Event Information

Tourney of Ymir
(2010-02-12 - 2010-02-14 - Site opens at & Closes at )
Windmasters' Hill

Their Excellencies Girard and Guenièvre and the Barony of Windmasters’ Hill invite you to join us the weekend of February 12-14, 2010 for Ymir XXXV at the Betsy Jeff Penn 4H Center in Reidsville, NC. The winter winds blow in the second month of the year, and to help ward off the chill this site offers heated cabins and classroom space and hot showers. We hope you plan on being a part of our Barony’s Annual Celebration of the Great Frost Giant!

Website: http://ymir.windmastershill.org

Martial Activities: Baron James of Middle Aston (mka James Wagner) will serve as Marshal-in-Charge for the day. You may contact him with any questions regarding martial activities at 919.496.7713 (before 10:00 PM). Syr Otto von Schwartzkatz plans to run a traditional double elimination tournament for the armoured combatants. Vicar Ceridwen ferch Owain will be marshaling the rapier tournament and promises “lots and lots of rapier fighting”. Please check the website for more detailed information.

Arts & Sciences Activities: There will be a Scroll Blank competition sponsored by the Triton Principal Herald. Dance classes will be offered by Lady Sophia the Orange. And, Lady Kateryn Rous, katrous[AT]yahoo.com, will be coordinating an open display and an Arts & Sciences competition for Norse Household Items. Further details for each are available on the event website.

Cost: Adult, Member: $10.00 Day-Trip, $10.00 Feast, $10.00 Camping

Adult, Non-Member: $13.00 Day-Trip, $10.00 Feast, $10.00 Camping

Youth (6-17): $5.00 Day-Trip, $10.00 Feast, $10.00 Camping

Child (0-5): $0.00 Day-Trip, $10.00 Feast, $0.00 Camping

Make Checks Payable To: SCA, Inc., Barony of Windmasters Hill

Cost Notes: * Make your reservations via ACCEPS December 2009 - January 31, 2010. * All feast and cabin reservations are taken via ACCEPS. * Daytrip only reservations may be sent via ACCEPS or mailed to Lady Marion le Red (Marion Campbell) at 8517 Ten Ten Road, Raleigh, NC 27603. * Please save a copy of your ACCEPS receipt and bring it with you when you check-in. * If you want to stay with a group in a cabin please have all group members forward their ACCEPS confirmation (including the group name) to Marion le Red, marionred[AT]gmail.com.

* If you have questions about this reservation policy, please email Lady Marion le Red, marionred[AT]gmail.com

Event Steward’s Information: Callixtus Gill (Scott Callicutt), 7216 Ray Road, Raleigh, NC 27613, Phone: (919) 844-4423, E-mail: callixtus.gill[AT]gmail.com

Reservations: Marion le Red (Marion Cambell), 8517 Ten Ten Road, Raleigh, NC 27603, Phone: (919) 264-4512, E-mail: marionred[AT]gmail.com

Site: Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H Center 804 Cedar Lane Reidsville, NC 27320.

Site Restrictions: Pets permitted only on a leash. Fires allowed in only designated areas (pre-existing fire pits). Swim in the lake at your own risk; no lifeguard is on duty. Alcohol is permitted for those over the age of 21. No original containers. Please take your empties and trash home with you. Parking directly by the cabins is prohibited.

Feast Information: A feast for 100 persons shall be prepared by our Head Cook Lady Maria Beatriz la Mora (mka Hilda “Bambi” Riggsbee-Smith). Please contact her at hippy_dippy_dancer[AT]yahoo.com or 919.225.4847 (Wednesday-Sunday before 10:00 PM) with any dietary concerns. A feast menu will be posted on the event website.

Merchanting Information: Please contact the Merchant Coordinator Lady Tessa de Spina (mka Jan Harris) at janandtessa[AT]wildblue.net or 919.309.9059, if you would like to merchant. Please be prepared to let her know what you are selling, your tent size (including ropes), whether your tent is modern or period, and whether you will be arriving on Friday or Saturday.

Other Information: Please refer to the event website for information about Children’s & Newcomer’s activities

Hotel Information: A room block has been reserved at two local hotels. Reservation information can be found on the event website.

Directions:
FROM RALEIGH, BURLINGTON: Follow Interstate 85/40 WEST to Greensboro. When given the option of following I-40 OR I-85, stay on I-40. Exit right onto Lee St. (Hwy 6) toward downtown Greensboro. Follow Lee Street approximately 2.5 miles, then follow the signs to join Hwy 29 North. Merge onto 29 N and continue north out of Greensboro until you come to the 4th Reidsville exit (Highway 14 - Eden, Yanceyville, Reidsville). Turn left at the top of this ramp, following Highway 14 North. After the third traffic light (past Lowe’s, Food Lion, and WalMart), turn left onto Salem Church Rd. There is no light, but there is a large billboard and a horse farm near the corner. Continue on Salem Church Rd for approximately 2 miles, then turn HARD right onto Cedar Lane. The 4H Center is on the left, at 804 Cedar Lane. You may download a printable .pdf with written directions and a map to the site from the event website.