquiries about official attempts on the Guinness World Stone
Skipping record, should be addressed to:
The Guinness
Book of Records
33 London Road
Enfield, Middlesex
EN2 6DJ England
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