Monthly Archives: February 2012

Ok, so I know you’re all waiting for the kickass update on Cirque du Sydney with photos, vids and witty jokes, but running the tournament had precedence over web updates! While I work on this and thanking everyone for such a grand and fantastic weekend, you’ll just have to settle for this killer highlights package [...]

IT’S TIME! Tonight there will be a welcoming party courtside for all the incoming teams. We will have team packs ready, pick-up games and a few little surprises in store to get the polo love flowing. Some players and teams will be down there from 6pm, but we won’t start until after 7pm. Check the [...]

Just a couple of updates for next weekend. We have now completed sorting out all the groups and playing times so please check below for whether your team is in the morning or noon bracket. Morning teams must be at the court for an 8:30 start (don’t worry, there should be a coffee cart at [...]

Metal to the Pedal – East Van Crown from Ken Regehr on Vimeo. Need costume inspiration for Sunday’s “Sideshow Slaughter” at Cirque du Sydney??? Back in September, a week after the World Championships in Seattle, East Vancouver held their annual “East Van Crown” tournament. In leading up to this, they help a great warm up [...]

Riga Bike Polo Commercial from Verners Kalniņš on Vimeo. We posted up a little clip from this tournament a couple of weeks ago but now another reel has been created by Verners Kalniņš which we highly rate! The treatment and camera work is unique and refreshing. This court might be a little tight, but it [...]

Bloody Valentine from Geoffrey Tomlin-Hood on Vimeo. Happy Valentine’s Day Sydney! Vancouver’s annual 2v2 tournament took place on the weekend. The smaller sized court and games had just one difference… a goal only counts if you kiss your team mate after.

Polo Retreat II – trailer from shannon f on Vimeo. This year ‘Polo Retreat’ has moved to Gabriola Island, Nanaimo (west of Vancouver across the water) and is coming up on April 6-9th 2012. Polo Retreat is exactly what it sounds like, a camping party intermixed with a polo tournament. Sounds like fun? Video filmed [...]

With a couple of tournaments approaching, many of you have been asking about the best methods for building a mallet. While there is no ‘ultimate’ solution, there have been plenty of new and lighter methods of attaching a mallet head to a shaft in the recent months. First up, here’s a pretty good video put [...]