Competitions
- Archery
- Armouring, Weapon Smithing and Related Crafts
- Bardic
- Brewing
- Costuming
- Most Virulent Curse/Insult
In all competitions, the Judge's decision will be final. No correspondence will be entered into.
Archery
The archery competition will be held on Saturday. The heats held during the fair, will be to select
the five finalists.
All contestants, on pain of disqualification, will comply with the requests of the marshal while in
the archery area.
No one may go forward of the mark until told to by the marshal.
No nocked arrow shall be pointed in any direction other than the target.
All shooting will cease on the marshal's command, even if your string is drawn ready for release.
Outside of the contest time, you may practice at the long butts in the presence of a marshal
or delegated person.
BOWS may be of any weight, and of suitable bare construction. No compound bows, cross bows, stabilisers, non-period string releases, kissers, clickers or bowsights are allowed.
ARROWS must be made of wood with target heads and feather fletches.
COMPETITION TARGETS - We will be shooting two ends of six arrows at each target. The targets are:
| Long Butt: | score 20,10,5,1 |
|---|---|
| Jay: | score 40,15 |
| Willow: | score 60. |
All arrows falling on a dividing line between two areas on a target are assumed to be within the higher scoring one. Due to the fragile nature of the jay and willow, practise sessions will be on the long butt targets only. In the event of a tie in the final, a shoot-out of one end on the long butt will be held; to be repeated until there is a winner.
Armouring, Weapon Smithing and Related Crafts
There will be two grades in this competition, Advanced and Amateur. The choice of which
group you enter is up to you, however as a guide, anyone who sells or claims their gear
to be a cut above the ordinary should enter the advanced level. The conference organisers
reserve the right to move people from the amateur to the advanced level on this grounds.
The entry must be more than 95% made by the entrant(s).
Items will be judged on accuracy and workmanship. Any unusual pieces should be substantiated
by books or photocopies.
Bardic
This competition will be judged by public acclaim and the skill level displayed as determined by our judges.
Brewing
Will be as per normal brewing competitions, judged by a panel of judges, No bribing with alcohol is permitted (Sorry, judges!).
Costuming
This will be judged on authenticity and workmanship. Again, unusual pieces should be supported by documentary evidence. All entries must be made entirely by the entrants.
Most Virulent Curse/Insult
Will be judged by public acclaim and variety. Period style comparisons will be looked upon favourably.
Prepared by Wayne Robinson,
Gasmules Society (Formerly The Australasian Mediaeval Conference Association
Incorporated)
Last Updated 4 April 2005
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