?The sea does not want them, the sea shall not have them? was the motto of the Non-Mariners race that brought Cup Match holiday to a close yesterday.

The GPS taxi ? ?powered by natural gas, but money gets you places? ? never made it across the finish line, the non-stone bus shelter capsized without moving at all and the floating offshore casino soon fell to bits.

Dozens of boats, jet skis and swimmers looked on with glee as the sinking crew members overturned their rivals.

Some spectators tried not to get too close to the maritime mayhem for fear of getting soaked, but others jumped headfirst into the fray to cool down from the hot and muggy August afternoon.

Now in it?s 32nd year, the race was described as a ?celebration of silliness? and a time when ?people do not have to be serious all the time?, Non-Captain Paul Maccoy said.

Nine floats were entered, eight left the beach, few were intact before it began and barely none actually finished the ?course? outside Sandys Boat club near Mangrove Bay.

But in the end, the 16 foot high, won the hearts and pocketbooks of the judges, Mr. Maccoy said.

?Stonington House Sale: Buy one get one free? was written on the front of that stood for: ?Contract of Covert Opportunism and Renegotiating Exorbitant Extra Freebies?.

A slot machine-shaped float was towed behind

Race announcer Bruce Barritt told the crowd that ?J.J.? stood for John Jefferis and ?21 for 50? stood for the number of years on the lease.

?L.L?s floating casino?, was written on the other side with L.L. standing for lawyer Llewellyn Peniston?s public support for gambling ships, he said

And there was ?a good selection of non-craft this year,? according to Mr. Barritt.

The ?drunken bus drivers? who ?true to life had not made it anywhere?, the Bermuda Government , and the taxi named GPS ?Government?s Personal Spending ? all caught the eyes of the crowd.