[BD] Cork Open 2006 Invitation

[David Rosenfeld]

CORK (IRELAND) OPEN ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT 2006

NOVEMBER 4 -5

 Hi Ultimate lovers!

This is an announcement that registration is now open for teams to 
enter the 3rd annual Cork Open. This 16 team open tournament caters for 
a mixture of home grown Irish talent as well as a host of teams from 
abroad. Last year saw 12 Irish teams square up against teams from 
Belgium, Italy, Scotland and a pick up team of players from all over 
the world. The weekend mixes good quality ultimate (7 games per team 
over the two days) with fantastic parties, which we’re famous for down 
here in the real capital.
Your chance to end the outdoor season with a tournament dedicated to 
all that is great about Ultimate.

 WHERE IT’S ON:

 Cork is Ireland’s second largest city located on the south coast. It 
is well serviced by an international airport, a ferry port and bus and 
train stations. The airport offers many direct links from European 
cities with Ryanair www.ryanair.com , Aer Lingus www.aerlingus.com , 
Easy Jet www.easyjet.co.uk  and other companies. Check out the full 
details at www.corkairport.com/flight_info/Destinations.html
Bus and rail links from Dublin and other Irish cities are frequent and 
can be seen at www.buseireann.ie and www.irishrail.ie

 The tournament itself is held at Curraheen Farm, a large sports 
complex located just a 5-10 minute drive from the city centre. 6 full 
size ultimate pitches of the most luscious Irish grass you’ve ever 
seen, shower/ changing facilities and onsite food are all provided.

 WHEN IT’S ON:

The tournament will be held on the 4th and 5th of November. A welcoming 
party will take place on Friday the 3rd where teams can meet each other 
over a pint of Murphy’s stout and have the craic. The famous Cork Open 
themed party will be back with a vengeance this year on the Saturday 
night.  More details on this will be posted in the coming weeks. 
Pictures from last year’s movie themed party can be viewed on our 
tournament website.

 HOSPITALITY:

 Most teams and pick-ups will be hosted by Cork players in their 
houses. Priority for housing will be given to foreign teams and those 
travelling long distances to get here. There are also many B&B’s and 
hostels in Cork that are quite cheap and good to stay at. For those who 
prefer the extra comfort information on Hostels and B&B’s can also be 
found on the tournament website.
  For players staying on in Cork on Sunday night, accommodation will be 
provided by Cork players, as long as you’re nice to them!

 ULTIMATE:

 The aim of our Open tournament is to promote club ultimate in Ireland 
and to bring foreign teams here to spice things up, so there will be a 
mix of student and club teams from Ireland and abroad. There are no 
separate divisions so teams can be mixed men and women, all men, all 
women, bring your children, bring your dogs, mix it up and have a 
fabulous time before winter closes in!  Cork was the first club to be 
founded outside of Dublin (1998) and continues to grow every year. We 
run the only outdoor open tournament in Ireland: this one!

 HOW MUCH?

 Team fees are for 7 quality games of ultimate, breakfast at the venue 
on both mornings, two parties and a team pack. The costs are:
€150 or £100 per team

€15 or £10 per player pick-up

 Payment can be made by euro cheque (payable to UCC Ultimate) or bank 
transfer by end of September.

 Cheques can be posted to:

Tadhg Healy

c/o: Photonic Systems Group

     Tyndall National Institute

     Lee Maltings

     Cork
(Ireland doesn’t do postcodes)

 Bank transfer (IBAN) details to follow but we can sort out the money 
side of things at a later date. For now the important this is to 
express your interest and confirm your place at the last outdoor 
tournament before the winter closes in. For more information feel free 
to email one of us, or the club.

 rgiller at yahoo.ie                       Robin Giller, Tournament 
Director

tadhghealy at gmail.com             Tadhg Healy,  Tournament Director

ucc_ultimate at hotmail.com Club email address

 Or alternatively check out our tournament website on ultilinks:
http://www.ultilinks.com/tournaments/corkopen2006/
where you can sign your team up immediately.

 We look forward to hearing from you soon and seeing you on the pitches 
in November.

 Rob and Tadhg,

Cork Open 2006 TDs
www.uccultimate.com