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Committee Announcements => Announcements => Topic started by: bambi on January 11, 2005, 12:20:40

Title: Varsities
Post by: bambi on January 11, 2005, 12:20:40

I know that Varsities are still a month away but we need to send off the application form soon so can anyone who wants to compete put a post up here and let us know. The events are:
Whitewater
Rodeo
Long Distance
Polo
This won't be a definite list but it'll give us a starting point for the teams.
I'll put up more details when I find out what the story is :lol:

Title: Varsities
Post by: holly on January 11, 2005, 15:15:09

ah sure, might as well start the ball rolling on this one....

captain buckfast- one exciting long distance if you please!!

Title: Varsities
Post by: kmck on January 11, 2005, 15:36:03

would like to try for polo please. If not will try to go for START DRINKING AND ARM WRESTLING LIKE LIMERICK as it did take out some top paddlers.

Title: Varsities
Post by: Sara on January 11, 2005, 15:49:54

polo me! and for more hesterical laughter for lolly stick me down for the long distance aswell, actuallu anyone wanna do long distance in the canadian?

Sara

Title: Varsities
Post by: Kate on January 11, 2005, 15:53:24

Wouldn't mind giving the rodeo a whirl, but, if there are others that are more interested thats cool!!

K

Title: Varsities
Post by: claire on January 11, 2005, 15:57:58

yaay! varsities! i would like to try the polo! oh and me and caoimhe are doing canadian long distance in one of the club canadians but the other would be free for you and a partner sara.

Title: Varsities
Post by: kmck on January 11, 2005, 16:03:09

Just to tell you claire that you need to bring four fibre glass boats, a candian and enough boats to do both white water and plastic long distance. Trying to fit the second candian on the trailer would be an interesting challenge. Althoungh with enough duct tape you could stack them.

Title: Varsities
Post by: louise on January 11, 2005, 17:10:59

NO WAY


Me, sorcha and asho are keeping up the tradition(of a year :oops: )
of doin the long distance in the yellow canadian,
said it ages ago, my name is even on the bloomin thing!
but theres another one free, me thinks its red so someone cud use that.....
but u'll be eaten our dirt MWAHHHAHAAHAHAHA!

Title: Varsities
Post by: holly on January 11, 2005, 17:29:02

sara darling,
i'd love to go in the other canadian with you
we'll discuss later! love you xxx

Title: Varsities
Post by: Emma on January 11, 2005, 17:35:09

Where is the Intervarsities being held this year, by the way?

Title: Varsities
Post by: Brendino on January 11, 2005, 17:37:47

Quote from: "louise"

but u'll be eaten our dirt MWAHHHAHAAHAHAHA!

Not if you are planning on paddling it on/in a river.

Title: Varsities
Post by: holly on January 11, 2005, 17:40:48

hey emma
varisties are on in belfast.
and guess what???... oh yeah- buckie on tap!!!

so this polo lark. sounds a bit weird. never done it before.
can i give it a shot anyway?

smell y'all later xxx

Title: Varsities
Post by: Eoin on January 11, 2005, 18:05:25

Stick me down for the long distance Caoimhe!

Title: Varsities
Post by: meabh on January 12, 2005, 09:42:43

I'd be up for the rodeo too, but i don't want to take a place on anyone who'd do a better job!

oh and if we're stuck for people for polo i'd love to do that too....i'll be around belfast early anyway coz i'm heading up on the thursday.

meabh
xxx

Title: Varsities
Post by: eoghanp on January 12, 2005, 10:01:52

i want to do the whitewater and polo, i'd like to do rodeo too but i dont think paddling twrilling and a possible spin (if im really hot that day) will score too many points.

polo training (ie we'll try to figure out the rules for the 1st time ever) will be going on in the pool on thursday (also provided there's a pool session this week)

Title: Varsities
Post by: bambi on January 12, 2005, 13:08:46

There is going to be a pool session this week and our buddy Alberte is back from sunny Spain to teach us the rules of polo. :lol:  He has also promised us a defense strategy that will be unbeatable (provided we manage to learn it properly :wink: )

Title: Varsities
Post by: kill on January 12, 2005, 14:05:28

Down for the whitewater and the long distance please. God knows it's a terrible thing to be able to stay in bed after a heavy nights drinking. Far more fun to get up two hours after you left a rampaging party so that you can get lost looking for the Flesk and passing through Cork University twice along the way...

Title: Varsities
Post by: roz on January 12, 2005, 15:20:57

i'll do the whitewater



aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaa hhaaa ha ha ha ha ha ha

Title: Varsities
Post by: Fuzzy on January 12, 2005, 15:42:10

I'll do whatever really, just sign me on where you have a gap. What exactly is involved in whitewater.

Title: Varsities
Post by: Cheesy on January 12, 2005, 15:50:39

hey i'd love to do polo!
and maybe try rodeo! just put me in a small boat and i'll throw it around and try everything not to swim!!!!!!
and oh yeah if there are people who will actually do good give them a spot!  but i do feel a mystry move in the making........ like the cheese grater!! or the dave muncher!!!

Title: Varsities
Post by: fresher Dave on January 12, 2005, 16:40:09

i'D LIKE TO TRY THE POLO AND WHITE WATER. HOW WHITE IS THE WATER???

Title: Varsities
Post by: Emmet on January 12, 2005, 16:42:28

hey caoimhe! i'd love to to the rodeo if you'll take me! I've played a couple of leagues of polo(oh the shame :oops: ) so i'd be up for that as well...let me know and i might be able to borrow a light polo boat.

Title: Varsities
Post by: eoghanp on January 12, 2005, 16:51:16

ok for those who dont know what each event involves here's the handy EoghanP super guide to each (feel free to add to it as you feel)

POLO:5 paddles on the water from each team ,always has to be at least one member of each sex on the water at all times (think at least one girl all the time). pitch is about 25 metres long with a square net hung over each end. throw ball into net, score goal. more goals= winner!! you can push people in if they have the ball (so the ability to hand roll is useful but not essential). special boats and paddles must be used when playing (to minimise injuries) and especially for this year not even the spectators are supposed to be drunk (refer to the canoe club story book for more details, but i think that rule is just plain mean, we'll never get a team together now)


RODEO"The art of getting thrashed with style". (see proboater dave, also irishfreestyle.com). basically small boat big wave or hole, lots of tricks with lots of crazy names. trick with coolest name wins (normally the event we disgrace ourselves at the least). think there is a maximum of 5 entrants, again at least one girl




LONG DISTANCE3 categories, glass (fiberglass), General purpose (plastic) and Canadians. paddle on flat water as fast as possible (hangover permitting) for either 3.5km or 7km (glass is 7km the others 3.5km), very easy, very boring, very hungover (its normally the last event on sunday). very good for those who want to take part but dont think they can do any other events. no limit on the number of entrants.


WHITEWATER normally on the saturday morning. 3 paddles (plus 2 rescue) from each club. normally run on grade 3-ish water (rain can change all that). the last person from the team to cross the line gives them their time. fastest team is the winner.


OVERALL college with the most points wins the intervarsities. points are given for the rank of each enterant in each event (ie if a UCD paddle was 1st, 5th and 9th in rodeo we'd get x number of points)


the end

Title: Varsities
Post by: louise on January 12, 2005, 16:51:40

Okay Emmet, Seriously Dude!! We get it!!! :lol:

Title: Varsities
Post by: cat halpin on January 12, 2005, 16:53:39

methinks the varsities will be too close to my hand-up date so wont be able to go this year  :( Not that i really overperformed last year - getting sick on the river after those evil cork boys got me hammered on whishkey :lol:
good luck though, and remember, if ye make all the events, we are still improving on past performance.

Title: Varsities
Post by: Brendino on January 12, 2005, 17:05:47

"X" isn't a number Eoghan.

Title: Varsities
Post by: fresher phil on January 13, 2005, 10:34:02

Sign me up for the long-distance, it sound slightly more do-able than the rest. although if you enter a few polo teams I'd give that a go. I think more vicious dodgeball in the pool tonight would really harness our talents for polo (and also return Buttons red circular tatoo that seems to have faded since the last time!!)

Title: Varsities
Post by: eoghanp on January 13, 2005, 10:51:24

Quote from: "Brendino"

"X" isn't a nuber Eoghan.

now im no engineer. but isn't it a variable????
it's also a roman numerial.

Title: Varsities
Post by: Emma on January 13, 2005, 13:25:19

What are the actual dates of the intervarsities?

Title: Varsities
Post by: roz on January 13, 2005, 15:10:34

i'll i wanna know is what the fancy dress theme????

Title: Varsities
Post by: eoghanp on January 13, 2005, 16:11:43

oh and bren, whats a nuber anyways?????

Title: Varsities
Post by: Brendino on January 13, 2005, 16:20:12

ANY INTEGER BETWEEN 1 AND INFINITY, I BELIEVE.

Title: Varsities
Post by: kmck on January 13, 2005, 16:24:17

That is a number, we are just curious as to what a

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nuber

is? Is it kinda like chandler's nubin?

Title: Varsities
Post by: Mr C on January 13, 2005, 17:25:59

I'd like to do the whitewater race. I'm a registered student of UCD so there's no prob if the club wants me to race. Fed up doin rescue at these bloody things!!

Title: Varsities
Post by: bambi on January 13, 2005, 17:47:50

The dates are Fri 18th - Sun20th of February.

The fancy dress theme has yet to be decided. I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything :lol:

Title: Varsities
Post by: Sara on January 13, 2005, 18:27:51

!!!!IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!

 :wav: ITS MY BIRTHDAY ON THE SUNDAY SO COMPULSARY SCORING OF ME ON SAT NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT!! :wav:

Sara

Title: Varsities
Post by: Jenny on January 13, 2005, 19:45:02

I'd like to do the whitewater...and i'd give any other event a go as well....think i'm entitled to a year of grace thingy....still clinging on to remnants of studenthood........I'll never get real...NEVER

thankshoe please

jenny :-)

Title: Varsities
Post by: Emma on January 14, 2005, 13:17:48

Sara Its my Birthday on the Sunday too!!!  

 :blob7:  :blob8:  :headbang:  :hello1:

Hooray for us!!!!

 :occasion4:

 :occasion5:

I love these picture things.

Title: Varsities
Post by: Sara on January 14, 2005, 17:26:53

hey birthday buddy!!

thats so cool, we'll get dememted and score everyone together!

Sara

Title: Varsities
Post by: fityounggranny on January 14, 2005, 22:17:11

Major birthday parties, il be celebrating 19 years on friday night,YEA!!!!

also am planning on attempting everything that im allowed, this is assuming that there is plenty of rescue, who i love so much.......

Title: Varsities
Post by: tumeltyni on January 15, 2005, 13:06:26

I'm celebrating mine that weekend too, 24 on the Monday...

Title: Varsities
Post by: ado on January 17, 2005, 16:49:34

What are the dates for the intervarsities?

Title: Varsities
Post by: kmck on January 17, 2005, 17:47:38

I know posts go off topic and our captain needs a good avatar but here is the dates

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The dates are Fri 18th - Sun20th of February.

As from bambi's post on this page

Title: Varsities
Post by: Mr C on January 17, 2005, 18:02:09

what are the dates though?

Title: Varsities
Post by: eoghanp on January 19, 2005, 14:18:35

for anyone interested in polo http://www.eusu.ed.ac.uk/clubs/canoe/boating/polo.html

Title: Varsities
Post by: tumeltyni on February 07, 2005, 09:48:36

Don't suppose anyone's driving up to Belfast on the Saturday, and has space in their car for myself and Ness?

Title: Varsities
Post by: kmck on February 07, 2005, 14:25:15

Trains leave Connolly on saturday at 9:05, 10:30, 12:50, 14:50, 16:20 and 18:30. Not a car but an option :roll:

Title: Varsities
Post by: tumeltyni on February 07, 2005, 15:13:09

Yeah, it's looking like we'll be on the half six train, but you can't blame us for trying!  :(   See y'all up there anyway.