Revision as of 12:42, 24 December 2007

Caching Records

Some cachers have an interest in challenging themselves by trying for a caching record. The most popular of these is to try and find the most caches in a single day. Other records considered:

• Highest Daily Score
• Number of consecutive days finding a cache
• Number of consecutive days not finding a cache (rather silly, but fun)
• Highest DNF count

Most found in 24 hours

Note that not all attempts listed here may conform to the Guidelines currently listed below, but (unless otherwise noted) they are listed as attempts that were accepted by the community as genuine attempts based on the understanding of the acceptable guidelines at that time.

The record holders for the most caches found in 24 hours in Australia are:

• Rabbitto (GCA|GC) found 33 on 20th November 2004 (Victoria)
• teamkittens (GCA|GC) found 43 on 1st January 2005 (Victoria)
• Rhinogeo (GCA|GC) and Facitman (GCA|GC) found 44 on 8th February 2005 (Victoria)
• Team Horizons (GCA|GC) found 53 at the Dubbo Gold Rush, June 2005 (NSW)
• Rabbitto (GCA|GC) found 56 on 12th March 2005 (Victoria)
• Acts2youthgroup (GCA|GC) found 77 on 7th October 2005 (Victoria)
• HawMorFords (GCA|GC) found 101 on 16th September 2006 (Victoria)
• Rogainer (GCA|GC) and dtay (GCA|GC) found 102 on 18th November 2006 (Brisbane)
• HawMorFords (GCA|GC), dak's Emu Mob (GCA|GC) and acts2youthgroup (GCA|GC) found 128 on 28th February 2007 (Adelaide)
• GPS.org.nz Adelaide Cache Raid Team (individual cachers to be added later) found 196 on 12th December 2007 (provisional count)

Current state records

• SA - 128 HawMorFords, dak's Emu Mob, acts2youthgroup (28 Feb 07)
• TAS - 36 - Aloysius7 & Prunes (2 Sep 06)
• VIC - 101 - HawMorFords (16 Sep 06)
• QLD - 102 - Rogainer & Dtay (18 Nov 06)
• NSW - 53 - Team Horizons (11 Jun 05)
• WA - 26 - nobodyZ (6 May 06)
• ACT - 23 - acts2youthgroup (14 Aug 06)

Previous state records

2006

• SA - 73 - Beakers Bunch (8 Oct 06)
• TAS -
• VIC -
• QLD -
• NSW -
• WA -
• ACT -

2005

• SA - 32 - Beakers Bunch (28 Dec 05)
• TAS -
• VIC - 77 - acts2youthgroup (7 Oct 05)
• QLD -
• NSW - 53 - Team Horizons (11 Jun 05)
• WA -
• ACT -

2004

• SA - 26 - Team Piggy (9 Sep 04)
• TAS -
• VIC - 33 - Rabbitto (20 Nov 04)
• QLD -
• NSW -
• WA -
• ACT -

Guidelines for most finds in a day

The following is a set of suggested guidelines for claiming a record. These guidelines have nothing to do with what is or isn't allowed when caching, but are meant as helpful hints for those who may wish for their effort to be recognised by the community, i.e. if you find a record number of caches but did it outside of these guidelines you may find that some others do not recognise your achievement. If these guidelines don't appeal to you then feel free to cache by your own standards.

1. A record must occur in a single 24 hour period,
   • It is still undecided whether this needs to be from midnight to midnight;
   • Caches can all be given the same log date on the internet for statistics purposes.
2. All cache types can be included in the attempt;
   • Any locationless should only be claimed once.
3. Anyone assisting with any of the finds is part of 'The Team'.
4. At least one particular member of The Team should visit every cache,
   • This particular team member should actively assist in every cache find.
   • Only one member of the team needs to locate the cache ie. not everyone in the group needs to independently find the box!
5. No member of the team should have found the cache previously.
6. No pre-finding or scouting of physical waypoints should occur by any members of the team prior to the attempt;
   • Teams can skip waypoints on multi's, provided they are not using knowledge garnered prior to the attempt.
   • Research (other than visiting physical waypoints) may be done prior to the day, eg: solving a puzzle cache based upon information on the cache page.
7. The team should not seek any support for finding the cache;
   • There should be no phone a friend calls for hints, information or even DNF confirmations;
   • No advice on the location of particular caches should be sought from other cachers prior to the attempt.
8. A DNF is a DNF, no cache no find. The team should not place a replacement cache for a lost cache then claim a find.
9. For physical caches, The Team must sign the logbook, a stamp or sticker can be used;
   • consider adding find number and time of find;
   • in some form, the log needs to show the team name, date of find etc.
   • caches may still be logged as separate finds if The Team consists of multiple, separately registered cachers.
10. The listing site is unimportant. If a cache is listed on multiple sites, it can only be claimed once.
    • GCA and GC caches are equally valid for a record run.

Consecutive days with a find

• IF 73 days (27th May 07 - 7th Aug 07)
• cuzza 50 days (29th Apr 07 - 17th Jun 07)
• Clockwise 31 days (10th Feb 07 - 13th Mar 07)
• Dik 30 days (13th Jan 07 - 11th Feb 07)
• If 25 days ( 9th Aug 06 - 2nd Sep 06)
• Everlasting 24 days ( 6th Feb 07 - 1st Mar 07)
• dak's Emu Mob 23 days (14th May 04 - 5th Jun 04)
• The Garner Family 23 days ( 3rd Feb 07 - 25th Feb 07)

Guidelines

1. Each day you must have found a cache. It can be of any type.
2. Even if you visited 5 different caches and logged DNF's, these are not finds.
3. You mustn't have found the cache previously.
4. For physical caches, the logbook should be signed (or stamp/sticker)
5. In some form, the log needs to show the team name, date of find etc.

Consecutive days without a find

The holders of this dubious record;

• diesel69 202 days (16 Feb 04 - 5 Sep 04)
• CREWIMLOST2 677 days (9 Jan 05 - 17 Nov 06)

Worst percentage of Finds / DNF's

• Freddo 261 DNF in 1754 finds (14.88% )
• McPhan 59 DNF in 508 finds. (11.61% )

Highest Daily Score

A daily score is defined as the total sum of the product of difficulty and terrain, which could be expressed as DAILY SCORE = SUM (DIFFICULTY * TERRAIN)

The current record holders for this are yet to be determined.

See Also

• StatPack
• Cache statistics
• Cacher statistics