If you've never been to this event, oboy you have been missing something!
High Energy, High Kicking, Challenging Competition, Skookum Prizes, Bi-i-i-ig
Smiles All-Round!
Event Details:
Our most excellent SPONSORS:
Arbuckle Coffee, Canadian Footbag Alliance, Canadian Springs, Da Pasta Bar,
Deep Cove Bike Shop, Elwood's Joint, Flying Clipper Footbags, Halo, the KFA,
Simple Shoes, Sunset Grill, Terry's Printing, Urban Juice and Soda, Wrapsody
... (more updates soon)
The Stanley Park SITE:
Once again, we have our favourite site at Stanley Park, near Brockton Oval at
the totem poles. Parking is $5 per day (bring loonies for the machines).
There will be some food and drink provided free onsite (Canadian Springs
water, Jones Soda, fresh veg/fruit juice, baked goods, sandwich fixin's,
Arbuckle Coffee, salads, fruit), a concession stand close by (hotdogs, drinks,
sunscreen etc), and the cricket clubhouse (BBQ, lunch/snack menu, libations).
Please bring what you need to the site each day, as other stores/restaurants
are some distance away.
ENTRY FEE:
$30 Cdn (includes entry fee to all events both days, food, drink, gourmet
pasta dinner, libations, draw prizes, one free grand prize ticket).
SCHEDULE (subject to change)
Friday August 20th
Afternoon kicking at Kitsilano Beach?on the grass fields between the road
(Cornwall) and the ocean (Pacific).
Registration Party, 7:00 pm at the Sunset Grill
2204 York Avenue, which is at York and Yew St., one block up/south from the
kicking area.
Saturday August 21st
Late Registration 8:00 am to 9:00 am
Golf - Singles (schedule T.B.A.)
All Players Meeting 9:00 am to 9:15 am
Singles: Novice and Advanced 9:15 am start
Mixed Doubles 10:00 am start
Singles: Open Noon start
Singles: Womens 2:00pm start
Players and Supporters Dinner Party 7:00 pm location T.B.A.
Sunday August 22nd
Golf - Doubles 8:00 am to 9:00 am
All Players Meeting 9:00 am
Early Bird Prize Draw 9:10 am
Doubles 9:15pm start
Finals 4:00 pm
Awards 6:00 pm
Post-tourney gathering T.B.A.
If you MUST leave the site, tell the info. desk where you are and when you
will be back. Any player who does not respond within 10 minutes to the call
to play their match will be scratched.
ACCOMMODATION:
If you need crash space, please contact us as early as possible.
There are no hotels in Kitsilano, but there are many in the downtown core,
which is between the tournament site and Kits.
? Some sample rates (respectable hotel/neighbourhood, short distance to
site):
Burrard Motor Inn Single $89 Double $99 1100 Burrard St. (downtown) 681-
2331
Holiday Inn $149 two beds, or queen size. 711 West Broadway (near Cambie
St., near downtown) 879-0511
Holiday Inn Single $179 (doubles all taken) 1110 Howe St. (downtown) 684-
2151
? The U.B.C. Conference Centre has unparalleled rates: $24 to $48 Cdn per
night for single and twin rooms (Daily housekeeping, linens and towels
provided. Shared kitchen, common area, bathroom). $61 to $121 for single,
double and court suites (private bath, kitchen, TV, phone). A 20 minute drive
to downtown or the airport, transit to everywhere in the Vancouver, close to
student union pub, athletic centre and stores. (604) 822-1010 5961 Student
Union Boulevard, Vancouver B.C. V6T 2C9 Fax 822-1001.
? Excellent hostels if you know which one to pick! One of the best, which
also happens to be close to Kits, is the Jericho Beach Hostel, 1515 Discovery
224-3208. Ten minutes from downtown. $16 per night for Hostelling
International members $21 for non-members.
Driving DIRECTIONS from U.S.A. to REGISTRATION & Kits Beach:
The I-5 takes you across the border and becomes the 99. The 99 (not the 99A)
crosses the Oak St. bridge and turns into Granville St. if you follow the "99"
signs (if you don't follow the 99 signs, you will be on Oak St. - which is
fine as well).
Keep going (about 60 blocks) until the intersection with Broadway. Take a
left onto Broadway, and continue for approx. 14 blocks, then take a right onto
Yew St.
Follow Yew St. all the way down to the bottom and you are at Kitsilano Beach.
Unless you see a good spot to park, the simplest is to use the Kits Beach
parking: take a right onto Cornwall from Yew, then take the first left, and
then left into the parking lot (do buy a parking ticket as they check often).
At this point you will see the nets set up at the Park within view. Or
if it's after seven p.m., walk one block up Yew, and ten feet right on
York and there is the Sunset Grill where registration takes place.
... AND MORE DETAILS TO BE POSTED
Brought to you by the dedicated 1999 V.O. Tournament Directors: Crass
Eddicott, Juliet Pendray, James Holkko, Darlene Goodridge, Jake Leong, Jim
Derricott, Scott Milne. And by the hardworking Volunteer Staff: Vera
DeBaere, Leanne Pendray, Danny Borsky, Francois Leh, Jon Hayduk, Mary Nessman,
Leanne Makrow, John Inglis, Andy Ronald, Geoff Hand, Evanne Lamarche Ben West,
Andre Lemaire, Adrian Verhoef, and a host of others, both from Vancouver and
out'o'town. Thank you!