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Also contact insurance coordinator Betsylew Miale-Gix
with the name of the entity that controls the field as they are to
be named on the certificate along with their business address
and the name of the contact person to whom the certificate
must be sent. rangsters@verizon.net

2005 Tournament Schedule 
(Preliminary Data - will be updated as more information comes in.)

April
April 9
6th Annual Southeastern Classic 

Boomerang Tournament 
Atlanta, Georgia

Get the boomerang season started off right with a spring
trip to Atlanta!  As always, the Smucker's are hosting dinner on Friday
evening, the tournament t-shirts will rock, the weather will be fair,
everyone gets a prize, and the awards dinner will be at Spike's Brick Oven Pizzeria.  Hope to see y'all here!  Details can be found at the tournament website or contact me directly!


Location:Al Bishop Softball Complex
1082 Al Bishop Drive
Marietta, GA 30008

www.geocities.com/jesmucker

Contact
Jason Smucker
or call 770-565-7256


May
April 30-May 1, 2005
Annual May Day Tournament

Tuscon, Arizona
For more information, contact Don Monroe at monroe5@comcast.net or (520) 744-6309

 

 
Memorial Day weekend

May 27-29

18th Annual Gateway Classic

St. Louis, Missouri area
For more information, contact Chicago Bob at chibob@htc.net or (618) 939-9023 home (618) 429-3273 cell or
Spike Frazier at dfrazier@fz.k12.mo.us or (314) 607-8212

June

June 17-19, 2005

25th Massachusetts Boom Tourney

For more information, contact Larry Ruhf at (413)625-6959
June 18, 2005

One Big Throw

This is a fast version of a USBA standard tournament, with novice rules for the novices. Aussie Round, Accuracy, Trick Catch, MTA - You get ONE throw. Fast Catch - One round only. Relay - everyone on the team runs once.

Time: 9 - Noon, Noon - 3, and 3 - 6
Place:  Park Ridge Chapel
            3805 Maltby Road
            Bothell WA 98012

Veteran throwers are encouraged to bring some one new to the sport!
For more information, contact:
Will Herlan blugar@alum.mit.edu or 425-883-3231

 
 
June 24 -26
10th Annual Greater Seattle Open Boomerang Tournament and Teamfest!

June 24 - USBA Team Camp Day, Old Edmonds Woodway High School, Edmonds WA. Open to all USBA member throwers trying out for the USA World Cup 2006 team. Dinner and Meeting to follow.  

June 25 - Greater Seattle Open Team Tournament, Dahl Field, Seattle WA. Open to all USBA throwers. World Team Cup events will be contested.

 June 26 - Greater Seattle Open Individual Tournament,  Dahl Field Seattle WA. USBA individual events will be contested with awards in all three divisions.  West Coast GLORP Championships. Open to all USBA throwers. 

All three events run from 9am - 5pm on their respective days.

Entry fee for all three events:  $25.00. Dinner Friday night included in the three event entry fee. 

Entry Fee for less than three events:  $10.00 per event.

All fees will go toward the considerable field expense.

Tournament Director:  Betsylew Miale-Gix
Head Judge: William Gix 
Team Camp Leader:   Gregg Snouffer
Safety Officer: Steve Kavanaugh

 Come on out for a great weekend of boomerangs and camaraderie. 

Dahl Field - 7700 25th Ave NE Seattle, located about 2 miles north of the University of Washington's Husky Stadium.
TD Betsylew  Miale-Gix
(If you are coming from outside the area please contact me in advance to coordinate housing with local throwers. Local throwers- thank you in advance for your assistance with folks needing accomodations!)

July
July 4th weekend
Training and Boomerang Production Weekend

Canton, OH
For more information, contact Gary Broadbent at broadboom@juno.com or 330-492-RANG

Tentatively scheduled for early July 2005
Sixth Annual Vermont Boomerang Tournament

Colchester, Vermont
More details will be posted on http://www.vermontboomerang.org/
Host: Paul Gustafson

July 28-31, 2005

2005 Nationals/Expo

New Hampshire/Vermont

http://www.vermontboomerang.org/Nationals/Nationals.htm

For more information, contact John Flynn at activermont@cyberportal.net

August

 

August 5-7, 2005

26th Annual Free Throwers Fling

Smith Park, Delaware, Ohio
For more information, contact Chet Snouffer at leadingedgechet@columbus.rr.com

 

August 13, 2005
18th Western Oregon Boomerang Roundup

Salem, Oregon
For more information, contact Dean Kelly at boomchuck@comcast.net

AUG 20, 2005 
Two Chicks and a Mole 3rd Annual Boomerang  Tournament

Contact: Mole Man at, moledoggy@gmail.com
Where: Berkshire School
       245 North Undermountian Rd.
       Sheffield, Ma.  01257
When: Aug, 20th   10:00 am
Map: Map of 245 N Undermountain Rd Sheffield, MA by MapQuest

AUG 20-21, 2005 
2005 Kitty Hawk Kites Boom Tourney

20th will be the actual tourney
21st will be the exhibition/public day

Contact Steve "Cookie" Cook

 AUG 23 -27, 2005
 The First Campeonato Pan-Americano de Bumerangue: 2005

(American Boomerang Cup)

Sao Paulo, Brasil

http://www.pan2005.com.br/

October

OCT 22 -23, 2005

TEXAS LD Shootout

Location: George Bush Park, Houston, Texas
Registration: via 'database' section of Yahoo!Group, "LDBoomerangs"
Reg. Fee: not yet set, but expect $15-20.
Contact: Dave Hughes (dlhughes001@juno.com) Ph. (512)670-0508

Also:

- Bring your 'old'school' wood LD hooks. We might have some time left over on the 23rd for one round of wood-boom competition.

- Any equipment you can bring along, such as rangefinders, baseline ropes, etc., please do.

- There will be actual trophies this time, as well as printed certificates like last year. We're not yet sure exactly what they'll look like...

- We plan at this point to have a commemorative t-shirt made up. Design can be seen on LDBoomerags Yahoo!Group. These will be available at the tourney, if we go ahead with making them. Indicate on your registration on LDBoomerangs whether you want one or not. Price will be $12 each.

- Please, everyone bring a donation for the 'prize table'. This can be a boom or any cool LD or boomerang-related item such as a t-shirt (new, please!) or hat, etc.

November
Nov 5, 2005 
 Emmaus, PA Under the Lights

Location: Emmaus Pennsylvania community park, Emmaus, PA
.
Contact:BarnabyRuhe@aol.com ph. 917 721 2541

With the hour change,  nov 5 boomerang tourney .. dusk at 4 pm ish.   so
better start at noonish to get mta, aussie, accuracy off before dusk.  
you have directions to the field, emmaus pennsylvania community park,   see
you.  bring sleeping bag. air mattress if you got one.  for sure thermals
for after dark throwing, under the lights,  with endurance, fast, trick,
juggle, in that order. 
can all stay at the farm.

barnaby ruhe, phd,
917 721 2541
4926 south 5th st, emmaus, pa, 18049

WATERPOSSE     a nedruhe brief intervention

2006
 
 2006 World Boomerang Championships

The Japan Boomerang Association has set-up a website (http://www.jba-hp.jp/2006wbc/) with preliminary information on the 2006 World Boomerang Championships.

A listing of boomerang tournaments worldwide is available at the DBC website