Bluewater In The Year 2000 January 15/ 2000   As our club heads into the inaugural year of the new millennium we will be faced with one of our most challenging competitive seasons to date. First up for the club will be the return to the Quebec Winter Carnival on February the 5th. Not only will the men (who return as defending champions in all divisions) be back, but the ladies team too will be joining as they both go for the gold. As was the case last year, pulling will be done exclusively on packed snow. So with less than a month to go, training on the rope will now take place two nights of the week. The next stop for the club will take us to an international competition held in Orfordville, Wisconsin. Taking place on June 17th, this tournament will be a great pre-season test for Bluewater as teams will be competing from such countries as Ireland, England, Wales, Sweden and the Netherlands. Soon after our return from the U.S. our own league will resume competitions for the 2000 season. With about a dozen venues scheduled again for this year. Looking for as much international competition as possible, our club will again head to the U.S. for the Irishfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin taking place on August the 19th. This will likely serve as our last major tune up before we head to England for the World Championships. Looking ahead to the Worlds, this will be the calumniation of all the club's hard work since the last Worlds in Rochester, Minnesota in 1998. The four day competition will take place from the 14th to the 17th of September in Blackpool, England. With improved indoor and outdoor training facilities and an increase of international competition our club will be looking to improve on its standings from the last World Championships.   Back to Newsletter Index