Event Information

W.O.P.P. - War Orphans PIRATE Party
(2009-08-15 - Site opens at 9:00 AM & Closes at 9:00 PM)
Saint Georges

Arrrrrrgh! Well, blow me down if it aren’t time again for WOPP. But this time, we’ll be takin’ her over! That’s right, mateys; there’ll be no PITY in this here Party. But there won’t just be one of those so-called “movies” we’ll be appreciatin’ . No, if yer gonna do ‘er, do ‘er right, sez I. EVERY Pirate movie ever made. We’ve plumbed the depths of Davy Jones locker for the entire treasure trove of them.

Activities:

Armored Combat: TBA.

Rapier Combat: Team ship-to-ship battle (3–5 person teams) and Sinking ship scenario.

Archery: TBA.

A&S: Brewing Competition, Period Nautical devices, Anything documentable to any pirate movie.

Classes: Throughout the day, there will be classes on a variety of Period Nautical Subjects. Classes/schedules are being determined. (If interested in teaching a class, please send an email to: m’lady Asherah bint Badra mkroberson@gmail.com ).

Feast: As always, the Canton of St. Georges will be providing the main course: beef on a bread trencher (with or without cheese). We ask that those taking attending feast please provide the following according to Modern Last Name: A–M, side dishes; N–Z: desserts.

Cost: Daytrip ONLY: $8.00 / Youths 6–18: $6.00 / Feast: $4.00 / Children 5 and younger: Guests of the Canton. Non-member surcharge: $3.00.

Please make checks payable to: “SCA Inc., Canton of St. Georges”

Site: Pickens County Shrine Club, 831 Griffin Mill Rd., Pickens, SC, 29671. Site opens: 9am. Closes: 9pm. GATE CLOSES AT 2PM! This site is Wet. No pets, smoking in designated areas only.

Event Steward: Baron Lucien de La Rochelle, Jim Looper, 207 West Keels Rd. Hodges, SC, 29653. 864-554-0586, jimlooper@embarqmail.com

Reservationist: M’lady Suzanne de Clopton, Suzanne Clopton, 236 Stadium Dr., Westminster, SC, 29693. Email: suzanne.clopton@gmail.com


Directions:
Take your best route to SC Hwy 123 (Upstate South Carolina). Take Highway 178 North towards Pickens. At second red light, turn RIGHT onto Breazeale Rd. Turn LEFT onto Griffin Mill Rd. Site is on the RIGHT.