The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea (also known as Dressed to Keel) is a recurring challenge of .
==Rules==
One person from each tribe will swim out, then race up a platform, dive into the water, retrieve a ring, and bring it back. The next person from the tribe will then do the same. Once a tribe has collected all their rings, two tribe members will attempt to land those rings on posts. The first tribe to finish wins.
==History==
=== United States ===
The challenge debuted in as an Immunity Challenge, where one person from each tribe swam out to collect one of four rings. The two remaining members must then attempt to land all four rings on posts. Although the tribes were relatively even collecting their rings, Drew Christy hatched a plan to throw the challenge for Hunahpu, allowing Coyopa to win their first Immunity Challenge and send Hunahpu to Tribal Council.
The challenge reappeared in , again as an Immunity Challenge. Two members from each tribe swam out to collect a bundle of three rings. Once both bundles have been retrieved, the entire tribe must swim out, where two members must attempt to land all six rings on posts. While Yanuya came in first handily, a close race ensued between the Malolo and Naviti tribes. Ultimately, Malolo pulled out a narrow victory, sending Naviti to Tribal Council.
The challenge appeared as a post-merge Reward Challenge in , where the blue team of Julie Rosenberg, Lauren O'Connell, Rick Devens, and Wardog DaSilva won a trip to the Sebato mud pits and a feast.
=== South Africa ===
In , the challenge was used as the first Immunity Challenge after the tribe switch. Zamba won a Challenge Advantage in the previous Reward Challenge and had to collect only four rings instead of five. However, with Kiran Naidoo on the ring toss, Vuna was able to make up the deficit and defeat Zamba to win immunity.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Team Reward 	
|-|South Africa=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Tribal Immunity	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
0020-s29 press images ep4 0020.jpg|Reed competes for Hunahpu in .
Cruelsea.jpg|Both tribes battle it out in San Juan del Sur.
110483 26152b.jpg|Michael throws rings for Malolo in .
110483 25814b.jpg|Chris and Wendell compete for Yanuya in Ghost Island.
110483 25904b.jpg|Naviti competing in Ghost Island.
S38E10 RC.jpg|Vata competing for reward in .
S38E10 RonWardog RC.jpg|Ron and Wardog battling it out in Edge of Extinction.
S38E10 Aurora RC.jpg|Aurora competing in Edge of Extinction.
==Trivia==
* Including international series, an orange tribe has won this challenge every time it was used as a tribal Immunity Challenge.
==References==
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Category:San Juan del Sur Challenges
Category:Survivor: Ghost Island
Category:Ghost Island Challenges
Category:Survivor: Edge of Extinction
Category:Edge of Extinction Challenges
Category:Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island
Category:Immunity Island Challenges