South Island Championships & New Zealand U23 Championships 2019

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Sat 01 Jun 2019 09:00 — Mon 03 Jun 2019 17:00

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FENCING SOUTH PRESENTS
South Island Championships 2019

National U23 Championships 2019
1-3 June

Dunedin

 

Entry form: http://tiny.cc/s71j6y


 

Entry close off:

Entries close at 8pm on Wednesday 29 May

 

South Islands entry fee: $40. Additional weapons - $20 per weapon

Entry fee payable at time of registration

 

U23s entry fee: $40. Additional weapons - $20 per weapon

Entry fee payable at time of registration

 

Venue

Claymore Swords Club, Top floor 106 Bond St (Cnr Bond & Police Sts), Dunedin

 

Competition format - South Islands & U23s

One round of pools followed by direct elimination.

 

Genders will be separate unless there are insufficient entries of one gender in an event.  

 

Timetable

 

Friday 31 May

Weapons Check 5.30pm-7.00pm

(NB: You only need to go through weapons check once if you are doing both South Islands & U23s)

 

Saturday 1 June

South Islands Men’s Foil:

Registration 8.00am-8.15am

Fencing Commences 8.30am

 

South Islands Women’s Epee:

Registration 11.00am-11.15am

Fencing Commences 11.30am

 

South Islands Sabre:

Registration 1.00pm-1.15pm

Fencing Commences when pistes/referees are available

 

Sunday 2 June

South Islands Men’s Epee:

Registration 8.00am-8.15am

Fencing Commences 8.30am

 

South Islands Women’s Foil:

Registration 11.00am-11.15am

Fencing Commences 11.30am

 

U23 Sabre:

Registration 1.00pm-1.15pm

Fencing Commences when pistes/referees are available

 

Monday 3 June

U23 Men’s Foil:

Registration 8.00am-8.15am

Fencing Commences 8.30am

 

U23 Women’s Foil:

Registration 11.00am-11.15am

Fencing Commences 11.30am

 

U23 Men’s Epee:

Registration 1.00pm-1.15pm

Fencing Commences when pistes/referees are available

 

U23 Women’s Epee

Registration 1.00pm-1.15pm

Fencing Commences when pistes/referees are available

 

New Non-combativity Rules for 2019

Non-Combativity Rule Change (FIE Congress 2018, change to rule t.124)

Frequently asked Questions (FAQ) – Unwillingness to Fight (U2F)

 

Podium Protocol

All fencers must wear either regional, club or FeNZ tracksuit jacket, breeches or tracksuit pants, fencing socks and shoes while on podium.

 

Age Limits

Open: Open to fencers who were 13+ on 1 January 2019. An extraordinarily advanced fencer younger than this age may be permitted to participate with the written permission of their parent(s)/guardian and also the endorsement of their coach.

U23: Open to fencers who were 22 or younger on 1 January 2019.

Equipment Requirements

Clothing: Minimum of 1150N protection for Torso. This can be made up either by 350N Jacket with an 800N plastron or 800N Jacket with a 350N plastron; 350N Breeches.

Mask: 350N Mask. All masks must be fitted well and in good state and elastic in good condition. Leon Paul masks using the Comfort-fit system need a secondary security strap; visor masks are prohibited for all 3 weapons. See details of FeNZ mask protocol for 2019.
Foil: Lame Bibs and FIE blades required
Epee: FIE blades required; Leon Paul SR­1 blades with the V profile stamped 2013 to 2015 will not be accepted.
Sabre: FIE blades S2000 or later blades required.
Wires:  Bayonet and 2-pin body wires accepted. Curly mask wire are accepted for sabre only

Please go through Weapons Check on Friday evening if you are able to. Weapons Check will be available before events, however, there will be a queue, and you risk not getting your gear checked in time.

 

Travel
Note that Dunedin airport is 20-30 minutes out of the city. You will need to factor this into your travel time. An airport shuttle is much cheaper than getting a taxi: www.supershuttle.co.nz or www.kiwishuttles.co.nz. In addition to Air NZ, Jetstar fly direct Auckland-Dunedin and Wellington-Dunedin.

Accommodation

Wains Hotel

310 Princes St, Dunedin, 9016 ‎

http://www.cpghotels.com/our-hotels/wains-hotel-dunedin/

 

Distinction Dunedin Hotel

6 Liverpool St, 9016, Dunedin

http://www.distinctionhotelsdunedin.co.nz/

 

Scenic Hotel Southern Cross

118 High St, Dunedin, 9054 ‎

https://www.scenichotelgroup.co.nz/locations/new-zealand/dunedin/scenic-hotel-southern-cross?gclid=CMKuuNqvrs4CFYGXvAodFIoJbA

 

Motel on Carroll

10 Carroll Street, City Centre, Dunedin 9016

http://www.moteloncarroll.co.nz

 

Hogwartz Backpackers

277 Rattray St, Dunedin, 9016

http://www.hogwartz.co.nz

 

If you have transport, travel time from motels in the North end of town (George St, Cumberland St, Great King St) to the venue is 5-10 minutes by car or a 30-45 minute walk.

 

Contact

Fiona McDonald fencingsouth@gmail.com