Rhode Island Scottish Highland Festival 2014

Hi all,

First, thanks to Sam & Kate Grammer for running the RI Scot games these past few years.  I hope to carry the torch forward as the new AD of the games, but I won't be able to do it without your help.  Thankfully, the New England throwers are a close knit community and I know that we'll be able to pull off another great games.

I'm looking at running Pro, Masters, Amateur, Lightweight, and Women's classes this year. 

RI Scot // Sat, 14-June-2014 // 9:00am Start // Rain or Shine
Washington County Fairgrounds, Richmond Townhouse Rd, Richmond, RI
Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/fL1YJ




Please fill out the following registration form and mail it to me with your check.  Please read all of the directions contained within the form.  Any questions, please feel free to message me on here, Facebook, or via e-mail.

Registration: http://goo.gl/5SRIqG (PDF) (Please note t-shirt size!) (v2.0)

Official Web Site: http://riscot.org (Directions, lodging, other info.)

Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riscot (Please like us and share!)

First come, first serve on open registrations.  I will cap entries, if necessary.  Please have your entries postmarked by Sat, 07-June-2014 so that I can make sure your ticket is mailed to you.

I'm trying to get t-shirts this year, but no guarantees.  Please include your t-shirt size on the registration form.

And, of course, I'll be looking for volunteers to help judge, score, and generally take care of the games with me.  Shoutout to Mark Howard for already stepping up to the plate to help.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Scott





Edited by bigd0g - 6/08/14 at 9:00am

Sam told me you were taking over.  You'll do great.

I'll be there to throw and I will help out in any way that I can.  I plan on leaving earlier this year to not get stuck in the Boston traffic (miserable last year), so I can even come by to help setup on Friday.

One question...I looked on the registration form and we can't park where we did last year?  That was a pretty nice setup we had.

See you in ALB.

Correction on classes: Pro, Masters, Amateur, Lightweight, Women.

I neglected to mention Masters in the OP. Sorry.

I've updated the link in the OP that points to the Athlete Registration Form.  It now has a checkbox for Masters athletes to use.

Haha!  Will do, Don.

I agree that no one should be denied the right to dual-wield turkey legs.  This is America.

Anyone local to the games throwing anytime soon?

I'm planning on being there this year. Reg and check in mail soon. Jackie might be able to come and help also.

Excited to do this, my boys, 8 and 11, are helping me practice the events.  How tall are the WFH and WFD implements?  I built some of my own and made them 18 inches per the rules.  All I need now is to cut down a tree!

Sorry, but I'm out for this competition. I'm dealing with bad case of tendinitis in my throwing arm. No lifting or throwing for at least 3-4 weeks.
Throw far

We have limited spots for pop-up tents on our small field, inside the fence.  First come, first serve.

Just try not to obstruct the view from either of the grand stands and there shouldn't be a problem...

There appears to be some confusion as to the date of the event.  Please note that the date in this thread, on the application form, the Rhode Island Scottish Festival page on Facebook, and RIScot.org are all correct.  More clearly...

Sat, 14-June-2014 // 9am - 5pm // Washington County Fairgrounds, Richmond, RI // Rain or Shine

The issue appears to be tied to a Clan Rose Society of America event page on Facebook, which incorrectly lists the date of our event.  For some users, this page comes up first when performing a Facebook search.  I have contacted the owners of that page and requested the necessary corrections.

Again, the official Facebook page, as listed in the OP, is: https://www.facebook.com/riscot

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Cheers.

After the last of the implements have hit the ground, and the games have ended, Sherry and I would like to invite all back to the house for the classic feeding frenzy.  i will have directions to the house and leave them with Scott and Hope at the registration table. 

Hey Scott,Terri sent her fee and application in, was supposed to be there Saturday(6/7) via Priority mail( can give you the tracking number if needed)

We have enough competitors to have a separately scored Women's Masters class.  I've updated the athlete list above.

Thank you everyone for a great contest, I really appreciate all the advice and encouragement.  I set all PRs!