Information and Regulations of the Garrett Contest 2025
The 9th Garrett Contest will take place on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Cesenatico (FC) on the Free Beach near the Skyscraper (ref. Piazza Andrea Costa), under the patronage of the Municipality of Cesenatico and The Riviera Lifeguard Cooperative.
The competitions is open to everyone (including children).
Participation is allowed with any brand or model of Metal Detector.
The competitions area will cover approximately 3,500 sqm and will be entirely reserved for the event. The Garrett Contest has a limited number of participants, with a maximum of 300 competitors.
The aim of the competitions is to find the special tokens previously buried in the competitions field by the organizers. These tokens are made of different types of metal and will only be revealed on the day of the contest.
The tokens are located at a maximum depth of 10-15 cm in the sand, so it is not necessary to dig large holes.
All holes MUST be closed, and the found materials, if not of interest, must be thrown into the designated trash bags available on the field.
The competitions will be divided into 4 qualifying rounds that will take place in the morning, 2 semi-finals that will take place in the early afternoon and a final competitions in the middle of the afternoon.
For this purpose, the competitors will be divided into different groups, each marked with a different color.
All competitors will be given an “ALL BLACK” Mini Shovel, which must be used for excavation and recovery, during their qualifying round. It is NOT permitted to use other types of excavation tools, alternatively it is possible to dig with your hands.
The races number, associated with the colored sticker identifying the qualifying round, will be inserted in a special plastic badge with pin, and must be displayed in a clearly visible manner by each competitor. During the races, participants must wear the “Detectorshop” t-shirt, the cap and the bag that will be used to contain the recovered tokens. Competitors can use headphones and also centering metal detectors such as Pro Pointer.
Golden Coins Formula, four special tokens will be buried during the four preliminary races. Whoever finds the Golden Coin will be entitled to a "Purchase Voucher" of 150 euros to use on the website www.detectorshop.it. The Golden Coin will in any case be added to the total of the tokens recovered. In the event of failure to find it, the remaining Golden Coins will be drawn among all the participants, at the end of the Final Race (around 4:45 pm).
"Lucky Loser" at the end of the qualifying races, 20 competitors will be drawn among those who did not pass the round. The lucky ones chosen will be able to participate in the 2 Semi-finals that will take place in the afternoon.
All children up to 10 years of age will be allowed to enter the competitions field only if accompanied by a parent who must have a "passive" role, that is, they cannot provide any help during the search or excavation phases. The only concession is the possibility for the parent to carry the shovel.
The same rules, at the discretion of the jury, apply to competitors with obvious motor difficulties who can enter the competitions field together with an accompanying person.
During the qualifying heats, the semi-finals and the final, our friendly "DETECTORINES" will enter the field and will have the task of "distracting" the competitors during the search. Naturally, this "disturbance" will occur randomly on the participants and in any case for very short periods.
Any manifestations of intolerance towards this activity will not be tolerated and in extreme cases, will lead to the disqualification of the competitor.
At the end of the Competitions, dozens of consolation prizes will also be drawn, offered by DetectorShop.
Children Area
At the races field, there will also be a special area dedicated to children, where, with the presence of their parents, they can try to use Garrett Metal Detectors to search for objects hidden under the sand.
In case of bad weather, the races will still take place.
The races (or part of the races) may be cancelled or changed at the sole discretion of the organizers, only in the case of weather conditions deemed dangerous or for reasons of public safety.
Please dress appropriately, with respect to the weather conditions and evaluate your personal limits in the event of adverse weather conditions. In the event of cancellation or suspension, there is no recovery date.
The fees paid are not refundable, but may be transferred to another competitor with 10 days' notice from the start of the event.
ATTENTION: competitors, upon entering the field, may be checked using special Garrett Super Scanner V handheld metal detectors, to prevent them from having tokens recovered in previous heats with them.
Any disputes must be communicated immediately to the judges on the field, who are the sole arbiters of the competitions. The decisions of the judges on the field are final, the judges can modify them at their sole discretion only following the signal of an off-field judge before the counting declaration is made public, and not beyond the possible tie-breaking procedure.
Procedure
Collection of races numbers and races pack
When:
- Saturday 26 April: from 4 pm to 7:30 pm
- Sunday 27 April: from 07:00 am to 08:30 am
Where:
Cesenatico (FC) on the Spiaggia Libera del Grattacielo (ref. Piazza Andrea Costa)
Collection method:
- Races numbers and gadgets (races pack) will be delivered to registered participants.
- Everything will be contained in a special bag.
- The races pack can only be collected by the registered participant in person.
Contents of the races pack
- 1 Detectorshop Bag
- 1 Garrett Bag
- 1 Detectorshop "Garrett Contest 2025" T-Shirt
- 1 Cap
- 1 All Black XT Shovel
- Free Drink Coupon for the Detectorshop Party on Saturday night
- 15% Discount Voucher to be used on the website www.detectorshop.it
Saturday 26 April
4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
There will be prize draws and other interesting activities during the race pack collection. And it doesn't end there... the day will end in style with the Evening Party!
So we recommend you don't miss it!
Sunday 27 April
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Collection of races numbers and races pack
9:00 AM
Start of the qualifying rounds.
The individual heats will last 25 minutes, during which the competitors will have to recover as many tokens as possible and also any metal objects of another nature that may have been found.
There will be some judges on the competitions field, who will supervise the regular progress of the operations.
During the entire event it is strictly forbidden to pass the tokens found to other competitors, in the event of unsportsmanlike conduct, immediate disqualification will be carried out.
At the end of the 25 minutes of the races, the competitors will present themselves at the jury's stand, where the tokens found will be counted. The best 25 competitors of each round will qualify for the semi-finals, which will take place in the early afternoon.
In the event of a tie, or the same number of tokens found, a random draw will be held in the presence of the competitors involved, so at the end of the count it is important to wait for the qualification announcement.
2:00 PM
Start of the 30-minute semi-final races, involving the winners of the qualifying heats. At the end of the 30-minute races, the competitors will present themselves at the jury's stand, where the tokens found will be counted. The best 20 competitors of each round qualify for the final race.
In the event of a tie, or the same number of tokens found, a random draw will be held in the presence of the competitors involved.
4:00 PM
Start of the final race, lasting 30 minutes, involving the winners of the qualifying heats. At the end of the 30-minute race, the finalist competitors will present themselves at the jury's stand, where the tokens found will be counted. Again, in the event of a tie, a random draw will be held.
4:30 PM
Start of the award ceremony for the winners and all participants. At the end of the awards ceremony, many GARRETT and DETECTORSHOP gadgets will be drawn at random among all participants, including bags, sacks, digging tools and finally the draw will reward the luckiest with an Axiom metal detector worth € 3,499.99. The prizes will be delivered only to the competitors present, if the participant drawn is not present, another competitor will be drawn.
Note:
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- The first prize draw is reserved only for registered and participating participants of the event, present in person during the draw.
- The number drawn that is not present in person does not win. The number drawn will be repeated up to 4 times, if not present, the next draw will be held.
- It is not possible to represent other registered participants in the competitions in the draw of the voucher or award.
- Upon delivery of the first prize, an identity document may be requested to validate the name drawn.
- The winners will be photographed with the managers of Garrett USA and Garrett Italia and the photos will be published on the official social channels. At the end of the event, Garrett technicians will be available to everyone for suggestions, advice and free checks on the metal detectors. For any information you can contact the following number: Detectorshop: 0547.1932150
