The club held its first Short Mat Tournament in the renovated Anderson House. All went very well with everyone having a good time. We did some changes in the way we used Anderson House, which seemed to help the flow of players in and out of the building during the tournament. The east end of … [Read more...]
Carnarvon Cup 2018
September 5, 2018 by
The Carnarvon Cup is a men's pairs competition held summer long from early May through late August. Pairs are formed each week from a random selection from the attending pool of skips and leads. Scoring gives a point for attendance, two points for a win and one point for a tie. The draw each week … [Read more...]
Heading Home
March 20, 2018 by
Well here we are on the way home. Uneventful start. Early rise at the Landvetter Airport Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden. Rising at 4 am with breakfast at 4:30 and a walk over to the Airport at 5 am. Usual check-in procedures, security checks and then wait for boarding. On our flight to Frankfurt, … [Read more...]
Chris wins two today
March 17, 2018 by
Well we’re not bringing home the Gold Medal, but we’re having a good time. Competition here is fierce but friendly. These are the best short mat players in the world. They play and practice year round. Hard to keep up with such dedication. However, we only had one blowout of game and that was the … [Read more...]
Day 4 – Opening Ceremony
March 16, 2018 by
Published on behalf of Andrew Harley. Is it really day 4? Things are moving along quickly. This morning was a lie-in morning - quiet anyway. At noon we are having a Canada Team meeting. In the meantime, the Oak Bay team relaxed at the cottage. When I left Victoria last Sunday on the … [Read more...]
Brent in Swedish Jail
March 14, 2018 by
Published on behalf of Andrew, Brent, Chris, David and Mitch Well, here we are in the little cottage which is very pretty. But, you have to be rather careful negotiating the inside stairs. Three of the bedrooms are upstairs in the attic which is accessed by a set of open plan steps. … [Read more...]
Day 2 In Sweden
March 13, 2018 by
Well I have to say, the hotel is pretty nice. The group gathered for breakfast, (included in the hotel price), although it took a bit to winkle Brent out of bed! The breakfast was totally amazing and David made the most of it, going back for thirds! After breakfast we explored the bus/train … [Read more...]
Short Mat Bowlers from Nanaimo
March 4, 2018 by
Short Mat Bowlers from Nanaimo Bowling Club What a welcome sight to see the up island bowlers arrive for a visit to Oak Bay Bowling Club. A dozen short mat bowlers from Nanaimo arrived at OBLBC for a day of friendly short mat bowling. After the chaos on the Malahat the previous day, it was … [Read more...]
Short Mat Tournament February 3rd 2018
February 4, 2018 by
Short Mat Tournament February 3rd, 2018 Saturday February 3rd saw the first short mat tournament of 2018. Thirty players gathered in Carnarvon and Anderson house to play a series of triples games. The 30 players made up 10 teams of three players drawn randomly from the RSVP sign-up of skips, … [Read more...]
Oak Bay Wins Gold
November 25, 2017 by
Well finally, the bowlers managed to overcome the opposition and take the Gold Medal in the Fours event in the Canadian Short Mat Championships. Brent, David, Mitch and Andrew went through the rounds of the Fours without defeat! Everybody played well, and while there was some … [Read more...]