Australian Cadets Fencing Championships 2011

Australian Cadets Fending Championships

Perth

July 9-13th

Kingsway Sports Stadium, Madeley

Final Programme

Bladez Reminder & For Sale

BLADEZ REMINDER FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Bladez not active on the 9th, 16th, 23rd July for school holidays.

Bladez returns Saturday 30th July.

SOME SMALL GEAR AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Second-hand Small jacket, plastron, breeches, glove, mask, suit a young Bladez fencer. Suitable for local fencing requirements.

$70 the lot - let me know if you are interested.

Club closed Sat 9th July for Cadets Nationals

YES - there is fencing on Wednesday 6th at Cavs.

NO - there is NOT fencing on Saturday 9th at Cavs.

CADET NATIONALS

I hear that there are more than 265 entries from all over Australia for this tournament in Perth - all under 17yrs.

This is going to be a wonderful experience for all our young fencers.

We urge as many Cavs as possible to make it down to the stadium to help out and support the Western Australian teams - in particular all the young fencers who are less experienced. This is your opportunity to soak up the atmosphere of a large comp and learn by observation. Remember that all the clubs are working together on this one.

VENUE

The Kingsway Stadium is on Kingsway, Madeley. Turn off Wanneroo Road just north of the Hepburn Ave intersection. The stadium is accessed directly off Kingsway on the right.

The pistes from Cavs have already been picked up and more people will be working hard on Friday night to set up.

FENCERS

From Cavs we have entered the following young fencers. They have been training hard - the Club wishes you all the best of luck.

Declan Allen

Darren Martin

Cameron Gregg

Orlando Hadwin

Llewellyn Foley
Grace Rosario
Sian Webster

DO YOU HAVE?

some very small-sized left-handed FIE foil clothing for a young girl at Excalibur who is a last-minute replacement for the Foil Team? Please let Ben Peden know if you have. wafaweb@yahoo.com

WAFA Activity Weekend #2, June 18-19

The WAFA Activity Weekend #2 is drawing near.

Hosted by Excalibur Community Fencing Club
18 and 19 June 2011

Click here to see the official flyer.

We hope that Cavs will be able to put a team or two together for the Sabre and the Epee.

Schedule

Saturday 18 June
12:30 for 1:00 start - WAFA Under 15 Foil (electric, lame bibs required)
1:00 for 1:30 start - WAFA Team Sabre - State inter-club competition

Sunday 19 June
9:00 for 9:30 start - WAFA Under 13 / School Foil (non-electric)
9:30 for 10:00 start - Sabre Doubles - 4 fencers on piste at once!

Sausage sizzle - hot dogs and soft drink; vegetarian option available; low cost lunch for fencers and parents!

11:30 for 12:00 start - Mixed Weapon Teams - 3 fencers, each use all weapons once each
1:30 for 2:00 start - WAFA Team Epee - State inter-club competition

Registration
If you wish to participate in any of the events, please email fence@excalibur.org.au.

Location
The Activity Weekend #2 is being held at Excalibur's home location of South Fremantle Senior High School Gym, Annie Street, Beaconsfield.

Cadets' Volunteers Couse - June 18/19

Mike M will a run training course for Cadets scorers and timekeepers etc at the WAFA activity weekend of June 18th and 19th at Excalibur.

A formal flyer will be put out by WAFA closer to the date.

Mike will be working out suitable times for the Excalibur activity day with Jon Allard, and keep everyone informed.

Thinking of taking up Fencing?

The next Beginners' Course is coming soon....

Saturday 9th April 2.30pm and/or Wednesday 13th April 7.30pm

$85 for 7-week course and includes course notes and all equipment hire.

Learn to fence - join the club later if you love it.

Contact Us for more details.

See you there!

TREVOR SPAFFORD (1930 - 2011)

It is with a great deal of sadness that we inform you that Trevor passed away on the 18th March 2011 after a long ordeal from from bowel cancer.

Trevor joined Cavaliers Club in the late 1960's and played a major role both in the development of our Club and in the development of State Fencing. For many years he held committee positions at both levels, taking particular interest in the development of safety standards with equipment and clothing. In 1995, he was made a Life Member of the Club, and in later years became a Life Member of WA Fencing Association. He was well-known throughout the Australian Fencing Federation as well, having passed a term as Vice President on that committee.

He was a particularly competitive fencer and a very keen supporter of tournaments at all levels. He realised that without a stronger level of government support, fencing in this state would never progress to its full potential and that our local fencers would always be disadvantaged within the Australian sphere. It was his dream to see better financial support for this sport to become a reality.

Trevor led an adventurous lifestyle in his youth - from training as a fighter pilot on aircraft carriers to working as a test pilot for experimental planes. His extraordinary sense of hand-eye coordination obviously translated very well into fencing - a sport in which he was able to participate during his duties in the Navy. As an engineer, he was always interested in a broad range of inventive ideas and enjoyed the challenge of an engineering problem.

We extend our sincere sympathy to Trevor's son, Andrew, his daughter-in-law Meredith and his grand-daughter, Charlotte. We also extend our sympathies to Jenny, Andrew's mother.

Trevor will be sadly missed by all of us that knew him

Excalibur Masters Competition 30 April -1 May 2011

Excalibur Masters
Competition 2011
30 April - 1 May 2011

Where: South Fremantle High School Gym
Annie St, South Fremantle

Level 2 FIE Equipment not required. Conductive bib is required for foil
Open to all fencers 30 and over
Medals Awarded for overall places, and each age group: 30s, 40s, 50s and 60+

Schedule of events

Saturday Foil 12.30pm
Sunday Sabre 9.00am
Epee 2.00pm

Team events to follow individual events, subject to numbers and time permitting. Team Drawn by random selection.

Entries close 22 April 2011

For more details and entry forms see Excalibur Masters