The Belfast Curling Club offers Learn to Curl events prior to each half of its season, in late October, then again in early January. These two-hour sessions give participants a brief overview of how the game is played, on-ice instruction in the basics of stone delivery and sweeping, then the chance to jump in a game (with further guidance and coaching). Learn to Curls are a great way to get a taste of this highly social, FUN, and unique indoor winter sport. 

For those who wind up desiring more than a taste, and who are interested in joining weekly league play, Learn to Curls are scheduled so that you may become a member in time to attend a skills clinic and sign up for leagues.

We are excited to announce that Belfast will be hosting the second annual Belfast Open Doubles bonspiel December 1-4, 2022. The bonspiel will run from Thursday afternoon to Sunday with a four game guarantee.

Format: Open Doubles, 8 end games, Modified Schenkel, 4 game guarantee

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Thank You!

In early June, BCC launched a capital campaign with a fundraising goal of $148,000—approximately half of the cost to repair the curling club’s flood damage and to complete a first round of necessary code upgrades triggered by the renovation. 

When 2021 came to a close, the capital campaign had received $86,490 in donations, more than three times as much as prior capital campaigns. Social media posts, a GoFundMe page, articles in the GNCC newsletter and Bangor Daily News spread word of our plight well beyond our membership. In addition to member contributions, friends, family members, curlers from afar, foundations, businesses and other organizations have rallied behind us to a degree we couldn’t have imagined. 

In addition, for ten days in November, bidding was open on 93 extraordinarily diverse items donated to BCC’s Curling Rocks! online auction. The fundraiser was a stunning success, raising $2000 to defray the cost of hosting the Scot Tour in November 2022, PLUS an additional $14,388 that will go toward the lower level renovation!

The Belfast Curling Club is deeply grateful to all who made a donation in 2021 to our Capital Campaign or the Curling Rocks! Auction. Whether $10 or $10,000, every gift contributes to the continued existence of Maine’s only dedicated ice facility and this unique sport that fosters fun and well-being through the winter.  Thank you to one and all who gave. (It should be noted that Network for Good donations are comprised of multiple gifts to individual fundraisers for which we don’t have names.) 

Want to be a member, but don't intend to curl, or still need to pay your dues?  Use this form to pay for your membership!

Preamble

To provide BCC members with a safe curling environment in which to participate while maintaining the camaraderie and respect of our sport as we are all part of the same curling community, the following COVID Policy has been implemented for the 2022-2023 season. Recognizing this disease has historically shown an ability to mutate that has created surges in case numbers, it is important to recognize that as we follow weekly CDC data, it may be necessary to modify this policy. The mitigation strategy which is most easily employed is a masking decision that will be based on the weekly reported CDC COVID Community Level for Waldo County.

Vaccination Policy

At this time, we HIGHLY recommend vaccination for all our members and guests. It is no longer mandated to provide proof of vaccination. However, it may be required for specific leagues as determined by Operations and the Board.

Masking Policy

We recommend masking continue as per CDC guidelines where masking will be defined as the use of a hospital grade mask.

Current masking status will be prominently displayed throughout the club and specific guidelines are as follows:

• At low community levels (green) indoor masking is optional.
• At medium community levels (yellow) indoor masking is recommended for at risk individuals.
• At high community levels (red) indoor masking is required for all individuals.
• Anyone is encouraged to wear a mask within the facility at any time according to their risk or preferences, without prejudice.
• Local community statistics will continue to be provided to the BCC Board by the COVID Committee on a regular basis and will serve as one component for establishing current masking guidelines.

Event procedures

• All participants/guests in bonspiels, LTCs, pickup games and similar events will be subject to the same policies as previously noted.
• It shall be the responsibility of the event coordinator(s) to provide timely COVID updates to participants as well as ensure participant adherence to these policies.

Member responsibility

• Members/guests are required to follow current CDC isolation, quarantine, and masking guidelines. (https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html)
• Members/guests will not enter the club if they exhibit signs of active illness.
• Members/guests will not enter the club if they have a confirmed case of COVID-19 or have been advised by a medical professional or public health authority that they should be isolating or quarantining.
• Members/guests who are confirmed to have COVID-19 and enter the facility during the time they were potentially contagious are recommended to notify their close contacts upon testing positive.

Click HERE to download the Belfast Curling Club 2022-2023 COVID Policy.

Since the Maine-iac’s inception in 2010, our aim has been to give our curling guests an amazing taste of the great things Maine has to offer--in the food, prizes, drink specials, entertainment, and suggested activities or tours between draws that show off the beauty and richness of our area. We are so very lucky to have the support of our community in this endeavor, from farmers and fishermen to food producers, local artists, and other Maine businesses. 

The Maine-iac ‘Spiel also features Larry, our forty-pound bronze lobster traveling trophy that the winning team takes home for the year. Larry’s travels have brought him to the province of Quebec five times, Massachusetts, Vermont, DC, Ohio, and most recently New Hampshire. (He also got to stay home in Belfast one year.) 

The 2023 Maine-iac ‘Spiel will be held November 9-12. Registration opens June 24^th. If the bonspiel is oversubscribed that day (which it often is), all teams who have registered between 12:01 am and 11:59 pm on June 24th will be entered in a lottery for 20 open spots in the bonspiel. Check back in late May/early June for event details and registration info.

The November 2022 First Event winners were Joshua Drews, Monica Walker, Jeff Marchand, and Brigitte Drews from Merrimack Valley CC, who defeated the 2019 champs from Baie D’Urfe, Quebec.