In a bold move, the brave Captain Rongway Wainright set sail from the shores of Delftwood, seeking a quicker route to the West Indies to beat out his competitors in the spice trade. Unfortuantely, being the typical man that he is, he neglected to ask for directions before leaving port. The weather starting getting rough, tossing his vessel about. If not for the courage of his fearless crew, all hands aboard would have been lost. The ship ran aground on the shores of an uncharted island, stranding the good Captain and his crew. Unfortunately, the natives look none too friendly, and there’s rumor that the island is inhabited by invisible monsters!

The Barony of Delftwood is calling for all in the Kingdom of Æthelmearc who can wield a sword, throw an axe, or shoot a bow to help rescue the Captain and his crew. The mission into the unknown begins at 5pm on Friday, September 4th and will end at 12:00 noon on Monday, September 7th, 2009, at the WildeWood Sports Center, 5740 Fikes Rd., Elbridge, NY 13060

Swordsman will battle the enemy force, as archers and those skilled in the axe scour the dense Wildewood to prevent ambush and protect our armies. As always, the children will be needed to protect the rescue party from the invisible monsters!

The weekend will consist of tournaments that will be challenging and fun. The Seven Pearls Archery shoot to prove the metal of each barony’s archery champion (to be held on Saturday September 5th). There will be other tests of skill to choose the next Delftwood Heavy Weapons, Archery, and Thrown Weapons champions, as well as the famous Monster Shoot for the children.

Lord Edward the Grey will be joining us for the English long bow and the horsemans bow making classes. By the end of the class you can walk away with a bow of your choice and the knowledge of how to make them. If interested please contact the autocrats before August 9th, about supplies, reservations, and FEES for the class. There is a deposit needed as well. There will be other classes to be determined later and a full list will be placed on the Aethelmarc list before the event. If you are interested in teaching a class please let the autocrats know and it can be scheduled.

We welcome merchants, please contact the autocrats as merchants space is limited. On Saturday, there will be a chicken bar-b-que, with corn, salt potatoes, and baked beans for $8.50 per person. Sunday, there will be a Ziti dinner with a salad and Italian bread for $6.00. Breakfast for both days will be pancakes, scrambled eggs, and sausage for $4.00 a plate. Lunch will consist of Hamburgers/cheese, hotdogs and venison stew, the prices for those will be determined by the site. (There will only be pre-paid reservations for the dinners and need to be received by August 31,) All food is provided by the site.

Please note that the site owners ask that no animals be brought on site as there are already dogs there. (Very kid friendly)

Co-Autocrats for this event are Lord Corbinus DeCuvis (Joel Weed 315-406-5851) joel531851@yahoo.com and Marguerite De Neufchasteau (Nancy Newkirk 315-209-0631) nnewkirk13@yahoo.com The site fee is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 (includes camping) + $3 non-member surcharge. There is no difference in fees for day trip or camping. Make checks payable to: SCA, Inc., Barony of Delftwood, and send all pre-registrations to SCA, Barony of Delftwood, PO Box 6694, Syracuse, NY, 13217

Directions:

For all points North, South and East find your best way to Route 690 West out of Syracuse for about 3 miles. Take RT 695 (stay to the Right), stay on the 695 to the end, Exit 6 (a veer to the right) towards Auburn. Merge onto RT 5 west (right) towards Auburn. Stay on RT 5 for approximately 4 mile. Make a right onto Fikes Rd. * the site is less than a half mile on the right.

All points West, take I90 to the Auburn/Weedsport, exit 40, and turn right onto 34 towards Weedsport. Turn left onto 31B and take it to the end. At the end of 31B you want to turn left onto RT 5 towards Elbridge. Take 5 through Elbridge and keep your eyes out for the Ford dealership on the left and then go from * above.