Sitka Scottish Highland/Island Games

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jimdeg73
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Sitka Scottish Highland/Island Games

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This year at the Sitka Seafood Festival on August 11th there will be Scottish Highland/Island Games Heavy Throwing Competition held at the Sheldon Jackson parade field from 3:00-9:00PM. The competition will consist of the following events.
Mens: 16lb stone throw, 56lb Weight for distance, 28lb Weight for distance, 16lb hammer toss, 22lb Hammer toss, 56lb Weight for Height, Caber Toss, 16lb Sheaf Toss

Womens: 8lb stone throw, 28lb Weight for distance, 14lb Weight for distance, 12lb hammer toss, 28lb Weight for Height, Caber Toss, 12lb Sheaf Toss

Wearing of a Kilt during competition is required - It is a Scottish event after all! Loaners may be available

Each competitor is awarded points correlating to the place they rank in each of the 8 events. The competitor with the least amount of points at the end of all 8 events is the winner of the competition and will win a trophy

Practices will be held throughout the summer for those interested in competing. Attending a practice is highly encouraged due to the danger of some of the events.

Rules for the events can be found here.
http://www.nasgaweb.com/rules.asp

A waiver is required for participation in the August Competition and an entry fee to pay for T-shirt, costs and insurance will be required.

Anyone interested in competing and/or would like to attend practice should contact James Gibson at JGibson73@gmail.com

Hope to hear from you!

Examples of events:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDyb6R0TtVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HTF-RrtCJ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StL_q40fHno
jimdeg73
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Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:05 pm

Re: Sitka Scottish Highland/Island Games

Post by jimdeg73 »

For anyone that would like to enter the Highland/Island games this Saturday Aug 3, Please be at the SJ lawn by 11:30 to fill out required paper work and get entry fees paid. Looking forward to a fun day of throwing heavy things around.
See you there.
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