Sixteen teams representing ten curling clubs from the three Maritime provinces took part in the Cornwall Curling Club’s first Masters Plus Bonspiel on Thursday and Friday. Masters Plus has three curlers on a team age 60 and over, and one player at least 55 years old. Off-Island teams were from CFB Halifax, Antigonish, Truro, Sackville and Moncton.
A points system was used to determine the final standings. The Julien Gaudin rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex, which includes third Cathy Dillon, second Wayne Arsenault, and lead Shoji Yamamoto finished in first place, with 57 points. Next was the host club rink skipped by Bob MacWilliams, with 51 points. Rounding out the MacWilliams squad were John Berry, Roy Coffin, and Jim Farquharson. Third place went to the Judy Burgess rink from Truro, with 48 points, followed closely by Cornwall’s Paul Arsenault team, with 47. Rounding out the top six are the Bill Lutes foursome from Moncton with 44 points, and Cornwall’s Shirley Berry rink, with 42.
Organizers report that feedback from the participants was great, and they hope to make it an annual event.
File photo (L-R) Jim Farquharson, John Berry, Roy Coffin from runner-up MacWilliams rink
The host committee of Ed Coffin, Allan Acorn. Ron Giggey and Paul Arsenault want to extend a special thank you to Bev McCormick, Lance Lowther, and all the staff of the Cornwall Curling Club. Also, a huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the bonspiel from advertising, scoring, preparing lunch etc. Thank you members for vacating your lockers for the benefit of our out-of-town curlers, and thanks again to all the sponsors who supported this bonspiel by donating prizes.
Here is the roster and points earned for the top six teams:
Curling Club Skip Third Second Lead Pts
Charlottetown Julien Gaudin Cathy Dillon Wayne Arsenault Shoji Yamamoto 57
Cornwall Bob MacWilliams John Berry Roy Coffin Jim Farquharson 51
Truro Judy Burgess Helen Brightmen Karen Hennigar Penny Neily 48
Cornwall Paul Arsenault Ron Giggey Allan Acorn Ed Coffin 47
Moncton Bill Lutes Mike Hampson Ken Wood Jim Henderson 44
Cornwall Shirley Berry Sandy Hope Arleen Haris Evelyn Rogerson 42
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