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Our Bonspiels and competitive events

Going back to the first in our new home, the 2002 Meltdown

	2011 - 2012 Curling Season
Southern Comfort Inaugural Bonspiel		October 14th - 16th, 2011
Potomac Junior Bonspiel		November 4th - 6th	Our sixth annual Junior Bonspiel
National Capital Cashspiel		November 25th - 27th	contact Sandra McMakin for information about this highly competitive event.
Mid Atlantic Women's Bonspiel		December 1st - 4th
Men's Nationals East Qualifier		January 6th - 8th	Men's 2011 U.S. Nationals Qualifying Round
the BIG Spiel		January 20th - 22nd	reasonably firm date An internal bonspiel for PCC members only
Chesapeake Potomac Invitational Bonspiel (the Meltdown)		March 9th - 11th	Rotates between Chesapeake and Potomac, this year at Potomac
Cherry Blossom Bonspiel		March 22nd - 25th	Our annual open bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
International Curling Fellowship of Rotarians World Championships		April 1st - 6th (daytime only)	The World Championships, held every other year.
	2010 - 2011 Curling Season
The Inaugural Bonspiel		October 14th - 17th, 2010	Our first bonspiel of the season, our ninth consecutive year.
Junior Bonspiel		Nov. 5th - 7th	Our fifth annual Junior Bonspiel
The BIG Spiel		Dec. 2nd - 5th	A "BIG" internal bonspiel for members of the Potomac Curling Club
Scot Tour (Women's)		Jan. 11th - 13th	Once in ten years, Scotland tours the US curling clubs. Five years later the US returns the favor. This is the women's first visit to PCC.
Meltdown		Feb 18th - 20th	Held at Chesapeake this year, a first for new "comingled" teams
Kayser Bonspiel		Feb. 24th - 27th	A mixed bonspiel for curlers with 5 years or less experience.
Ninth Annual Cherry Blossom Bonspiel		Mar. 24th - 27th	Our annual open bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
	2009 - 2010 Curling Season
The Inaugural Bonspiel		October 15th - 18th, 2009	Our first bonspiel of this olympic curling season
The BIG Spiel		December 3rd - 6th, 2009	A "BIG" internal bonspiel for members of the Potomac Curling Club
Men's Nationals East Qualifier		January 5th - 10th, 2010	Men's 2010 U.S. Nationals Qualifying Round
Potomac Junior Bonspiel		January 15th - 17th, 2010	Our fourth annual Junior Bonspiel
CPIB the snowed out one		February 5th - 7th, 2010	Chesapeake Potomac Invitational Bonspiel a.k.a. The Meltdown a.k.a. The Maryland State Championships.
Eighth Annual Cherry Blossom Bonspiel		March 25th - 28th, 2010	Our annual open bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
CPIB The real one!		April 15th - 18th, 2010	Chesapeake Potomac Invitational Bonspiel a.k.a. The Meltdown a.k.a. The Maryland State Championships. This time not to be snowed out, and it is a real live meltdown!.
	2008 - 2009 Curling Season
The Inaugural Bonspiel		October 16th - 19th, 2008	Ladies and Gentlemen... Start your CURLING season with an open format bonspiel.
The BIG Spiel		December 11th - 14th, 2008	A "BIG" internal bonspiel for members of the Potomac Curling Club
Potomac Junior Bonspiel		January 16th - 18th, 2009	Our third annual Junior Bonspiel
GNCC Mixed Championships		February 6th - 8th, 2009	Leading to a national championship event
Chesapeake Potomac Invitational Bonspiel		February 20th - 22nd, 2009	The 26th annual event between the Potomac Curling Club, and our sister club Chesapeake, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, this year hosted at Chesapeake Curling Club
Seventh Annual Cherry Blossom Bonspiel		March 26th - 29th, 2009	Our annual open bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
	2007 - 2008 Curling Season
The Inaugural Bonspiel		October 18th - 21st, 2007	Ladies and Gentlemen... Start your CURLING season with an open format bonspiel.
Mid-Atlantic Women's Bonspiel		November 29th - December 2nd, 2007
The BIG Spiel		December 13th - 16th, 2007	A "BIG" internal bonspiel for members of the Potomac Curling Club
Potomac Junior Bonspiel		January 18th - 20th, 2007	Our second annual Junior Bonspiel
Chesapeake & Potomac Invitational Bonspiel		February 14th - 17th, 2008	An annual event between the Potomac Curling Club, and our sister club Chesapeake, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, this year hosted at our very own National Capital Curling Center. This event is informally known as "The Meltdown", and sometimes jokingly called the Maryland State Curling Championship, since there are only two clubs in the state.
Women's Challenge		March 13th - 16th, 2008
Sixth Annual Cherry Blossom Bonspiel		March 27th - 30th, 2008	Our annual open bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
	2006 - 2007 Curling Season
The Inaugural Bonspiel		October 19th - 22nd, 2006	Welcome back to the World of Curling. An open format bonspiel to kick off the curling season.
The BIG Spiel		November 30th - December 3rd, 2006	A "BIG" internal bonspiel for members of the Potomac Curling Club
U.S. Nationals Men's Qualifying Round		January 4th - 7th, 2007
Royal Caledonian Curling Club Scot Tour		February 3rd, 2007	Once in ten years, Scotland tours the US curling clubs. Five years later the US returns the favor. This is their first visit to PCC.
GNCC Senior Men's Championship		February 8th - 11th, 2007
Potomac Junior Bonspiel		March 9th - 11th, 2007	Our first "Junior" bonspiel, hosting teams from many clubs.
Chesapeake Potomac Invitational Bonspiel		March 15th - 18th, 2007	An annual event between the Potomac Curling Club, and our sister club Chesapeake, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, this year hosted at Chesapeake Curling Club
Fifth Annual Cherry Blossom		March 22nd - 25th, 2007	Our Open Bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
	2005 - 2006 Curling Season
The Inaugural Bonspiel		October 20th - 23rd, 2005	Welcome back to the World of Curling. An open format bonspiel to kick off the curling season.
The BIG Spiel		December 1st - 4th, 2005	A major internal event for all PCC members
Chesapeake Funspiel		January 20 - 22, 2005	Chesapeake Funspiel held this year at our very own National Capital Curling Center, run by the Chesapeake Curling Club while their facilities are undergoing renovations.
Francis Dykes Memorial Bonspiel		February 9th - 12th, 2006	A GNCC "Men's 5 years and under" event
Chesapeake-Potomac Invitational (The Meltdown)		March 3rd - 5th, 2006	An annual event between the Potomac Curling Club, and our sister club Chesapeake, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Fourth Annual Cherry Blossom		March 23rd - 26th, 2006	Our Open Bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
	2004 - 2005 Curling Season
The Inaugural Bonspiel		October 14th - 17th, 2004	A great way to kick off the curling season!
Bonspiel 101		November 21st, 2004	A "new" members internal bonspiel. We only have photos, no win/loss/teams records.
GNCC Mixed Championship		January 27th - 30th, 2005	Preliminary competition to determine the GNCC representative to the USCA Mixed National Championships
2005 USCA Mixed National Championships		March 12th - 19th, 2005	We had a unique web site for this event, (formerly 2005MixedNationals.com, now archived here), however it has outlived it's usefulness and now saved for posterity.
Cherry Blossom Bonspiel		March 24th - 27th, 2005	Our Open Bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
	2003 - 2004 Curling Season
The Inaugural Bonspiel		October 23rd - 26th, 2003	The perfect way to kick off the curling season!
22nd USWCA Senior Women's Bonspiel		January 15th - 18th, 2004	The Potomac Curling Club will be the host of this year's U.S. Women Curling Association Senior Bonspiel.
Kayser		March 4th - 7th, 2004	A mixed bonspiel for curlers with 5 years or less experience.
Cherry Blossom Bonspiel		March 25th - 28th, 2004	Our Open Bonspiel which is timed to play at the same time as the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Meltdown		April 15th - 18th, 2004	An annual event between the Potomac Curling Club, and our sister club, Chesapeake on the eastern shore. This year it's our turn to host the event.
	2002 - 2003 Curling Season
Inaugural Bonspiel		Oct. 24th - 27th, 2002	Our first in the brand new National Capital Curling Center
Cherry Blossom Bonspiel		March 27th - 30th, 2003	The original
	2001 - 2002 Curling Season
Meltdown		March 14th - 16th, 2002	Our first in our new home!