The Annual ANZAC Day Pairs, a Red Point Event, was well attended and saw some top bridge being played.
The two fields had an equal representation of Grand Masters and budding hopefuls.
The outright results were determined on the last board in the East/West field.
Our special thanks to the member who provided the Anzac Day biscuits. Delicious.
Director Peter Hume had a busy day being called to a number of challenging situations.

The North/ South Winners were:-
1    208.0    61.90%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan    0.40
2    201.0    59.82%    Jorgen Boettiger - Julie Teague       0.28
3    182.0    54.17%    Sue Eastman - Helen White             0.20
4    176.0    52.38%    Judy Wulff - Kerry Dwyer                 0.13
5    161.0    47.92%    Peter Hume - Laurie Powell
6    157.0    46.73%    Peter Wheatley - Edith Marshall    
7    152.0    45.24%    Jim Routledge - Chris Hasemore    
8    107.0    31.85%    Kerry-Anne Durrant - Coral Erikson

The East/ West winners were:-
1    207.0    61.61%    Barry Foster - Sylvia Foster              0.40
2    202.0    60.12%    Dasha Brandt - David Bowerman      0.28
3    182.0    54.17%    Susan McCall - Pamela Joseph       0.20
4    170.0    50.60%    Marilyn Jarrett - Jenny Buckley        0.13
5    158.0    47.02%    Janice Donohoe - Meryl Duke
6    152.0    45.24%    Meg McGregor - Hilary Owen
7    138.0    41.07%    Graham Woof - Carolyn Harper    
8    135.0    40.18%    Elaine Hume - Heather Brown

The 2023 Mixed Pairs Championship attracted a field of expert players and some just wanting experience in a very competitive atmosphere.
The competition was played over two sessions on Friday 21st April 2023.
All pairs played each other in both sessions.
The lunchtime leaders were:-

Morning Session
1    140.0    64.81%    Dasha Brandt - David Bowerman (9)    0.75
2    139.0    64.35%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan (8)    0.53
3    117.0    54.17%    Rohan Creasey - Maria Rose (3)    0.38
4    114.0    52.78%    Jaan Oitmaa - Sylvia Foster (1)    0.25
5    110.0    50.93%    Peter Hume - Elaine Hume (6)    0.19

With only the slimmest of leads (0.46%) Dasha and David could not afford to relax.
The lead fluctuate several times during the afternoon with the eventual winners only being decided on the last boards.
The afternoon winners were:-

Afternoon Session
1    137.0    63.43%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan (8)    0.75
2    134.0    62.04%    Jaan Oitmaa - Sylvia Foster (1)    0.53
3    124.0    57.41%    Karen Ody - Jim Routledge (7)    0.38
4    118.0    54.63%    David Howells - Sue Eastman (4)    0.25
5    106.0    49.07%    Dasha Brandt - David Bowerman (9)    0.19

The final results were:-

Final Scores.
1    276.0    63.89%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan (103)    
2    248.0    57.41%    Jaan Oitmaa - Sylvia Foster (110)    
3    246.0    56.94%    Dasha Brandt - David Bowerman (102)    
4    230.0    53.24%    Karen Ody - Jim Routledge (108)    
5    213.0    49.31%    Rohan Creasey - Maria Rose (107)    
6    212.0    49.07%    David Howells - Sue Eastman (104)    
7    192.0    44.44%    Peter Hume - Elaine Hume (106)    
8    191.0    44.21%    Louis Koolen - Barbara Grant (105)    
9    178.0    41.20%    Kerry-Anne Durrant - Carolyn Harper (101)    
10    174.0    40.28%    Graham Woof - Carolynne Mucharsky (109)

Congratulation to the winners and all the participants.

Heather and Warwick at our Christmas Party 2009.

Heather was a member of our club for many years. She played most of her bridge career with good friend Bobbie Lyons and sometimes with her husband Warwick. I particularly remember Heather as part of the Charity Team trio with Bobbie Lyons and Lucy Van Veen. Over a number of years they raised a great deal of money for the Ladies Refuge located near our bridge club. Their efforts brought immense credit to our membership. Heather was a quiet, kind person and will be missed by all who knew her.

The Easter Pairs Red Point event drew a goodly number of competitors vying for the honours. There were eighteen hopeful pairs, six in the "rookie" under 50 Masterpoint field and twelve in the over 50 Mpt (open ) field who were greeted with the usual sprinkling of very tricky boards.

Congratulations to the Winners : Carolyn Girdwood and Rohan Creasey and Chris Williams and Jan Clarke who sure look happy.

Thanks must go to Director Chris Hannan, who managed both sections.

Full results : Rookie ... Open

Winners were Martin Johnson - Michael Greenfield (N/S) and Sylvia Foster - Marcelle Goslin (E/W)

Last Monday the Club conducted it’s annual Upside Down Pairs. It is an opportunity for an experienced player, covered in lots of Red and Gold points, to play with someone aspiring to reach those same dizzy heights. The event was so popular with those wishing to learn, the field was oversubscribed.In order to accommodate as many as possible it was necessary to recruit good players from Central Coast Leagues Club Bridge Club, the Club would like to thank Henrietta Hohnen, Anne Grayden and Wendy Mitchell for their wonderful support.

Also, many thanks to all our experts for participating and sharing their invaluable experience.
It was a really fun event and Director Peter Hume started the session with a few upside down jokes.
If you wish to play next year watch the noticeboard and get in early.