The World Stone Skimming Championships 2013 will take place on Sunday 29 September 2013 on Easdale Island, near Oban in Argyll, Scotland.
Easdale Island
is the smallest permanently inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides. It was once the centre of a thriving Scottish slate mining industry, and one of the disused quarries forms a perfect arena for the World Stone Skimming Championships.The championships are held every year on the last Sunday in September. Anyone of any age and any level of skill can enter. Each competitor is allowed 3 skims using specially selected Easdale slate skimming stones.
For a skim to qualify the stone must bounce at least three times - it is then judged on the distance achieved before it sinks.
T-shirt designs
The 2012 t-shirt logos were designed by Easdale School pupils, Emily Aldwinkle (Primary 3), who designed the logo for the front of the shirt (above right), while the back logo (above left) was designed by Brodie Morton (Primary 6). T-shirts bearing these designs will be available on the day.
Registration
Registration for the championships takes place at Easdale Island Community Hall from 11.00am until 1.00pm on the day. If you would like to compete just turn up as there are no qualifying rounds.
For the full competition rules, categories and entrance fees, please see our about section.
The Pre-Skim Party
On the Saturday night before the event, come and warm up at the Pre-skim Party, in Easdale Island Community Hall where there will be a licensed bar, live music, and where children are most welcome.
For live music in 2012 we had the return of Michael Marra's offspring and friends - The Hazey Janes.
The Hazey Janes have undergone their fair share of globe-trotting since their first release, some 8 years ago. After recording LPs in Spain and America respectively, the band headlined throughout the UK, played support to the likes of Elbow, Idlewild and Snow Patrol, and made two trips to the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. New album The Winter That Was (Armellodie Records) sees the band refining their zig-zag path from Country to Psych to Powerpop, with chunky chords, wistful lyrics and lush harmonies.
A late contender for Scottish album of the year Daily Record
***** Daily Express
**** Mojo
- films for kids
- stilt walker
- music throughout the day with The Absurdist Pipe Band
- exclusive 2012 design T-shirts and hats - featuring a new logo design from Easdale Primary School
- barbeque - delicious flame-grilled food!
- pre-skim party on Saturday 22 September 2012 featuring The Hazey Janes .
For details of the complete results of 2011 please see our results section.
For information on categories and entrance fees please see our about section.
To find out more about the World Stone Skimming Championships please explore the website. If you have any queries and/or comments don't hesitate to contact us.
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