Tug of war - A form of Tug of War using 8 handles is used in competition at camps, schools, churches, and other events. The rope is called an OCT-O PULL and provides two way, four way and 8 way competition for 8 to 16 participants at one time. Puddle Pull is a biannual tug of war contest held at Miami University. The current event is a timed, seated variation of tug of war in which Fraternities & Sororities compete. In addition to the seated participants, each team has a caller who coordinates the movements of the team. Although the university did host
Atlantic Spruce (tug) Atlantic Spruce (tug) Atlantic Spruce is a fire fighting tug with a Robert Allan Design tug made from steel, equipped with fire fighting (FIFI-1) The original Atlantic Spruce was the first tug of her kind built in Georgetown PEI. Since her launch, there have been many tugs built with the same design and "Atlantic Spruce" continues the Irving-owned Atlantic Towing tradition of naming their tugs after trees; "Atlantic Fir", "Atlantic Hemlock", "Atlantic Cedar", "Atlantic Oak", and "Atlantic Willow". "Atlantic Spruce" was first built in January 1995 at the East Isle shipyard in Georgetown, PEI, by J.D. Irving Limited. She was