As of yesterday, 2012 US Scot Tour members were making air reservations for the trip to Scotland. Team Treasurer Russ Brown asked us all to meet in Newark on Thursday Jan 26th before 3 PM, if possible, so we can meet together before boarding Continental Flight 16 leaving at 7:45 PM direct to Glasgow arriving at 7:30 AM on the 27th. Members were asked to make their own reservations and send a copy to Russ. Charges for each will be credited to individual accounts when determining the total each of us will owe for the team expenses. The flight back home will leaving Edinburgh Tuesday February 20th at 9:05 AM on Continental flight #37 arriving in Newark at 11:55.
The team also got an e-mail yesterday from Captain Swandby about other details:
The team officers are:
Mark Swanby Madison Curling Club Team Captain
Bob Chandler Broomstones Curling Club Vice Captain
David Carlson Poynette Curling Club Secretary
Russ Brown Exmoor Curling Club Treasurer
Each has been in contact with their predecessors and learned much them. We will likely follow much of the traditions but are looking for ways to make our tour distinctive. Captain Swanby asked us to make suggestions and also respond to some questions regarding options for teams, roommates, equipment, and team skills. He appealed for volunteers to help with organizing certain areas and to accept some responsibilities for the tour success.
He stated that based upon recommendations of the selection committee that skips would be Russ Armstrong, Doug Dedolph, Dennis Jorgensen, Bill Rhyme, and himself, unless there were special circumstances. He went on to state that not many had signed up for front end, so he was looking for volunteers for the sweeping chores.
It was exciting to learn who our hosts would be:
Alan Sloan is the Convener and has overall responsibility for the tour.
Hugh Templeton and Robert Stewart will be couriers and travel with our U.S. Team
Pat Eddington is President of the Royal Calendonian Curling Club 2011-2012
Mark also raised the possibility of a practice bonspeil and suggested the Exmoor Continental Bonspeil scheduled for December 8 to 11 might be good since two of our members RussArmstrong and Russ Brown are members and could arrange to get us in.
So it is Spring and Curling may winding up for the 2011 season but there are 20 men who will be dreaming of curling in Scotland all summer long....
