France will have the largest Beach Ultimate league in the world this summer with 36 teams registered, 4 stages and 2 divisions! The games will take place on the following days:

* June 9-10, Les Sables d'Olonne (D1 & D2)
* June 30-July 1st , Pornichet (D1)
* June 23-24, Brest (D2)
* September 1-2, St Jean de Monts (D1 & D2)
* September 29-30, Le Poulignen (D1 & D2)

A team doesn't have to play the 4 stages. But the more they play, the more points they get. The number of points won for each stage depends on the number of teams that played it. Last team gets 10 points. From last but one till 17th place : + 1 point from 16th to 9th : +2 points from 8th to 2nd : +3 points 1st : + 4 points.

Example for a stage with 14 teams :
14th : 10 pts
13th : 12 pts
...
9th : 20 pts
8th : 23 pts
7th : 26 pts
...
2th : 38 pts
1st : 42 pts.

For the final ranking, the points of the best 3 playing days will be totaled.

Fueled by the success of Yes But Nau and other tournament, Beach Ultimate in France is getting bigger...

2006 RéMix tournament in France

As of today the BULA rules are now available in Portuguese Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese!

Many thanks to Pedro Vargas, Joana Rodrigues and Raoni for their work in translating the BULA rules into Portuguese and 'Brazilian'.

The rules have not be adjusted to the new 2007 WFDF rules. That is the next step for us and we hope to get this done in 2 months. Until then, these rules should help the players in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique and Angola. Not to mention the press in Brazil that is getting ready for the World Championships in Brazil. (more news about the WCBU in a week)

Download the Portuguese rules here
Download the 'Brazilian' rules here

Dan Engström, a WFDF Board member, wrote an official article for the Danish Swedish Flying Disc Federation about the Spirit of Flying Disc sports.

It's main focus is Ultimate but other parts of the disc sports, such as disc golf, are also included. Since Spirit is one of the main focal points for BULA we wanted to share with you (with permission from the WFDF).

Let us assume that it is possible to pin-point the attitude to life and sports of players and leaders of flying disc sports. This “Spirit of Flying Disc” would be a key feature of our family of sports. It would be knowledge that is invaluable in the development of the sport. This paper aims to identify the Spirit of Flying disc, and to be a stepping-stone for development that is based on it. If considered successful, this paper can be used as the foundation for the development of flying disc federations and for their policies on the use of Spirit of the Game. The more concrete methods of how to build on the Spirit of Flying Disc and the Spirit of the Game should be developed by interdisciplinary working-groups within each organisation. Consequently, they are only touched on here.

An effort to identify the essence of this special something has led me to the conclusion that there are three main building-blocks of the Spirit of Flying Disc, all connected:

• Counter-culture - The urge to be part of a non-establishment platform for expression.


• Focus- The rules of the game focus on what constitutes a positive contribution to the game, not on the limitations on what is allowed. The Spirit of the Game is a vital part of this.


• Fascination- The flight of a disc is a beautiful thing, with strong connotations of the first two building-blocks. Generally, flying disc players love it.

Read the whole article here (.pdf) (Updated 2 April 2007 version)

This winter in Dahab, a city in Sinai, Egypt, the first Ultimutation – BULA beach ultimate hat co-ed tournament took place. If you missed it, no worries: next year they will be back :-)

Ultimutation was organized by Russian beach ultimate lovers who couldn’t wait for the sun in Russia. Around 60 players from all around the world joined the tournament. Two days of 4 on 4 games, party with belly dancing, party in Sinai Mountain, warm Red sea, cheep and cozy restaurants with nice food with real Egyptian sheesha (water pipe) and real summer sun on the middle of winter.

Official tournament pictures
Pictures from Jose Pires

From the Ultimutation website:

"It's been two weeks since the tournament is over... My face, still tanned, hiding under the hood and winter cap, looks strange in cold and grey streets of St. Petersburg.

In my previous article "Open Truth" I shared my views on Ultimutation as I saw it before the tournament, now I'll try to describe what we got in the end. I won't be surprised if your point of view differs from mine, so you're welcome with your stories, impressions and suggestions..." more

As we were hoping, organizers are starting to use the BULA posters and flyers to develop Beach Ultimate locally. In Porto (Portugal), Los Angeles (US), and now in Brazil the posters are used to attract new players.

The Brazilian "Campeonato Paulista de Beach Ultimate 2007" will be held on:

• 25/03/2007 - Mixed 5x5
  
• 29/04/2007 - Mixed 5x5
  
• 27/05/2007 - Open 5x5
  
• 24/06/2007 - Open 5x5
  
• 29/07/2007 - Woman 5x5
  
• 26/08/2007 - Woman 5x5
  
• 30/09/2007 - FINAL Mixed, Open and Woman
  

The first league day will be on Praia do Centro - Peruibe - SP and starts at 9:30h. There are no tournament fees and for more information contact frisbeeperuibe@yahoo.com.br

Through the efforts of Malela Paredes and Du Faim from Brazil, we now have the BULA Spirit of the Game rating system also available in Brazilian Portuguese.

Thanks!

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