Rainbow Rockers Curling League

We have a few openings for the banquet this Sunday.  Last call – book by noon Wednesday.

Holiday Banquet: Sunday Dec 17th 6pm – $20 for full-time members ($35 for Spares & Guests).

email [email protected]   AND  e-transfer $20 ($35) to [email protected]



Also …
==> Beginner Clinic: Saturday Jan 6th @2pm – reserve online (https://rainbowrockers.org/beginner-clinic-registration/)
==> Trivia Night: Saturday Jan 13th @ 8pm – signup starts Sunday
==> 2nd Nationals Playdown game – Team Chow vs Team Laforge – Sunday 1pm sheet 4

Click here to register for the beginner clinic on January 6th.

The clinic will be 2 hours on-ice from 2pm-4pm, with instructors helping participants play a fun game – explanations of shots/strategy, helpful tips, and recommendations will be provided by instructors “on the fly” as you are playing a fun game.  

Cost $10 – bring $10 cash on the clinic day.

Don’t forget to signup this Sunday for the ….

Holiday Banquet: Sunday Dec.17th 6pm
$20 for full-time members ($35 for Spares & Guests). Signup sheet will be available this Sunday after each curling draw. Please bring cash (if possible) on Sunday to reserve your spot.
If you do not curl on Sunday and have yet to signup for the event, email [email protected]  AND  e-transfer $20 ($35) to [email protected]

Also … mark these dates in your calendar
==> Beginner Clinic: Saturday Jan 6th @2pm
==> Trivia Night: Saturday Jan 13th @ 8pm

And … don’t forget to watch the first Nationals Playdown game @ 3pm Sunday – sheet 5!  Team Chow vs Team Laforge.

Full Schedule – 2023 – 24 Round 2 Schedule

Holiday Banquet – Sunday December 17th @ 6:30pm – Hold the date! Details and banquet tickets will be available in December.

Beginners Clinic (yes another one!) – Saturday January 6th @ 2pm – Signup info will be available in mid-December.

Free practice sheet Nov. 26th @ 3pm – contact [email protected] to book this sheet.

Trivia Night – after curling on Saturday January 13th, we will host a Trivia night – details coming soon.

Round 2 bye requests – must be made to [email protected] by the end of this week. Round 2 starts Dec. 3rd.

OTRB Spares needed – Sign up at OTRB Spares List

Aggregate Scoring Trial has begun – See details at  Aggregate Scoring Trial

See you on the ice …. Good Curling!

Steve / Brian / Bill / Kevin / Mike / Russ / Chad / Patrick

Registration for the 2024 Bluenose Bonspiel will open November 18, 2023 at 12:00pm AST. We hope to see you again this year, for what will be our greatest (and biggest?) bonspiel yet!

April 5-7, 2024
Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia
$450 per team.

Canadian Pride Curling Championship – Playdowns
We currently have 3 teams who have expressed interest to represent Ottawa at the Canadian Pride Curling Championship in St John’s Newfoundland next March13-17 – Team Taylor, Team Chow, and Team Laforge. If anyone else is interested to put a team in for nationals, please let Steve know by Monday November 6th @ noon ([email protected]) so that we can schedule Nationals Playdowns. (https://www.oddsandendscurling.ca/cpcc2024/)

Out-of-town bonspiels
You will find a listing of out of town gay bonspiels in Canada and the USA at: https://pridecurl.ca/bonspiels.html
Note that the Big Jib Draw (St John’s) bonspiel registration opens Nov 13th, and registration is currently open for Montreal’s Curling Les Phénix December bonspiel.  

Spares Rules & League Rules
Note that it is up to skips AND spares to understand our spare rules (and to pay the $5 fee immediately after the game). Please make sure you are familiar with the rules (https://rainbowrockers.org/spares-rules-2/). If there are any questions, please ask one of the executive members for clarification. The entire set of Rainbow Rockers League Rules are found at: https://rainbowrockers.org/regulations/

Holiday Banquet
Save the date for our annual Holiday Banquet, Sunday December 17th after regular curling games.

Good Curling!
RRCL Executive