Beaches Sabre Club NY

07/31/2021

Alex Jeffrey Memorial Tournament
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Last year we tried to hold this annual event but when we got down to our final 8 we had to cancel due to some fencers feeling unwell/too cautious to compete. If you were in the final 8 last year you will automatically be registered for this event - there is no registration fee. If you do not have an account with our booking site we will contact you for your information in order to reserve your spot. If you find you cannot participate this year please let us know so we can offer spots to other fencers. Details are:

Date: Sunday, August 15th
Time: 2pm - ?
Registration Fee: $25 in advance
$30 at the door
Awards: Medals to 8th place for Open
Medals to 3rd place for Y11
Trophy for Open Competition
New Sabre for top Y12 fencer in Open Competition
Various Awards given for participation
Automatic 5 Entries in Cash Draw

Description:
The Memorial is an annual competition dedicated to the memory of the Beaches founder, Alex A Jeffrey. Alex was a coach and mentor to many fencers and someone who strove to have women's sabre recognized as a legitimate weapon back when the world thought women should stick to foil and epee. He was the Canadian National coach for Women's Sabre and coached many NCAA, National and International fencers. In honor of Alex's contributions to the sport and his many eccentricities the Memorial takes the opportunity to remember him with many personal "awards" that reflect his interests and attitudes as well as holding a traditional tournament that gives out a trophy and medals and other prizes.

The tournament will hold an open event that is open to anyone ages 6 and older and any skill level. First round will be a pool and second round a direct elimination table Once the younger fencers are out of the open competition there will be a second table for ages 11 and under. Any fencer who is 11 or under at the time of the competition is eligible and seeding will be based on pool results from the open competition.

$10 from every entry will be put aside and divided up. $5 will be used as a prize for the winner of the competition and the other $5 will be put into a draw. If the winner is a youth or NCAA eligible fencer the prize money will be awarded as a gift certificate which can be redeemed for any club activity/equipment purchase. Others will have it awarded in cash. After the competition has concluded the draw will take place and cash awarded to whoever has the winning ticket. Additional tickets for this draw can be purchased for $1 each ticket. You will need to be present to receive the award and the winner of the Open is not eligible to win.

Registration:
You can register for this competition on the booking site: bscny.simplybook.me Membership is not required to register. Anyone 11 or under is automatically registered for the youth event when registering for the Open.

Covid Procedure:
Temperatures will still be taken at the door. Since our space is small we will be going by stricter procedures if there are more than 15 participants. In that case everyone regardless of vaccination status will need to wear their mask when not fencing. Fencers on strip can choose to drop their face mask but need to put it back on when finished.

If you have any questions or issues registering please let me know.

Hope to see you all out to celebrate the memory of our founding coach!

Carolyn Lapham
Head Coach, Beaches Sabre Club-NY

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07/15/2020

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Jackie Litynski, who graduated from North Carolina in May after four years on the women's fencing team, is UNC's nominee for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

06/22/2020

Now that the Capital District has entered Phase 3 Beaches will start offering small group bouting opportunities. I am still waiting for Tyler to confirm his times but once he does we will have two sessions offered during the week and one offered on Saturdays for sabre and one evening session for epee. Sessions are one hour in length and limited to 5 fencers (plus "host'). A minimum is set by Beaches at 3 fencers but hosts can waive this if they wish. Fencers will sign up for a session using a booking site on a first come basis. Each session is $5 for the rest of June (a monthly rate option may be implemented for July). Fencers must be current members to fence. Membership is available for purchase when booking a session. If you aren't sure if your membership is current please check with me before purchasing it on the site. You can pay using PayPal or Square (credit cards) at time of booking or by cash and cheque at the door. If the host does cancel a session notice will be sent to any fencer who has signed up no later than an hour before and a refund will be given if the fencer has pre-paid. I can't make fencers who have booked visible so if you want to know who has already signed up or how many please text me or the host listed for that session before booking.

The booking site is: bscny.simplybook.me. Please note that there won't be a session today since it took me forever to set this up and now it's too late. As soon as Ty confirms with me I will post those sessions as well. Details about requirements for sessions in regard to COVID-19 are listed on the site.

If you have any questions about this please let me know.

Beaches is now offering small bouting sessions.  Fencers will be required to have their own equipment (we can loan out club equipment for your sole use but a refundable deposit will be required) and masks will be required at all times (either face mask or fencing mask).  Body temperature w...

06/22/2020

Congrats to our Beaches Alumni Tasia K. Ford for becoming the new assistant coach at Temple University.

PHILADELPHIA - Temple fencing alumna Tasia Ford will return to Broad Street as the team's sabre coach after serving as the squad's part-time coach in the spring. Ford was a member of the sabre squad for four years, graduating in 2014 with a degree in graphic design.

05/28/2020

Hi All,

According to New York State guidelines the club won't be able to resume "normal" operations until Phase 4. It also states that there is a minimum two week waiting period between phases to gauge effects. Since we are in Phase 1 now I am assuming we wouldn't get to Phase 4 until the beginning of July at the earliest 😞 In the meantime we will be gradually offering more services as the phases progress.

For more info email:

[email protected]

04/03/2020

While normal operations are suspended Beaches is offering an opportunity to participate in Virtual Fencing Programs. We are offering 3 different programs as well as individual lessons. If interested please contact us at: [email protected] for more information

03/16/2020

Out of an abundance of caution during this time Beaches will be cancelling all group classes effective immediately. This includes JEDI, Open, Youth Intermediate, Adult Intermediate and Beginner/Orientation Classes. These classes will be closed until March 31st. Anyone who is still owed classes for March can replace each missed class with a 20 minute private lesson. If interested please contact Beaches for available times. Private Lessons will still continue. If you wish to reschedule a regular time spot during this closure please contact the club at either (518)273-7466 (call or text) or [email protected]. Do not contact thru FB. Beaches apologizes for this inconvenience and hopes we can resume our normal schedule in April.

12/26/2019

Hi All,

Beaches will be open for bouting tonight. There will be no class so fencing will begin at 6:30pm and go until everyone is done (or Rod kicks everyone out). Everyone is welcome to come and fence. We are hoping to have some Beaches alums out as well.

Take care,

Carolyn

12/15/2019

BEACHES HAS MERCH!!!
ORDER NOW!!

LIMITED SUPPLY PLEASE PLACE ORDER BY EMAILING: [email protected]

I thought I would offer Beaches t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies for sale in case anyone is looking for a gift for the holidays! We have a wide variety of sizes (youth and adult) and colors available for the tshirt (short sleeve). For the others we have:

Hoodies (Adult Sizes)
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Grey Sizes: S M XL
Black Sizes: S M XL
Purple Sizes: S M XL
Blue Sizes: S XL 2XL

Crewneck Sweatshirts (Adult Sizes)
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Grey Sizes: S M XL
Black Sizes: S M L
White Sizes: S M L

I may be able to find other sizes for the hoodies and sweatshirts - please let me know what you are looking for and I can let you know if I can provide one.

Prices
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T-Shirts: $10 one image
$12 two images

Hoodies/Sweatshirts: $20 one image
$22 two images

Options for images:

We have the Beaches logo and the "Forever Beaches" image available. When ordering please tell me the size and color of the shirt as well as what color of ink you wish to use for the image(s) and whether the image(s) are needed on the front and/or back.

ORDER ASAP!!

12/03/2019

Nice job to Chloe Myat for coming in 7th in ws y10 this past weekend at the cobra challenge

08/23/2019

Place an order for some brand new Beaches swag today!!

08/03/2019

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