Maritime Throwdown

Maritime Throwdown MARITIME THROWDOWN is an INDUSTRIAL MARITIME SKILLS COMPETITION, we increase safety and skill through competition.

Separate yourself form the crowd, Sign up today Maritime Throwdown is the caffeine and creatine to your company’s already great training programs.


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An industrial maritime line handling competition can be a valuable training and development opportunity for professionals working in the maritime industry. Here are a few potential benefits of s

uch a competition:

1. Improved skills and knowledge: Line handling competitions can provide an opportunity for professionals to practice and hone their line handling skills in a safe and controlled environment. This can help them develop a deeper understanding of proper techniques and best practices, which can ultimately improve safety on the job.

2. Enhanced teamwork: Line handling competitions often require teams of individuals to work together to complete tasks. This can help participants develop communication skills and strengthen teamwork, which can be essential in the maritime industry where safety often depends on effective collaboration.

3. Increased confidence: Participating in a line handling competition can help professionals build confidence in their abilities and feel more prepared to handle real-world challenges. This can be especially important for those who are new to the industry or who are looking to expand their skillset.

4. Improved safety culture: A line handling competition can help reinforce the importance of safety in the workplace and foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning. This can ultimately lead to a safer and more efficient working environment. Overall, an industrial maritime line handling competition can be a valuable tool for improving skills, teamwork, and safety in the maritime industry. It can provide a fun and engaging way for professionals to learn and grow, while also helping to ensure that they are prepared to handle the challenges they may encounter on the job. Passionate mariners will Run the official MTD course with an approved course official to put a score on their respective MTD leaderboard. ( Student/ Deck crew/ Wheelman)
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The event will consist of a timed line handling course, with judging criteria that will include time penalties for safety violations and unsafe work practices.
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Location
Inland Marine Expo (IMX) May 31, 2023 Music City Hall Nashville, TN

If you are interested in competeing or sponsorship at this event please email [email protected]

09/03/2026

FUNDAMENTALS: SUITCASING THE WORKING LINE

One of the final obstacles on the Maritime Throwdown course is suitcasing the working line.

The standard:
✅ Eye or tag end DOWN
✅ Coil CLOCKWISE
✅ Keep your coils clean and controlled
✅ Wrap the eye around the coils to secure the line
✅ Carry it — don’t drag it across the deck and create a trip hazard

Maritime Throwdown was built to incentivize mariners to practice the fundamentals.

You may not use every one of these skills every day. Some techniques may be more common in one geographic area or operation than another. But keeping those skills sharp makes you a more well-rounded mariner and a more valuable asset to your crew and our industry.

That’s what MTD is about: Recruit. Train. Retain.

Practice it. Get comfortable with it. Then come put your skills to the test.

Think you can run the MTD course? Come compete. ⚓️ UMC Marine Yale Cordage Texas A&M University Galveston Campus San Jacinto Maritime Technology & Training Center

Save the date !! Look at ya Micheal Kirk Ingram Marine Group 🤙🏽
08/31/2026

Save the date !! Look at ya Micheal Kirk Ingram Marine Group 🤙🏽

✏️🗓️ Make note of these key dates for this year's Inland Marine Expo:

November 17: online registration, hotel room block, call for education and award nomination forms open.

🗓️ May 11–13: IMX returns to Music City Center in Nashville!

08/26/2026

Some people leave behind songs. Some leave behind memories. And some leave behind an example of how to live.

Dolly Parton was one of those people. 🤍

What we admired most wasn’t the fame. It was her drive, resilience, and heart for other people.

She worked for everything she had, stayed true to where she came from, and then spent a lifetime giving back. She showed that success means a lot more when you use it to help somebody else.

That hits home for us at Maritime Throwdown.

We want to work hard. We want to make a difference. We want to help people along the way. And hopefully, when it’s all said and done, we can say we left something good behind too.

We could all stand to be a little more like Dolly.

Rest easy, Dolly. Thank you for the music, the memories, and most of all, the example you set. 🤍

08/26/2026

🔥 PADUCAH — WHO’S PUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO THE FINALS? 🔥

Maritime Throwdown is coming to BBQ on the River, September 24–26 in Paducah, Kentucky! Beautiful Paducah

This one is a WILD CARD QUALIFIER — and the stakes are simple:

🏆 BEST SCORE WINS A DIRECT SPOT IN THE 2027 FINALS.

No waiting on the leaderboard. No second chance needed. Put down the best score in Paducah and your name goes on the Finals roster.

Then it’s on to the big stage with $10,000 CASH ON THE LINE. 💰

You work the deck every day. You handle line every day. Now come prove what those skills are worth.

🔥 BBQ
⚓ Maritime Throwdown
💰 $10,000 on the line
🎟️ One direct ticket to the FinalsInland Marine Expo

📍 Downtown Paducah, KY
📅 September 24–26, 2026

WHO’S COMING TO PADUCAH TO PUNCH THEIR TICKET? 👇

Tag the deckhand who thinks they can take that spot. HealthWorks Medical, LLC

08/24/2026

Can you make this throw for $10,000? 💰⚓️

But Maritime Throwdown isn’t just about throwing a line.

You’ve got 12 minutes or less to prove your deck skills:

⚓ 8 line-handling obstacles
🪢 3 knots
🔗 Technical tie-offs
🦺 Work vest off → Type I PFD on
🎯 Throws,securing & line handling
⏱️ All against the clock

These are the basic fundamentals a deckhand should know. The same skills you use on deck every hitch.

The difference? Here, 12 minutes of hard work could earn you thousands of dollars.

Pro Division-Money is for crew without 1st issue masters
Legacy Division- non deckhand industry pros that think they still have it.
You already do the job.

So what’s stopping you from competing? 👀
Btw this is 2026 Champ Gavin with Businelle Towing 🤙🏽

Tag the deckhand who says they can do it. 👇

08/23/2026

Red Bull… ESPN… y’all might want to see this. 👀⚓️

No stadium. No ball. No million-dollar equipment.

Just American mariners putting real working-waterfront skills to the test for $10,000 CASH. 💰🔥

Line handling. Knots. Strength. Speed. Accuracy. Pressure.

We think it’s time maritime had a sport of its own.

Think and need to see Maritime Throwdown?

👇 TAG THEM IN THE COMMENTS.
Tag the friend you’d put $10K on, too.

Red Bull ESPN UMC Marine Yale Cordage

08/22/2026

Can you secure this D-ring for $10,000? 💰⚓️

Looks simple, right?

with Martin Marine, a division of Martin Operating Partnership on deck !

But this is only ONE piece of the Maritime Throwdown course.

⚓ 8 line-handling obstacles
🪢 3 knots
🔗 Technical tie-offs
🦺 Work vest off → Type I PFD on
⏱️ 12 minutes or less

Every obstacle tests the basic skills you should already be using on deck.

This D-ring could be the difference between winning the cash or watching somebody else take it home.

Thousands of dollars are on the line.

You work on deck. You handle lines. Why aren’t you competing?

👉 SIGN UP. PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST.

Yale Cordage UMC Marine

You never know who we will run into…. .aint.worried about yall … And neither are we…
08/22/2026

You never know who we will run into….
.aint.worried about yall … And neither are we…

If you know us, you know how important this topic is. Wearing a workvest is second to proper work practices. Let’s get f...
08/21/2026

If you know us, you know how important this topic is.
Wearing a workvest is second to proper work practices.

Let’s get full participation this year and bring awareness to the number 1 cause of fatalities in our industry.
American Waterways Operators

📅 Save the Date: August 28

AWO is leading a nationwide Falls Overboard Safety Standdown Day and inviting all U.S. towing vessel operators to participate.

Gather your crew, review procedures, discuss prevention strategies, and help raise awareness by sharing your participation online.

Participating is easy, and it only takes a few minutes (yes, it's really that simple):

✅ Gather your crew and safety leadership
✅ Discuss falls overboard prevention
✅ Review procedures and best practices
✅ Share your discussion on social media using and . Tag AWO, too!

We all know that one fall overboard is one too many. Help us unite and further promote safety across all of maritime!

08/21/2026

Can you make this throw for $10,000? 💰⚓️

But Maritime Throwdown isn’t just about throwing a line.

You’ve got 12 minutes or less to prove your deck skills:

⚓ 8 line-handling obstacles
🪢 3 knots
🔗 Technical tie-offs
🦺 Work vest off → Type I PFD on
🎯 Throws,securing & line handling
⏱️ All against the clock

These are the basic fundamentals a deckhand should know. The same skills you use on deck every hitch.

The difference? Here, 12 minutes of hard work could earn you thousands of dollars.

You already do the job.

So what’s stopping you from competing? 👀
Btw this is Aaron McGraw with Tidewater Transportation and Terminals on the line! Dude is a unit!

Tag the deckhand who says they can do it. 👇

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