Hackaland 2008

Fred Piraux · Post by **Fred Piraux** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:53 am

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Just to keep the community informed of the development of the event running for its 8th edition.

Hackaland is a very special event as the focus is FUN FUN FUN for the competitors FIRST despite public access and support by local politics... must be doing something right !

This year Hackaland is taking a step further towards greatness !
- The best competitors group ever representing 10 nations
J Hedgecock (USA), L Binks (OZ), G Nixon (NZ), D Debski (PL),
T Lombardi (F), R Janssen (NL), P Ellingsen (NW), R Hahne...
- 4 jousting divisions
- Armoured ground combat division
- over 120 participants in all divisions
- voted best entertainement in City of Seraing in 2007 and looking for more.

Competition info :
http://users.skynet.be/hackamores/Hacka ... rstrad.htm

Public information is on :
http://users.skynet.be/hackamores/Hacka ... ndtrad.htm

General site setting :
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Competitors bring their personal/group posters and information. They will be handed out at the IJL information booth for the fans...
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Here is a sample of the programme to be distributed in thousands of mail boxes the week prior...

Mike England · Post by **Mike England** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:31 am

Awesome!

LeeC · Post by **LeeC** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:32 am

Wow, sounds great! I wish I could make it.

Will this be the first event the public gets to see your new harness, or will you be out for the Amercan Sword of Chivalry Tournament with it?

Fred Piraux · Post by **Fred Piraux** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:59 am

Hi Lee !

Will ride him first time in Poway.
It's only the WE prior !!!

But other surprises will hit the Belgian event.
We have lots of never seen or heard of competitors that I spent a year drafting for the event.
It's fun to see different styles meet in the arena and to hear "wow!" in the mouth of competitors themselves.

New events :
- Legal head target jousting
- Multi weapons armoured ground combats
- 15thC Danse competition
...

Will be fun.
Do I sound enthousiastic ?

LeeC · Post by **LeeC** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:27 am

Fred Piraux wrote:
Will be fun.
Do I sound enthousiastic ?

You make me envious is what you do.

Someday I might be able to travel to see Hackaland, but till then I'm just thrilled that Jeff and the rest of you have started doing jousts and tourneys here in the U.S.

See you in April!

Lee

Luca Sogliano · Post by **Luca Sogliano** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:30 am

Is that pic to scale? Because if so the Bar is larger than the area marked combat. Which is my kinda event!

Donal Mac Ruiseart · Post by **Donal Mac Ruiseart** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:48 am

Je me rends - - - Qu'est-ce que c'est qu' OZ?

Tom B. · Post by **Tom B.** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:39 am

Donal Mac Ruiseart wrote:Je me rends - - - Qu'est-ce que c'est qu' OZ?

Australia

Not the one with Dorothy and the Wizard.

Fred Piraux · Post by **Fred Piraux** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:50 pm

Lucius Marius Scaevola wrote:Is that pic to scale? Because if so the Bar is larger than the area marked combat. Which is my kinda event!

Believe it or not... it really is to scale. :shock:

Another wonder about european tournaments... NO beer zone (nor stupid regulation that goes with it !). You just have it where you feel like it as long as not a nuisance to others. :twisted:

Ok. Final kill...
Bar on map is only the official party bar... vendors also provide their own take away products like Mead and Hypocras in all three colours !
Did I mention competitors travelling from all different countries also bring some goodies in their bags ?! Let's think of what the Poles will bring this year.
There truely is nothing like a good tradition, right ?

Let it also be said that a lemonade booth will also be set up by the kid zone... to keep them from interrupting the bar and the tradition stuff !

Cheers,
Fred

Glaukos the Athenian · Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:10 pm

Is there any jousting besides the drinking and wearing harness...?

What an awesome event...

Rowan of Needwood

Fred Piraux wrote:
Lucius Marius Scaevola wrote:Is that pic to scale? Because if so the Bar is larger than the area marked combat. Which is my kinda event!

Believe it or not... it really is to scale.

Another wonder about european tournaments... NO beer zone (nor stupid regulation that goes with it !). You just have it where you feel like it as long as not a nuisance to others.

Ok. Final kill...
Bar on map is only the official party bar... vendors also provide their own take away products like Mead and Hypocras in all three colours !
Did I mention competitors travelling from all different countries also bring some goodies in their bags ?! Let's think of what the Poles will bring this year.
There truely is nothing like a good tradition, right ?

Let it also be said that a lemonade booth will also be set up by the kid zone... to keep them from interrupting the bar and the tradition stuff !

Cheers,
Fred

Fred Piraux · Post by **Fred Piraux** » Sat May 17, 2008 3:13 am

Hackaland 2008 was successfully run.

[img]http://www.pixures.be/webhackaland2008/images/hck080171.jpg[/img]

Largest ever : 12 Nations on field !

Good fun for everyone.

PICTURES : http://www.pixures.be/webhackaland2008/index.htm#1
Pics from Combat Div, sport jousting Div and Historical Div

Cheers,
Fred
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