Ortak Open - Season 2002-2003

Thrills, Spills, Belly Aches and De Boat - 02/11/02

• Thrills
  Very rarely seen, and from the picture below you wouldna think it could be possible - but this person, with his mixed doubles partner, pulled off the shock of the tournament by beating a younger pair of competitors, in the early rounds - which made him smile, laugh, joke and generally be a bloody good laugh.
  On yerself Big Man - still a wee bit of life left in the tank, for a good few seasons, unless Marnie dries you up to soon.
• Spills
  It is not often, well - not too often, that you will hear someone open their mouth before they think - so many times on a badminton trip. But, on November 1st and mostly 2nd, from early in the morning to late at night, there was one kiddie that entertained us with his, now famous quotes, that baffled, humoured and worried the rest of the lads in the squad.
  They ranged from furniture removal in the most bizarre of circumstances, a hair that wouldn't move from a pair of trousers, a wooden leg (enough said) and just down-right opening your gob and saying things that just aren't possible.
  You know who you are and thanks for the memories.....
• Belly Aches
  After a long night out in the wonderful world of Kirkwall hostelries, there is bound to be a bit of a sore gut syndrome in the morning. But, when you get woken up at completely the wrong time in the morning, even if you have an 'IRON-GUT' - there is the possibility of 'Armitage Shanks' getting a shout, at some point in the morning.
  Also, if you decide to eat from as soon as you get on the boat at Scrabster, until the next morning and, in-between times giving cheek to complete strangers at a burger van, in the middle of Kirkwall, over a couple of steak burgers - your bowels are bound to get a bit like Alison Henderson on a boat, jumping all over the place.
• De Boat
  A couple of Caithness woman had a rough deal with the new boat that travels from Scrabster to Stromness.
  Remember that little guy who always appeared on the TV years ago - uttering those immortal words - "Boss - De plane-De plane". Well, at a rather early time in the morning a couple of women, grown women with children I might add, made their way to a boat that they thought was going to Stromness. On the way over they looked at each other, after having to wait for the boat for so long and said to each other, "De Boat-De Boat". It wasn't until they reached a shaky ladder that they noticed it was just a little fishing boat and they were going nowhere - enough said.
  Anyway, one of the non-travellers managed to get into the Caithness Courier and Press and Journal - frontpage. Rumours are that Spielberg is going to be making a short film all about their escapades and is promising a big money deal for them to reveal all.
• Finally
  Cheers to Ian Gorn - Organiser, the Orkney contingent, Shetland and anyone else, for an excellent tournament but sort out Matchmakers the next time because the garlic chicken was pretty rank.

Work it out for yourselves who these people are.....

Winners

• Mens Singles - Mark Mackay - Caithness
• Womens Singles - Anne Wood - Shetland
• Mens Doubles - Mark Mackay & James Henderson - Caithness
• Womens Doubles - Anne Wood & - Shetland
• Mixed Doubles - Mark Mackay - Caithness & Karen Kent - Orkney

Photos

Ladies Doubles' winners	That is what he thought of the Ladies Doubles.....
Moira and Elaine on their way to the final by beating the Shetland duo.....
John and his Orkney partner go out in the Mixed Doubles. He was teeting too much.....
Marc and Bird on their way to the final by beating Fox and Calv.....
John and Sam slip up to the Shetlanders.....
The Shetlanders make their way to the final against Ross and Onion.....
Mark and Karen beat Calv and Elaine on their way to lifting the title.....
Old School - Cath and Sam starting to cause the upset of the day.....
Raz and Moira partnering each other for the first time.....
Marc and a young Orkney hopeful.	John and Chris doing a wee bit of an exhibition.....

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