RESULTS
Congratulations to Brendan McConville for going undefeated and winning the McDougal. (He is not really left-handed.)
DUES UPDATES
Membership fees for USA Fencing are going up for next season. Not tons, but about $10 per membership. However, they don’t technically go up until August 1. So, if you get your membership before then, you actually still pay this year’s fee. $10 is $10. Only a couple of weeks left.
Long term club dues are also getting close. You can get 6 months of club membership for the cost of 5 months ($225 instead of $270) by paying August through January all at one time. Or you can go really big and get a whole year for only 10 months ($450 instead of $540). We only offer this when it falls in line with the USA Fencing calendar, so it is only available for August to July. Or the 6 month is August – January and a second shot of February – July.
CLUB UPDATES
Regular schedule for this week as far as lessons and practice. That is: club practice Tuesday and Thursday nights, and Saturday morning I will be in starting about 11 am. The beginning foil camp starts tomorrow.
GARAGE? BASEMENT? SALE
We are selling our club jackets and knickers to our members for $5. We are going to keep it going through the camp season. Some other clubs want to buy some of our inventory, so get stuff now if you are interested.
SUMMER CAMPS
We had a fun epee camp last week and are going to the camp designed for beginning fencers (or those returning after a break who want a refresher) this week. The advanced foil looks like it is going to be a big come together of a lot of our up-and-coming foilists.
July 20 – 24 Beginner foil
July 27 – 31 Advanced foil
Email me if you have questions.
INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS
We have had our fall events approved by the North Carolina Division. Our first event will be on October 24th and will include Open Foil, Open Epee, and a Div III (D and under) Foil event. The second will be December 5th and will have an Open Foil, Open Epee, and a Div III Epee. They are now up on askfred, and have caps of 28 fencers, so start getting signed up.
The National Office has announced the dates and locations of a couple more of the 2026-2027 National Events. The April NAC will be the 3rd weekend of April in Cincinnati, Ohio. That is an easy one day drive (remember I am a Midwesterner) for the NAC that usually has the Div 1 National Championships and a round of Vet events. Next year’s Nationals will be July 2-11 in Salt Lake City, Utah. I will probably say this early and often for those thinking about going. Try to schedule yourself a day or two early to acclimatize before your events. You will be about 8/10 of a mile high versus the 43 feet of Wilmington. There is enough to do and visit in SLC that those days can be fun.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The next season starts with a ton of regionals, especially for the under 20 crowd.
September 12-13 Regional Virginia Beach, VA Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior
September 18-20 Regional Myrtle Beach, SC Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div 2, Vet
(Obviously, this is the one most of our fencers need to be looking at. Registration is open from now until August 31, but all the events are capped. Few entries at the moment, but be certain you get registered before the limits are reached if you are interested,)
September 25-27 Regional Richmond, VA Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior
October 3-4 Regional Suwanee, GA Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior
October 9-12 NAC Orlando, FL ?
October 24 CFFA Wilmington Open foil and epee, Div III foil
December 5 CFFA Wilmington Open foil and epee, Div III epee
pax vobiscum,
Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association