Join us in the beautiful Barony of Aquaterra as we combine our
Annual Boar's Hunt with All Champions!
Hunt Details to be posted soon!
Boar's Hunt
Arts and Sciences
Iron Needle
Challenge:
This will be a Largess challenge, overseen by Her Ladyship
Adeliza a Donyng. Make 6 of a largess type item (same or similar).
The winner gets one of each - 2nd place a choice of 2 and the rest
go to largess.
Make sure items are discreetly marked with the entrant's
name.
Entries are due at opening court for all to see. Winner to be
awarded at the end of court that night. It is as a prize
contest.
Any
donations for the Iron Needle contest are welcome (SCA appropriate
please) Fabric, beads, old wool sweaters, leather bits, roving,
embrodery floss, feathers, etc. Fabrics handkerchief sized, at
least. This will also be largesse focused. Contact her
Ladyship Adeliza at Adeliza@rocketmail.com
Aquaterra Culinary Guild Interactive
Demo
Presented by Baroness Fiamma the Unquenchable
More info to come.
More Activities and Competitions to be
announced
All Champions
Contests:
Bardic Arts
Championship
There is still plenty of time to get your performances ready and
your documentation written up for the Aquaterra Bardic
Championship. The championship contest will be held
on Saturday June 29. The honor of a champion is great
and the required duties are small.
Those that wish to compete must send a letter or e-mail message to
the Baron and Baroness of Aquaterra and the current Bardic Champion
declaring their intent to compete for the position Aquaterra Bardic
Champion.
The format of the competition will be:
Three performance pieces:
Two pieces must be fully documented to SCA period with a
minimum of one primary reference.
The third piece should be at the very least SCA appropriate
(this includes filk and original pieces) but does not need to be
documented.
One of the performance pieces should have some element of humor
or comedy.
Competitors will be required to provide printed copies of their
documentation for each of the three judges.
·
Pin-pointing time, place, use or understanding of the
project.
·
Construction material, technique used, and challenges of creation,
if any.
·
Documentation to cover one component of the materials used, in a
three-tier chain of custody of material(s) used to create the
project (example given below) in a specified time and geographical
location.
·
Documentation to include three (3) physical locations of similar
items within a 100 year timespan.
·
Item must not have been entered in any other
competition.
Example discussion points for the three-tier chain of custody -
Project: Book of Hours illuminated page - Material:
Parchment
Tier 1 - Ownership: Who purchased or owns the material used?
Penned for somebody on their material? Item complete or
incomplete? Your item personally and if so why do you own
it?
Tier 2 - Acquisition in relation to current Owner: Purchased, trade
or bartered at a specific time with a known value (time with documentation
and/or 3 ducks = value/cost)
Tier 3 - Domestic or Imported Material: How material came to be at
that location (monastery, annual market / fair) or did the material
have a common source locally (local could be considered hours walk
or days depending on type of market or other timing of
acquisition).
Contact Kometessa Octavia with any questions about this new
contest: aq_octavia@yahoo.com
Baronial
Rapier Championship
Details to come
Baronial
Archery Championship
Details to come
Baronial Youth
Armored Combat Championship
Details to come
Baronial
Equestrian Championship
Their Excellencies
Steinolf Ketilsson and Sineidin inghean an Bhiadtaigh, Baron and
Baroness of Aquaterra, are pleased to announce the Equestrian
Championship of the Barony of Aquaterra. Like last year, this
competition will be in the form of a quest, which officially begins
at Aquaterra's All Champions/ Boars Hunt (June 28-30,
2013).
Scores
from any equestrian contest
held at any SCA event in the
Knowne World will count towards the total accrued score (including
those which occur between the date of this announcement and the
official invocation at All Champions/Boars Hunt). Competitors will
need to get the Equestrian Marshal in Charge (EMIC) to verify their
placing in the event, the event name/date, and the number of
competitors, as this is part of the scoring calculations. Scores
for the Championship must be submitted by Friday September
20th, 2013 and the Equestrian Champion of Aquaterra
shall be announced and inducted during Evening Court at Banner
War.
Scoring
Information:
Competitors
get points based on their overall standing for an event anywhere in
the SCA:
1st place= 5
points x the number of competitors
2nd= 4 x #
of competitors
3rd= 3
points x # of competitors
4th place=
2 points x # of competitors
5th place=
1 point x # of competitors
1 Point for
every event competed but not placed in
Just like in
archery, the competitors score will be based on an average of their
top three scores – this means that every candidate will need
to compete in a minimum of three equestrian competitions, but the
greater the number of events, the better the chance for a good
score.
Eligibility:
·All entrants
must be paid members of the SCA, Inc.
·All entrants
must be at least 18 years of age.
·All entrants
must present themselves in Opening Baronial Court on
Saturday morning at All Champions/Boars Hunt
when the competitors for each competition are called forth, to
proclaim their intent to enter the Aquaterra Championship and
receive and Invocation.
·All entrants
must submit proof of membership, modern and SCA names and complete
contact information (e-mail if applicable and phone number) right
after Opening Court (or with their Letter of Intent). Failure
to provide proof of membership will result in immediate
disqualification. Entrants must assume responsibility for
reading the rules of the Championship and complying with all parts
of those rules.
AQUATERRA
CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUTIES & PRIVILEGES OF THE
CHAMPION
To swear an oath of fealty or service to the Barony
To defend the honor and prestige of the Barony and the Kingdom
of An Tir, whenever challenged.
To support the Barony in war and/or enter A&S competition
for war points.
To attend and support Aquaterra events such as Boars Hunt in
June, Warren War in August, Banner War in September, and Ursulmas
in January. The Champion will be expected to return to defend
their title or pass along title and regalia to the next Victor at
the following year's Championship competition in March or April,
unless permission is received from the Coronet not to do so.
To stand behind the chairs during Baronial Court at events.
To maintain membership in the Society during the champion's term
of service.
To speak or act in the Coronets' name when delegated to do
so.
To actively further the interests of the area of endeavor
through teaching the populace of Aquaterra or through
performance.
To suggest an outline to the Coronets for the competition in
their area of expertise in the following year's
Championship.
ELIGIBILITY
All entrants must be paid members of SCA, Inc.
All entrants must be at least 18 years of age except Youth
Armored Combat Champion who will be determined from the Dragon
Division.
ALL ENTRANTS, including those for the martial arts, must present
themselves in Opening Baronial Court on the day of the Championship
when the competitors for each competition are called forth, to
proclaim their intent to enter the Aquaterra Championship and
receive the Invocation.
ALL ENTRANTS competitors must submit proof of membership, modern
and SCA names, and complete contact information (email if
applicable, and phone) at the beginning of their competition on the
day of the Championship. Failure to provide proof of
membership will result in immediate disqualification.
Photocopy of current membership card, modern and SCA names, and
complete contact information (email if applicable, and
phone).
Entrants must assume responsibility for reading the rules of the
specific Championship contest desired and complying with all parts
of those rules.
Merchants:
There is not a merchant fee at this event. Merchants and the
members of their crews can reserve with me to get their names on an
early entry list to get in at noon. If you need electricity, there
is a fee for that paid directly to the site at the Mason's gate
(which is before our gate). I will confirm the cost for this year,
but in year's past it was $10 a night. Please let me know the size
of your booth so we can be sure we plan accordingly. We are going
to continue to have merchants in the field where Vendor's Row
usually is at that site, but we are going to allow merchants to
spread out if needed in that field to avoid some of the puddles
that have been there in the past.
The Creativity
Works-'I create and sell clothing and accessories for both
adult and child alike in early period style with the occasional
foray into late period style.
"In regards to marijuana laws, all SCA participants should follow
modern law, both State and Federal. As it is still illegal under
Federal law, marijuana is prohibited at SCA
functions.
Jan 2013 Board Meeting."
Site Info: Name: Masonic Family Park 24310 Mountain Loop Hwy Granite Falls, WA 98252
Directions to Site:
From
I-5, take US-2 (East toward Wenatchee). Take WA-204 to Lake
Stevens. Turn left (North) onto WA-9. Turn right onto WA-92 (East
toward Granite Falls). WA-92 ends in a T-intersection in Granite
Falls -- turn left onto Mountain Loop Hwy. The site entrance is 4.5
miles from this point, and will be on your left. Watch for SCA
signs.
Note that the above Weather and Map information is generated from the site address and can be easily confused. The weather will say if its for the branch or for the site. It will be for the site if the site can be found, but this again is not always the case, and if the site is some distance from the branch then the weather may be different.
