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The 59th International Tankard March 15-17, 2024
Host
Granite Curling Club of Seattle 1440 N 128th St., Seattle WA 98133
Schedule
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Friday March 15th |
7:00 pm, Welcome reception, Player registration, upstairs lounge |
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10:30 pm - 11:30 pm, practice ice available |
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Saturday March 16th |
8:30 am, Team briefing, Player assembly |
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9:00 am, Opening ceremony |
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9:30 am, Draw 1 |
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11:45 am, Lunch, upstairs lounge |
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1:30 pm, Draw 2 |
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4:30 pm, Draw 3 |
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7:00 pm, Banquet, upstairs lounge |
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8:00 pm, Entertainment, upstairs lounge |
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Sunday March 17th |
9:30 - 11:30 am, Draw 4 |
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11:45 - 1:00 pm, Lunch, upstairs lounge |
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12:30 - 1:00 pm, Trophy presentation, Closing ceremonies, upstairs lounge |
Theme
This year's theme is Rock Stars. Wear items or costumes that show your favorite rock star or group. U.S. curlers are encouraged to also wear blue and Canadian curlers are encouraged to also wear red. Do not wear glitter, feathers, sequins or other items that may drop debris on the ice!
Curlers may change clothes and store equipment bags in the locker rooms located in the basement of the building. Separate areas for men's and women's changing are available.
Recommended
Accommodations
Hampton Inn & Suites, Northgate
Includes breakfast and Wi-Fi. Parking is $10/night (for
Granite Curling Club).
Facility has an indoor pool, hot tub and an exercise facility.
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Curling
Club rate for March 15-17
You can also book rooms at https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=SEANGHX
Courtyard by Marriott, Seattle Northgate
Includes Wi-Fi and complimentary parking
Rooms have refrigerator & microwave
Full restaurant and bar on-site
Book
Reservations Online or Call 206-734-4502.
Room Rates include Wi-Fi, bagged breakfast, and
complimentary parking
Full restaurant and bar on-site
Call 206-365-0700 and ask for the Granite Curling Club rate.
Parking
Granite Curling Club has a small parking lot with about 80 parking spaces. Street parking on North 128th Street and Stone Ave is also available. Do not park on North 130th Street.
Food and Drink
Granite Curling Club operates a bar in the upstairs lounge for our members and their guests.
Light snacks will be served at the Opening Reception. Lunch and Dinner on Saturday and Lunch on Sunday are provided by the club. Extra guest meals are available to purchase at mealtimes: Saturday dinner ($20 USD) and each lunch ($10 USD).
Food and drink (other than water bottles) are not allowed in the ice arena. Please bring a reusable water bottle if you would like one by your sheet.
Pro Shop
Granite Curling Club's Pro Shop will be open for the half hour before each draw time.
Payments
All payments will be in U.S.
currency only. The Granite Curling Club bar and Pro Shop accept credit cards.
Sponsors
This year's sponsors are:
Game Rules
We will follow World Curling Federation rules of play although broom heads do not require competition grade fabric. U.S. teams always throw yellow stones and Canadian teams throw red. Hammer will be decided by coin toss before each match. Matches will be 8 ends. Matches will not be timed but must finish within the allotted time (2.5 hours). There will be a short broomstack after the 4th end of each match.