Fusion 2009
Fusion 2009 represented the third annual challenge competition which was hosted on Saturday 09th May, 2009. The competition was an exciting, physical and intellectually challenging sporting event that required courage, fortitude, stamina, commitment and teamwork.
Forty-two (42) teams participated with four persons on each team. Each team was required to hike/hash selected mountain trails within Trinidad as well as complete a series of team- work/problem-solving activities.
Competitors were required to assemble at Morne La Croix for 5:00am where team gears, first aid and team names were checked and team numbers assigned. This year the kick-off was different as teams were required to engage in “divide and conquer” as their first challenge. Two members had to hike midway to Caura while the remaining members trekked in the opposite direction to Le Monde River. Completion times ranged from 1hr 16 mins to 2hrs 53 mins for the 1st part and 1hr 22 mins to 3hrs 15 mins for the 2nd part of this leg.
Upon completion, teams had to assemble at Rincon Road, Las Cuevas to trek to Habio Waterfall then to Caurita Ridge in St. Joseph. This trek required only 3 team members having to endure a constant hill climb for about 6 miles and then a relatively flat terrain for 5 miles. During this trek, teams had to answer 4 multiple choice questions with each incorrect answer resulting in time penalties. The completion times for this leg ranged between 1hr 54 mins and 4 hrs 15mins.
At around 5:00pm, teams (using 3 persons per team), were required to run for 5km from TGIF in a clockwise direction around the Queens Park Savannah and back to TGIF then proceed into the Cruise Shipping area at the Port Authority with their fourth team member. This leg of the event ranged from 19 to 44 mins.
The Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago was the title sponsor and the event which was coordinated, planned and managed by Trail Masterz, was a tremendous success. The event received high kudos (email and word of mouth) from all participants especially the visiting teams as seen below.
| Award | Company | Team | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Eco Adventures | Eco Adventures | Fusion |
| 2nd Place | Deloitte | CT | Container Recovery & Billing |
| 3rd Place | Port Authority | Junglist | Pilots Association |
| 1st Port Team | Port Authority | Junglist | 4 Gillete Fusion Hampers (M&D) |
| 4th Place | The Ultimate Frisbee | The Ultimate Players | 4 LJ Williams Hampers + 4 Subway vouchers |
| 5th Place | Angostura Limited | Die Hards | Fusion |
| 6th Place | BPTT | The Beasts | 2 Unilever Hampers +1 Holiday Foods Hamper |
| 7th Place | GDF Suez | GDF Suez | 2 Large nature Valley Hampers + 2 Holiday Foods
Hampers |
| 8th Place | Jai’s Car Wash | Team Jai | 1 Hand Arnold hamper +1 Oasis hamper + 4
Subway vouchers |
| 9th Place | Port Authority | Jerry-A-Tricks | 1 Holiday Foods hamper +1 Oasis Hamper + 4
Subway vouchers |
| TEAM SPIRIT | Port Authority | Chaotic Balance | 4 Carib Hampers + 2 Angostura Hampers. |
| 1st placed Female Team | Port Authority | Hotties in Pink | 4 Johnson and Johnson’s hampers +4 Spa gift
vouchers (Sanctuary) |
| 2nd placed Female
Team |
Central Bank of T&T | CB Amazons | 2 St. Ives hamper (Agostini’s)+ 2 small Nature
Valley hampers |
Participating Teams
| Team # | Team Name | Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-Sure | Port Authority of T&T |
| 2 | Alpha 1 | Petrotrin Trinmar Operation |
| 3 | Alpha Hashers | PCS Nitrogen |
| 4 | Beta Hashers | PCS Nitrogen |
| 5 | BG Gas Brains | BG Trinidad & Tobago |
| 6 | CB Amazons | Central Bank of T&T |
| 7 | CB Samurais | Central Bank of T&T |
| 8 | CB Spartans | Central Bank of T&T |
| 9 | Chaotic Balance (Crazy Strength) | Port Authority of T&T |
| 10 | Corkie’s Casuals A | Corkie’s Casuals |
| 11 | Corkie’s Casuals B | Corkie’s Casuals |
| 12 | CT | Deloitte |
| 13 | Die Hards | Angostura Ltd. |
| 14 | Earth Alert | Earth Alert |
| 15 | Eco Adventures | Eco Adventures |
| 16 | Fanatics | Port Authority of T&T |
| 17 | FS1 | Fluor Summit Alliance |
| 18 | FS2 | Fluor Summit Alliance |
| 19 | Fujitsu Ninjas | Fujitsu |
| 20 | GDF Suez | GDF Suez |
| 21 | Hotties in Pink – HIP Squad | Port Authority of T&T |
| 22 | Jerry-A-Tricks | Port Authority of T&T |
| 23 | Jumbie Multi Sport | Jumbie Multi Sport |
| 24 | Junglist | Port Authority of T&T |
| 25 | Lions Pride | – |
| 26 | NFM Bushketeers | NFM |
| 27 | Nu-Cru 1 | Nu-Iron Unlimited |
| 28 | Nu-Cru 2 | Nu-Iron Unlimited |
| 29 | Renegades | bpTT |
| 30 | Team – B | Vikings Club |
| 31 | Team Cold Sweat | Oscar Francois Limited |
| 32 | Team Jai | Jai’s Car Wash |
| 33 | The Beacon Trail Blazers | Beacon Insurance |
| 34 | The Beasts | bpTT |
| 35 | The Mountain Cats | Micro Software Designs Ltd. |
| 36 | The School Masters | International School (ISPS) |
| 37 | The Ultimate Players | The Ultimate Frisbee |
| 38 | TSTT | TSTT |
| 39 | TTIT – Trekkers | Port Authority of T&T |
| 40 | Vikings | Vikings Club |
| 41 | White Oak Mix & Match | Angostura Ltd. |
| 42 | Yes We Can | Port Authority of T&T |
