[BD] Copa Cabana

[Dan Knapp]

Dear Britdisc,

in light of recent observations re: tournaments and their running, I feel 
compelled to voice my disapproval of certain aspects of Copa Cabana 2006.

1. Three days is clearly too much ultimate. I mean yes, it was fun, but 
think of the health risks. Personally I got sun burnt, achy muscles (which 
could easily have become something much more serious and possibly fatal), 
and picked up a nasty graze on monday which really stings in the shower and 
while my wife tells me it isn't much to look at (the graze that is), it 
could easily have been avoided if I was at work sitting in front of a 
computer. Please be aware that my lawyers have been contacted.

2. Despite recent government advice regarding binge drinking, the tournament 
directors felt obliged to lay on two successive socials, where they wantonly 
and negligently allowed people to 'have fun', thereby potentially bringing 
about an alcohol consumption above that which the government recommends. In 
fact, I am all too painfully aware of two of my team mates returning from 
the party at eight thirty in the morning, and then attempting to play a game 
of Ultimate. The TDs should have done the correct thing and made sure 
everybody was in bed by ten o'clock, possibly with a nice mug of bovril, 
which I find helps me sleep something wonderful.

3. The tournament was held in Nottingham. We could all have been murdered in 
our beds. For shame!

4. Some of the teams were quite flagrantly ignoring the rules regarding 
matching kits and shorts.

5. I've run out of points, but this won't stop me moaning. If I've learnt 
anything from Britdisc in recent months, it's that you can't take yourself, 
a tournament, or Ultimate frisbee too seriously. In fact, there is nothing 
sweeter than returning from a tournament and bitching about every little 
aspect of it.

6. There were at least three dogs present at the weekend, what if someone 
had been allergic?

I hope that the tournament directors will bear my concerns in mind for next 
year's event.

Dan
Hucking Hell (for that weekend only)