NZBridge Tournament Regulations

NZBridge have advised that the NZBridge Manual will no longer be produced, as all the information it contains is available on their website.

From 1st October the latest Tournament Regulations will come into force: they are available here, along with an accompanying explanatory note.

Recent Results

Upper Hutt Multigrade 16th August

In the morning session Naciye Bagci and her partner were 1st N/S.  Suzanne Duncan and her partner were 3rd N/S.

In the afternoon session Ryan Crowley and his partner were 5th= N/S.

Overall, Naciye Bagci and her partner placed 6th in a field of 40 with 56.22%.

KHAP 

In the latest round of the Kapiti Horowhenua Area Pairs, Ernie Davis and Marg Gott placed 5th.  Full results available here.

Practice Sessions for Juniors at Otaki

Otaki Bridge Club invites Juniors, especially Novices, to play in their guided practice sessions. The sessions are on Wednesday evenings from 7pm and will run until approximately the end of November.  Table money is $5. 

Junior/Novice Tournament

As a new initiative, we're organising a half day tournament for Junior and Novice players only, to be held on Saturday 10th October.

Details are as follows: 

• one session only commencing at 1.00pm
• entry fee $20.00 (payable to our Bank Account [02-0591-0005881-00] in advance or in cash on the day)
• strictly limited to junior and novice players below the rank of Club Master
• XG handicapped
• played under our "Monday Rules" (a copy of which will be provided in advance and displayed at each table on the day)
• C points only
• no more than 26 boards
• drinks and finger food on completion

Entries from Paraparaumu, Otaki and Levin are warmly welcomed.

You can enter by email to waikanaebridge@gmail.com.

I'll provide more detailed information nearer the time.

Horowhenua/Kapiti Quadrangular Tournament

This year's Horowhenua/Kapiti Quadrangular Tournament (colloquially known simply as the "Quad") will take place at Waikanae on Saturday 19th September.

The Waikanae team for this event will be selected by BAG: two pairs are required in each grade (Open, Intermediate, and Junior).

If you would like to be considered for selection, please contact either myself or Graham Cheater directly to register your interest.

Vice President

I'm delighted to announce that the Committee at its meeting yesterday (10th August) unanimously elected Judi Vernau as Vice President of the Club.

Under our Constitution the Vice President is "the Officer elected by the Committee to deputise for the President as required".

Congratulations Judi!

Multigrade Tournament Raffle

I'd like to thank Fiona McDonald-Bates and Marg Gott for organising yet another very successful and profitable raffle, this time at the Multigrade Tournament on Sunday 2nd August.

The prizes - shown here on the right - were kindly donated by the following local firms:

• 
  SuperLiquor
• Westbury Pharmacy
• Bottle’O
• Allure Hair Skin & Laser
• Mane Attraction
• Absolute Skin Care
• ShoreLine Cinema
• Salt and Wood
• Big Mac Slabs
• Unichem Pharmacy
• Picture Perfect Framers
• Harrisons Gardenworld

and by Murray Lobb, Angela Gattsche and Diane Horton.

Our grateful thanks go to all of them for their support.  The club benefitted to the tune of over $500.00!