A dull day in Easdale nevertheless saw 316 entrants (100 more than last year in spite of the weather), from 16 countries (the highest number ever) take part in the slate island’s 2009 World Stone Skimming Championships.
The countries represented included: Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, America, Germany, France, Sweden Spain, Australia, Canada, Poland, New Zealand, Holland, Turkey and Greece.
The results were:
Adult Men
- 1st David Gee, England 54mtrs
- 2nd Scott Cleary, Scotland 48mtrs
- 3rd Colin Matthews, Scotland, 45mtrs
Adult Ladies
- 1st Tessa Pirie, Scotland, 34mtrs
- 2nd Fiona Campbell, Scotland, 32mtrs
- 3rd Jill Glass, New Zealand, 24mtrs
Team Category (New category – 1st year)
- ‘Guinness A Team’ with a total length of all 4 team members of 151mtrs
Old Tosser
- Ron Long, 37mtrs
The Bertie (best islander)
- Simon Fraser, aged 12, 30mtrs
Easdale deserves the reward of record numbers and of a record number of countries represented. The islanders commit themselves to a series of imaginative community events and others, like this one, run for both visitors and islanders.
This is an island full of enterprise, a can-do spirit and a will to help themselves to progress. And then there’s the legendary sense of fun and adventure. Is there something in slate we should know about?
And the musicians were excellent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_PBxCG9rPM
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