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2025 Nationals Competition - Best Yet!  2026 Regional Events Registration Open

Picture of Kenny Brown, Captain

 

Nashville, TN - Inland Marine Expo opening event saw three top-tier deckhands, tankermen, mates putting everything on the line in the high-stakes National Championship.  Prize money aside and not to be lost, our three finalists were true professionals - rooting one another on during the competition.

IMX'25 was packed with several thousand industry attendees, exhibitors and maritime professionals.  MARITIME THROWDOWN is an INDUSTRIAL MARITIME SKILLS COMPETITION, we increase safety and skill through competition.

Separate yourself form the crowd - Leighton Love (Central Boat Rentals); Adam Leblanc (Edison Chouest); Joe Wilson (Barge Transfer Services); Raymond Leonard (Broussard Brothers); Trey Martin (Ingram Barge); Kaden Jones (Ingram Barge) and Paul Casebonne (Blessey Marine) our UMC Marine Leaderboard coming into the Finals in Nashville.

 

The competition was intense.  Paul drew the first straw and was the first competitor to run the course.  New for 2025, is the addition of the Challenger Guide which now includes a "yellow" flag - a penalty warning - like in other professional sports (Futbol-Soccer; Football; NASCAR racing).    

Captain Kenny Brown explains the reason for the "flag", "On the boat, there is no "second chance" really. Sure, a deckhand, tankerman or mate who acts quickly may be able to recoil the line and take a second throw.  At this competitive level, that will knock you out."  
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Captain Kenny Brown, Founder - The Maritime Throwdown

"In our day jobs, second chances might mean injury, catastrophic loss to life, equipment and impacts to our customers time-lines.", he continues.   "The Maritime Throwdown puts the industrial athlete under those same life impacts with the high-stakes earnings as the pressure catalyst". 

Compliance leaders, deckhands, tankermen or mates - visit the Maritime Throwdown - Industrial Maritime Challenge page on our site to register yourself or a brother for the 2026 Regional Qualifiers.  We are headed to Paducah, KY (BBQ on the River); Cincinnati, OH (America's River Roots Festival), Yorktown, VA (Yorktown Maritime Days) and New Orleans, LA (International Work Boat).