Brand New Fencing Equipment For Fencing North!
We are really excited to announce that we have bought 4 new sets of competition fencing gear! The first part of it arrived last week (see the image below).
So far we have 4x new sets of electric scoring machines and spools, and 2x new professional testing machines (one kindly donated by Daniel Chan from Mainland Fencing). We are also in the process of ordering 4x new lightweight pistes.
Part 1 of our order has arrived - 4x new boxes, 8x new spools & ground wires, 2x new pro testing boxes
So why did we get all this new gear and what are we going to do with it? It's simple - we want to provide fencers with the best competition experiences, and to do this we need to buy more gear! Over the past two years we have seen huge growth in fencer numbers, and as they grow we need to grow with them - it was obvious that we needed more gear for all the new fencers we have (and the fencers yet to come!). Lots of our competitions needed more gear to run than what we had - we would have to borrow scoring machines from other clubs and fence on the gym floors.
All the new gear we have ordered is the best quality - this means it is highly durable, you get a great grip on the pistes so chances of being injured are much lower than fencing on gym floors, and it is fully compliant with international fencing equipment standards. Now we will be using exactly the same high standard equipment at all our regional events as the gear used for national and international events!
As we are sure you all know - fencing equipment is pretty expensive - especially the gear used for competitions! We want to say thank you to all the fencers, parents, and volunteers who support us and our events - it makes it possible for us to provide the best competitions we can.
Fencing North Meeting - October 2015
Fencing North Committee Meeting
Wednesday 7th October 2015, 7.30pm
Meadowbank Community Centre, Meadowbank
Present:
John Garelja (President)
Eric Buisman (Vice President)
Linda Boyd (Treasurer)
Oliver Agnew (Secretary)
Nelly Dyson
Jeremy Dyson
Laura Harvey
Gaylene Ongley
Daniela Ravera
Apologies:
Hamish Bulmer
Meeting starts 7.30pm:
Minutes from previous meeting:
Jeremy Dyson moves that we accept the previous minutes. John Garelja seconds. All in favour.
Matters arising from previous meeting:
None
President’s Report:
Verbal report given by John
Treasurer’s Report:
Linda moves that we accept the treasurers report. John seconds. All in favour.
We have decided that when depositing fees from competitions, it should be one deposit - not split into hall hire and entry fees.
Competitions:
Oliver and Laura to plan the 2016 calendar
This year's Fenton event has been postponed - Oliver will organise to run this across club nights in November.
NZSS & U20 Champs Recap:
Oliver presents event report and financial breakdown, the meeting thanks Oliver for the work he put in to running the event.
Fencing North AGM:
AGM will be held on Wednesday 2nd December at the Meadowbank Community Centre at 7.30pm
Fencing North Open Champs:
Event to be held this Saturday (10th October) - weapons control to be run as per usual at this event.
Insurance:
Expected to be around $1500, John to provide quote to Oliver to distribute to committee.
Gear Purchases:
We agree to purchase 4 sets of boxes/spools from Mainland Fencing, as well as one Favero A2 Pro Tester unit. There was discussion about different options for the piste order, Oliver to go back to Mainland Fencing for a quote on 2x Alum / 2x Fabric pistes for comparison to the existing quote for 4x Fabric pistes.
Meeting closed at 9.25pm
Fencing North Under 15 Champs 2015 - Results
Results available below - if you're using a phone browser use this link
Fencing North Champs 2015 - Results
Results available below - if you're using a phone browser use this link
Fencing North Meeting - September 2015
Fencing North Committee Meeting
Wednesday 26th August 2015, 7.30pm
Meadowbank Community Centre, Meadowbank
Present:
John Garelja (President)
Eric Buisman (Vice President)
Linda Boyd (Treasurer)
Oliver Agnew (Secretary)
Nelly Dyson
Jeremy Dyson
Laura Harvey
Chris Lear
Gaylene Ongley
Daniela Ravera
Isabelle Williams
Apologies:
None
Meeting starts 7.30pm:
Minutes from previous meeting:
Jeremy Dyson moves that we accept the previous minutes. John Garelja seconds. All in favour.
Matters arising from previous meeting:
None
President’s Report:
Verbal report given by John
Treasurer’s Report:
Linda moves that we accept the treasurers report. John seconds. All in favour.
Oliver needs to send entry lists to Linda so she can reconcile online entry fee payments for NZSS/U20 Champs against fencers
FeNZ Board Meeting:
Fencing NZ are currently going through the process of electing two additional board members. There was a discussion about this.
NZSS & U20 Champs
Referees:
Daniela and Laura to organise referees
Setup:
Wednesday night at 8pm at Massey
Weapons Control:
Monday night at NZAF for Aucklanders from 7.30pm
Wednesday night at 8pm at Massey for everyone
Boxes:
Borrowing boxes from Gaylene and possibly Fencing Central
Pens:
Oliver to get heaps of pens
Prizes:
Medals and certificates for individuals. First place certificate framed.
Certificates for teams.
T-Shirts:
Oliver organising this. AHPF to assist with selling
PA System:
Laura to ask Hamish Chan about his PA system
Catering:
AHPF organising catering.
First Aid Kit:
Laura to replenish anything missing from the first aid kit
Meeting closed at 9.05pm
Fantastic Results at Oceania Cadet Championships 2015
Congratulations to all the medal winners at the Oceania Cadet Championships. This competition was on the 26th and 27th of September in New Caledonia.
NZ took Gold and Bronze in the Women's Foil Individuals, Bronze in the Men's Individuals and Gold in the Men's Teams.
Men's Foil, 3rd= Place: Cesar Dyson
Women's Foil, 1st Place: Samantha Fowler
Women's Foil, 3rd= Place: Sara-Louise Williams
Men's Foil Team, 1st Place: Cesar Dyson, James Tweddle, Nicholas Miehlbradt, Luca Young
Fenton Postponed & North Champs Reminder
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Just a quick note that we have unfortunately had to postpone the Fenton Competition that was scheduled for this Saturday, 3rd October. Keep an eye out on our Facebook page and website over the next week or two for an announcement of new dates for this event. Next Saturday, 10th October, we are running Fencing North Open Championships at Massey High School - information is available here
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Larsen Fencing Competition 2015 - Results
Results available below - if you're using a phone browser use this link
Upcoming events
There are several exciting fencing events coming up between now and the end of the year. Click the links for more information and to enter.
| Saturday 26th September: | Larsen Fencing Competition |
| Sunday 27th September: | Training Camp #3 (Epee w/ coaches Kyle Macdonald & Andrew Imms) |
| Saturday 3rd October: | Fenton Fencing Competition |
| Saturday 10th October: | Fencing North Open Championships |
| Labour Weekend, 24-26th October: | National Fencing Championships (Wellington) |
| Saturday 31st October: | Fencing North Under 15 Championships |
| Saturday 12th December: | One Hit Epee Competition |
Fencing North Open Championships 2015 - 10th October
| Event: |
Fencing North Open Championships 2015 |
| Date & Location: |
Saturday 10th October  |
| Entry Fee: | $20 first weapon, $5 additional weapons |
| Weapons: | Foil, Epee, Sabre |
| Format: | Poules then elimination rounds |
| Start Times: |
Sabre: 9am There will be weapons control at this event. Make sure you arrive 45mins before your event starts so you have time to check your gear and complete registration. |
| Prizes: | Medals for top 4 (1st, 2nd, 3rd=) in each event and 1st place = Free affiliation for 2016, 2nd Place = 50% off affiliation for 2016. |
| Entry Form: | Available at the bottom of this page |
You need to be affiliated to compete at this event. This year's affiliation form can be found here: Affiliation Form 2015