Northern California Camanachd Look To Visit Skye In 2010. | |
14 January 2010 Fresh from their New Year's Day shinty match - the third consecutive year when this event has taken place – Northern California Camanachd are now planning another visit to Skye. They were last on the The Californian club recently spent some time reviewing 2009 and thinking about 2010. They really enjoyed the 2009 Skye Camanachd visit to Club President Michael Bentley said, “We have raised the idea of returning to Skye in 2010, hoping to capitalise on the enthusiasm within our club, to continue to build the relationship between our organisations and people and to learn more about shinty and the The response was immediate from the Islanders who are only too keen to reciprocate the fantastic hospitality shown to them during their 2009 Cuairt Gu Skye Camanachd’s Donnie Martin, a member of the 2009 Cuairt Gu California party, said, “A September visit is most likely as it can be linked with a trip to the Camanachd Cup Final as the Californians are obviously keen to attend shinty’s premier event. It may also be possible to hold a variety of shinty events, including coaching sessions, on Skye over the course of the week leading up to the final.” We’ll have further updates on the Skye Camanachd website as plans progress. |