76 Peninsula members played in the 2018 Australia-Wide Novice Pairs on Friday 25 May. Novice players (<50MP) in clubs all over Australia played the same boards and results were scored across the country. A booklet with expert analysis of the hands was provided.
Locally calculated results were published on our website. You can check the national results on the event coordinator's website. These are still provisional at time of writing.
Nationally Sue Evershed and John Simmonds are our best pair, coming 29th across the country with 64.5% according to the results processed at time of writing, ahead of Christine Egan and Dianne Agostino who are 35th with 63.9% and Karl Puse and Yumiko Tsuji who are 41st with 63.3%. Congratulations to these pairs who, once the results are final, need to claim prizes for being in the top 50.
Eight teams, each with at least 2 novice players (less than 100MP), played in the enjoyable Members and Novices Teams Day on Monday 4 July. The goal was to introduce and entice less experienced players into the team format of the game - and the social, fun aspects were enhanced by frequent nibbles (often healthy) and the relaxed 10am-3.30pm, five 8 board match format.
The winners were the Evershed team (Sue Evershed, John Simmonds, Heidi Colenbrander and Ray Hurst) well ahead of the Small team (Anne Small, Nerida Gillies, Lynn Baker and Keith Trevallion).
Check the full results and some great photos from the day.
This month, the Committee has been explaining to members - through talks at the club and information on the website - the key challenge facing our club, namely our future Clubhouse.
The Committee’s decision to prioritise adding additional money to our annual surplus, for the purpose of being well prepared for the future, has received broad support.
The Committee is reviewing the Club’s finances to identify ways to raise money or save money, without taking away from the enjoyment of the game or the friendly experience of playing bridge at our Club. The initial measure of withdrawing winner’s tickets was supported by the majority as an effective first step to adding to our reserves - saving $24,000 a year.
Fourteen teams fought it out over three weeks in this qualifying event for the State Open Teams championship. Congratulations to the Farmer team (Alan Davies, Vivien Eldridge, David Farmer and Catherine Whiddon) for winning, ahead of the runners-up Draper team.
Difficulties of a technical nature prevented the final round results from the State Open Teams qualifier on Thursday 24 May appearing on our normal website display or via Pianola. Consequently we have taken a scan image of the printed results for you to see.
The event was directed by Brian Soutter.
Fifty members and two guests attended the workshop on defense given by Joan Butts this morning. Everyone walked away so pleased with what they had learnt and ready to put it into practice.
Joan stepped in at short notice when Cath Whiddon, who is leading the remaining Killer Defence lessons on Mondays in May (9.30am), was unable to take the class.
Thanks Joan for making a difficult concept seem so logical. Remember the Rule of 11 next time you’re at the bridge table!
The Sydney North Interclub Pairs Challenge is being held at Peninsula on Sunday 15 July. Last year we won this in a nail-biting finish with a lead of half a point over Trumps with North Shore just a little further behind. Can we hold on to the title?
You can see the event flier and Peninsula's call for expressions of interest (also on the noticeboard). Do note that pairs who have achieved success in competitive events in the past year are likely to be invited to represent the Club, and the expressions of interest recorded on the noticeboard will then be considered. This is a club entry process, but those pairs who miss out may be able to play for other Sydney North clubs including as an All-Stars team.
The photo by Heidi Colenbrander captures the latest three members to become ABF Accredited Teachers.
Jennifer Ardill, Susan Oxfeldt Jensen and Kelly Barber have all reached the accreditation requirements with the teachers' 2/1 workshop held recently at Peninsula and been awarded their certificates.
This makes eight in total of our members to be so awarded, with five of them currently involved in our Bridge Education program. See Jennifer's ABF Teacher profile.
Anne Small received her well earned ABF Teacher's accreditation certificate on Thursday 5 April, with congratulations from President Sarah Young.
Anne is the fifth member to receive this teaching accreditation from the ABF and this is particularly well-timed for our Bridge Education team given Sue Falkingham's departure to Tasmania.
Following the Advanced 2/1 Workshop on Saturday 14 April, Anne will be the Bridge Education team's reference point for this increasingly popular system. See her ABF Teacher profile.
