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3rd Annual Buccaneer OpenApr 26, 2014
Fencing is a Galveston tradition going back to Jean Laffite! This is our annual open tournament in honor of Galveston Island's first permanent settlers... pirates! Each senior gold medalist wins a cutlass! Youth gold medalists win pirate-themed prizes.
O'Connell College Preparatory School Gym: Galveston, TX
Fencing is a Galveston tradition going back to Jean Laffite! This is our annual open tournament in honor of Galveston Island's first permanent settlers... pirates! Each senior gold medalist wins a cutlass! Youth gold medalists win pirate-themed prizes.
All fencers must have a waiver to compete. Minors must have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian.
USFA/US Fencing Membership:
Current competitive membership of the USFA required (except for Novice events). Membership forms will be available at the venue. If your membership is not pre-validated, you must be prepared to show proof of USFA membership, or at the door, fill out a membership form and pay at that time.
Persons under age 18 MUST have a parent's signature on the USFA form.
Pier 21 Theater: (Three different films: The Great Storm, Galveston-Gateway to the Gulf; and The Pirate Island of Jean Laffite) http://www.galveston.com/pier21theatre/
Accommodations:
Hotels depend upon what you want. Being a tourist town, Galveston hotels run the gamut. Of really nice hotels close to the venue there are two that jump out:
Both are "historic" hotels operated by Wyndham. Tremont is in the Historic Strand District. The Galvez is on the beach. Neither is quite five minutes from the venue.
Further down Seawall Blvd, facing the Gulf of Mexico are three hotels, side by side, offering different price points, as they say. All three face the sea. Most of your drive to the venue would be along Seawall Blvd. from either of these three. It can be a bit busy on a weekend, but you do have the Gulf of Mexico on the right side pretty much 90%
of the way, which can make up for it. In "high traffic times" allow fifteen minutes to reach the venue.
One other option that is different but might be fun is Harbor House, which is located along the Galveston Waterfront (near the cruise ship terminals and the waterfront restaurants). http://www.harborhousepier21.com/
Preregistration opens on 08/11/2013.
Preregistration closes on 04/24/2014.