Beach Ultimate is getting support in Australia... The first ever Australian Beach Nationals are going to happen May 19-20 on the lovely southern beaches of the Gold Coast.
There will be Open, Women and Mixed divisions.

More info at australianbeachnats.blogspot.com.au

In two days the Ocean Beach Ultimate Hat tournament will be held, 2012 in Whangarei Heads, New Zealand. It promised to be two days of amazing beach Ultimate, with welcome beers/bag of wine, free gifts, buffet style dinner, beach-side camping, swimming (possibly with dolphins), sun, and smiles.

Mind you, Whangarei Heads is some 30 minutes from the nearest town. As such, it is an isolated community with a limited fresh water supply. Toilet facilities are long-drop toilets and the only shower is cold water supplied by a roof collected supply which may not be available. So players are roughing it :-)

But who needs toilets and showers when, according to the organizers, there is possible Tsunami watching? Clean in a jiffy! ;-)

A week later, crazy Aussie players are celebrating 2012 as the final year of civilization, so they consider playing the last-ever, best-ever Terrigal Towel a must. (BTW, its pure rumor that they already booked for next year, and besides, who's going to bill them the cancellation fee?)

So there you have it: Beach Ultimate fun down-under: Tsunamies and the end of the world :-)

Watch out... Hammer!!

Earlier this week we blogged about the LA law that might get disc players a $1,000 fine. Today we can say that the Beach Ultimate community successfully requested a rewrite of the Frisbee- and ball-playing section of the new ordinance.

The new language will clearly state that "such activities by small groups and individuals are allowed at all times on the County beach" unless lifeguards direct otherwise for public safety reasons.

More information here

USA Ultimate is currently conducting a search for candidates to serve on its Beach Ultimate Committee.

If you have a passion for beach ultimate and a desire to help develop and grow the sport USAU would love to hear from you. Committee members will help develop short and long range goals for the division within the USA Ultimate framework. If you are interested in applying please fill out the online application today. The application period will close on February 29th.

www.usaultimate.org/news/usa-ultimate-beach-/

The African disc scene is not very big but there are clear signs things are changing. The granddaddy of African beach tournaments is just around the corner and FEAST IV promises to be the biggest and best ever. This year's tournament will again be on Tiwi Beach near Mombasa, Kenya. They will be playing Easter weekend (April 6-9) with games on Saturday and Sunday (April 7-8).

So far they have interest from teams in:

1. Kenya (Kisumu and U. of Nairobi)
2. Ethiopia
3. Rwanda
4. South Sudan (the newest country in the world)
5. Tanzania (Mwanza and Arusha)
6. Uganda
7. Zambia

For more information, contact Aaron Sundsmo at asundsmo@gmail.com

Just after posting that Beach Ultimate in LA is going well, up comes this piece of news:

The Board of Supervisors this week agreed to raise fines to up to $1,000 for anyone who throws a football or a disc on any beach in Los Angeles County between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Fortunately there are exceptions when a person obtains a permit, but still....

Los Angeles remains pushing the boundaries of Beach Ultimate. They are the first group that has a women's only Beach Ultimate League. Excellent! Check it out at:
www.laout.org/womens-league-2012/