A Community Free Beach Hat Tourney and Potluck

Event Info

This event to honor the legendary Chuck Aramaki and his commitment to ultimate in all forms will be on Saturday, October 10th, from 9:30 am ~ 4:00 pm, between lifeguard stations 28 & 29 in Venice/Santa Monica. The format will be 4×4 or 5×5 mixed (depending on the final # of registrants). We will also have pick up field(s) available for those who can’t commit to a full day of play but want to come out to share Chuck’s memory and his love of the sport with friends and family.

This event is also a potluck! We strongly encourage everyone to bring something, whether its food or drinks. Please bring something that will be outdoor-friendly to share. You can also donate to the Taco Fund, which we’ll use to buy tacos at the end of the day to supplement what you all bring (you’ll be prompted about this when finalizing your registration).

Registration for the tournament is free until midnight Wednesday, October 7th, but please do not sign up unless you’re fairly certain you’ll make it.

As usual, we’ll have lined fields, scoreboards, shade tents, water, and some other goodies. There will also be a massage table where you can work your friends’ kinks out for them. Please note, we will *NOT* have cups for water, even though we will have 5-gallon jugs of water out there. We ask that you bring your own container for water. Additionally, you may want to bring some sand socks to protect your feet.

Other Notes

Again, registration is free if you sign up by midnight on Wednesday, October 7th. If you don’t register by then, it’ll be $10. Registration closes on the Friday before the tournament, at 10am. If you pre-register and then can’t make it, please let us know. Additionally, we will be making very limited exceptions for late-adds after the registration deadline, which will have to pay a late fee of $25. We want to encourage as many players as possible to register beforehand, to make the work a lot easier on the organizers. With that said, please do not register unless you are serious about coming and playing.

This will be a random draw tourney but we will distribute players based on survey responses so overall team strength is as similar as possible. We use a random number generator to make the selections. Players will get an email the day before the event telling them which team they are on and letting them know their team color.

The event will located on the beach just south of lifeguard station 28 and the Ashland Ave. bathrooms (i.e. at “South Beach Park”) in Venice (technically Santa Monica, but most people think of it as Venice). Please be there by 9:30 am so the first games can start at 10:00 am. We expect to finish up around 4pm.

Look forward to seeing you out there!