From the Tauranga boat club.....

The starting gun has fired and the race is underway ! 

Tauranga has found its foils and is at the 54.23% mark with Cambridge Dragging its anchor and trailing slightly behind at the 51.19% Mark.

A slight change to the way this is calculated this year.  We are now using the X Club handicap system which takes into account the strength of the partnership, the opposition and the field. We average the handicap scores for each club and use that as the total for the club.

 On Sunday Beth Kingsley and Josie van Weerd won our Intermediate tournament. Many congratulations to them. A 70 percent score in the afternoon clinched the win for them!

It was lovely to see 12 tables of Junior members and their partners on Sunday afternoon.

We played Bringo and answered Clare's bridge questions for fun spot prizes.

Sunday 1pm 26 July is our fun junior restricted afternoon.

A junior player can enter with another junior or intermediate or open player.  if you are an intermediate or Open player this is a chance for you to support our junior members.

This is open to members of our neighbouring clubs also and there is no charge to enter. 

Enter online at the NZ bridge website or contact Sue Mckenzie our tournament secretary.

Can one Cambridge member of each pair bring a plate for afternoon tea please.

Hope to see you there.

Members will have received an email today recommending we all get used to playing on-line at BBO (BridgeBase Online). Additional full instruction on what it's all about can be found on the Ashburton website .. thanks to Mary Buckland and others.

A fun series with 10 teams taking part, including two teams from our neighbouring clubs.

The winners though were a Cambridge team the Queens! Well done to them. Great dressing up too!

Its time for our annual fun bridge in the gardens. We are very fortunate to be going to Sue Aitkens again for another fabulous afternoon of bridge. A beautiful venue with mature trees for shade. 248B Tauwhare road

Monday night teams are coming up soon!  As the year is 2020 The Theme for the series is The Past 20 years. The clipboard for you to enter your team is at the front of the club. Pre entry is required by the 26th February. Join in the fun!

Wednesday night teams take place in May. The theme for these is The Future 20 years.  Use your imagination.

For the next two weeks Di Emms is away and Anne Blewden will sub for her as Monday partnership steward. Di returns on the 12th February and will be back ready for the Monday 17th February.

For the next two weeks please contact Anne if you need help. The Monday night sheets will continue to go out next Monday and please fill out and return to the club so that we know who may be available. If you would like a partner for particular evenings please put it on your sheet.

Thank you.