otw and harpoon ale derby n party

[eelman]

I thought the party was good, more people than I expected...Only I had this feeling I was in geremany the whole time I met some good people and overall it seemed to be a good time.

[nightfighter]

I drove out with the boat! Only it was hooked up to the truck in front of me.....
Good party, hoompa band was excellent, but their volume made for difficult conversation. Lots of site folks attended. More faces to match with site names for me. Given the size of the crowd, I had expected more drunks! Harpoon needs to put a drain in the ground, lot of rain water in the middle of the tent. Didn't see or hear about advertised door prizes. Would have been good to advertise about the parking. Kudos to OTW and sponsors on first year tourney of this size.

[Moses]

Definitely had a good time. Was able to put a few more faces to site names. The beers were tasty as was the chowder and sausages. Lots of people and for the most part, everything ran smoothly. My only two suggestions for next year are; better PA system (tough hearing) and having the contestants get up on stage vs in front of so entire crowd can see.

A couple pictures....

[BigFish]

I had lots of fun....talked with tons of folks I knew....all of them good folks!!! The event was great, beer, food......only issue was as Moses said....need a stage and instead of a PA up front maybe have speakers throughout the tent so all can hear!

[McSpooled]

Fresh Harpoon drafts, many fish stories, and a solid ompah band always makes for a good time!

> With a couple of tweaks to the ceremony to be sure everyone can see/hear the winners, this should be a pretty solid annual event. For $25, this is a great deal. Not only do you get a shot at a Grady White, but the t-shirt, and opportunity to win some great prizes with a little luck.

Great job OTW / Harpoon.

[Flaptail]

It was an awesome event. The boys and girls at OTW worked thier asses off and it showed. I was never more proud of them and the magazine as I was yesterday. I am sure it will just get better but next year they are goiing to need a bigger tent! Hopefully everyone got the feel of the true spirit of what the Striper Cup is all about and what it can become. The camaraderie and competion is all in good fun and my very best congratualtions to all who won!

UFO is excellent isn't it? yummmmm!!!!!!!!!!

[Saltheart]

We had fun. Food and beer were great and we got to see lots of people.

[Mike P]

Nobody gets everything right the first time. But I still give OTW a solid B+ for the whole tourney, and yesterday's party was excellent. Only minor criticism I have is the lack of a seating area for us geezers Four hours straight on you feet can be hard on people with back or leg problems.

[reelecstasy]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

UFO is excellent isn't it? yummmmm!!!!!!!!!!

UFO drafties are my fav

[Starfish]

I had a great time at the brewery...very nice meeting new board members, seeing some familiar faces and hanging out with the cripples! UFO was the best! Got a couple of special prizes from some vendors that some others were jealous of...sorry redlite! Oh and Moses I'm sorry about my husband! Good job OTW!