Terms & Conditions
No purchase necessary. This contest is open to residents of the United States and Canada, except employees (and their immediate families) of the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) and West Marine® and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agency employees, and all others associated with the development and execution of this contest. The parties mentioned may submit survival stories for consideration in a possible future edition of Saved By the Jacket, but are not eligible for any of the material prizes. Contest subject to all federal, state, and local laws. Void where prohibited. Entrants will submit a personal account (“survival story”) about how the life jacket saved their life or the life of someone they know while boating. Entries must be between 350 and 700 words in length. Only one entry per person will be accepted. Entrants younger than eighteen (18) years old must obtain parent or legal guardian consent to submit a story. By entering, the entrant represents and warrants that the entry is his or her original work and that it does not contain previously published and/or copyrighted material.
Online: Submit entries by logging on to www.SafeBoatingCampaign.com. Click on “Be a Survivor!” and then click on “Entry Form.” Follow the instructions on the web form that appears.
By email: Email entries must be submitted as attachments in either Word or .pdf format to campaign@safeboatingcouncil.org. All email submissions must include a cover letter with entrant’s name, address, country, email, and phone number. Email entries must have “Be a Survivor! Contest Submission” in the subject line.
Stories can also be submitted by visiting any participating West Marine® store, obtaining an entry form, and following its submission directions.
Entrants agree to release and hold harmless the National Safe Boating Council, West Marine®, and any other organizations or individuals related to the “Be a Survivor!” contest from any and all claims, injuries, damages, or losses to the person or property and/or liabilities of any nature that in any way arise from participation in this contest or acceptance or use of a prize or parts thereof. All submissions, and any and all rights in submissions, become the property of the National Safe Boating Council. No entries can be returned. Please do not submit duplicate entries!
Entries must be received no later than September 2, 2008.
National Safe Boating Council and West Marine® are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, or corrupted entries or emails.
Judging: Judges’ decisions are final. Judges will look for clear, articulate, and logically organized writing based on entries’ style, content, clarity, and persuasiveness. Winning stories must demonstrate a grasp of the importance of life jacket wear and the “Be a Survivor!” message. Entries will not be judged on punctuation or capitalization. Finalists will be selected based on the above criteria. Survivor stories by finalists may be published nationally in a future edition of the NSBC’s book, Saved By the Jacket. One (1) Grand Prize Winner, one (1) Second Prize Winner, and one (1) Third Prize Winner will be selected. All finalists under eighteen (18) years old will be required to have a parent or guardian sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and liability/publicity release, or else an alternative winner may be selected. By accepting the prize, each winner grants to the NSBC the right to use his or her name, likeness, hometown name, biographical information, and entry for purposes of advertising and promotion without further notice or compensation, except where prohibited by law. Finalists will receive a personal letter of recognition from the NSBC’s Executive Director, and may have their story published in a future edition of Saved By the Jacket. Selected from the finalist pool, one (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive an “Ultimate Survivor” Package; one (1) Second Prize Winner will receive a “Wet’n’Wild” Package; and one (1) Third Prize Winner will receive a “Ship to Shore” Package. All prizes courtesy of West Marine® and must be awarded by December 31, 2008. Any and all taxes, where applicable, are the sole responsibility of the winners. No cash substitutions, transfers, or assignments of prizes are allowed, except by NSBC in case of unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded.
Notification: Finalists will be notified by email on or about October 15, 2008. For the names of finalists (available on or around October 15, 2008), email outreach@safeboatingcouncil.org.
Note: All information necessary to participate in the “Be a Survivor!” contest is contained on this page. It is not necessary to write for more information. Terms and conditions subject to change without notice.
