[MR] Atlantia Digest, Vol 75, Issue 52

[Alexander Gervais]

If no one minds a Trimarian transplant chipping in, I would recommend 
talking with the Trimarian Seneschal Master Richard.  Trimaris has held 
centrally-located Kingdom events for many years (mostly between the 
Orlando/Ocala areas), with the only changes in the sites being primarily 
due to SCA population growth or changes in policies at a given site 
location.

For most of my former shire/barony (Oldenfeld) in Tallahassee, or for 
our southern groups near Miami the average drive times were between 5 to 
7 hours to get to the central site(s).  Setup logistics were 
occasionally a real challenge, but in many cases that was overcome by 
multiple groups teaming up to submit a bid, and the groups split the 
profits post-event.  Overall, I think it was the best system considering 
the distances involved crossing Florida.  With an average 8 to 10 hour 
drive from one end of Trimaris to the other, the central site was the 
least of the overall evils and the Trimarian big-four events usually 
averaged between 500 and 700 attendees during my time as kingdom 
constable years ago.

In Service,
HL Alexander Gervais le Poitevin
Currently residing in Elvegast (although my work keeps me from playing 
right now)
Formerly from the Barony of Oldenfeld, Trimaris