[MR] Sapphire Joust V, May 28-31

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If you go to the website listed in the e-mail there is a link to the A&S information

William
> Is there any information on A&S for this event?
>  
> Marsaili Johnston
> 
> Fergus MacDair <fmacdair at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Forwarded on behalf of the autocrat of Sapphire Joust.
> My apologies to those who get this multiple times. 
> *~*
> Greetings to one and all from Master Fritz; autocrat
> for Sapphire Joust V. 
> The pre-registration deadline for the biggest event of
> the year is fast approaching and once again, I am
> encouraging you all to go to the Sapphire Joust
> website at http://geocities.com/sapphirejoust and
> download the pre-registration form and mail it in as
> soon as possible. There have also been updates made to
> the Sapphire website, so please check into it to see
> what is new. 
> As was said in the last missive to the populace, there
> will be a great deal of fighting, and this year, the
> Sapphire tournaments will be slightly different from
> previous years. 
> Since their inception, the Gem Joust tourneys have had
> as their focus the Art of Chivalry. Traditionally we

> have had a panel of judges view the Tourney and award
> a single prize to the most Chivalrous Fighter on the
> list that day. Sometimes though, one just isn’t
> enough.
> This year, we will be selecting 30 combatants from
> Saturday’s Heavy Lists. They will be chosen, based on
> all the aspects of the Chivalric way of life. “Le
> Ordene de Chevalrie”, The Ordination of Knighthood, a
> 12th or 13th century anonymous French poem, shows us
> that a knight is expected to display faith, courtesy,
> honesty, humility, purity, “right” and loyalty. While
> it is understood that all combatants are striving to
> adhere to these tenets, each of the aspects will be
> studied by our many tourney viewers. Individuals will
> be recognized in EACH of the categories, and will be
> announced during Saturday evening court. ALL fighters
> are encouraged to attend evening Court where His
> Excellency of Caer Mear will announce the names of all
> the combatants for the Sunday list. The remaining 2
> positions belong to The King and The Prince. The

> Sunday list shall be held as a 32 person Round Robin
> of 4 lists of 8. All combatants will fight 7 rounds
> with a single winner advancing from each of the 4
> lists. Those 4 winners will come together and a
> Champion will be determined. 
> The schedule for marshal activities for the entire
> weekend is as follows:
> Schedule for fighting at Sapphire Joust
> 
> Friday
> Heavy List
> 5 to 7 pm Open Field for pickups 
> Rapier List
> 5 to 7 pm Open Field for pickups 
> 
> Saturday
> Heavy 
> 9:30 to 11:30 am Great Weapon Tourney
> Sir Iain Monlach
> 12 to 2 pm 3 Man Melee Tourney
> St. Aiden/ Susannah Grey
> 2 to 4:30 pm Bear Pit/ Speed Tourney 
> To be announced
> Authorizations will be available between 10 and Noon
> Rapier
> 11 am to 4:30 pm Sapphire Joust Chivalry
> Tourney
> Lord William Cameron 
> Authorizations will be available between 9:30-11 am
> Archery
> 11 am to 4:30 pm Open Range/Skill Shoot
> Earl Mica Longbow
> 
> Sunday
> Rapier
> 10 am to 4:30 pm Melees/ Open list
> Baron Aidan Aylwyn
> Heavy

> 10 am to 3 pm Sapphire Joust Chivalry Tourney
> 32 man Round Robin
> Master Fritz Justus Fritz
> 
> With all that being said, we will need a lot of
> volunteers to help with marshalling duties, MOLs to
> help support our event MOLs as well as waterbearers.
> If you are able to help out, please do so.
> Keep an eye on the website for updates and feel free
> to email any questions you may have to
> sapphirejoust at yahoo.com. 
> 
> Master Fritz
> 
> 
> 
> =====
> The Tao is called the Great Mother:
> empty yet inexhaustible,
> it gives birth to infinite worlds.
> 
> It is always present within you.
> You can use it any way you want.
> Tao Te Ching, chapter 6
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