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2024 - 25 Registration is Now Open!
NEW MEMBERS
Please click here to learn more about how to register online and become a member of the Royal Kingston Curling Club for the 2024 - 25 season.
RETURNING MEMBERS
Please log into the Member's Area and then click the ONLINE MEMBERSHIP & LEAGUE SIGN-UP link to begin the sign-up process. For a list of the 2024 - 25 Membership Types and Fees or help with the Registration process, please click the respective links.
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After Dawn - and a bit of Elbow Grease
It is absolutely essential that a broom head must be clean. Any dirt that lies between the fabric fiber impedes the fabrics friction which in-turn decreases the heat generated. Which brush head would you prefer to use ?
Adult Learn to Curl is back for another season!
This 8 week program, beginning on October 21, 2024, is designed to provide new curlers with a fundamental knowledge of curling as well as on-ice instruction for both standard and stick curling delivery.
Each 2-hour weekly session will take place Monday evenings from 7:30 – 9:30 pm and will be supported by experienced, friendly and enthusiastic instructors as well as a very low instructor/student ratio i.e. 1: 4 ensuring that participants are actively engaged during the on-ice programming. We have three sheets of ice available and registration will be limited to 28 participants.
Registration fees ($210 includes HST) includes the cost of two new grippers and a slip-on slider. In order to receive the correct size slider in a timely fashion, we will need to know your shoe size and hand dominance (right or left-handed). All participants will be able to use club stabilizers or curling delivery aids ensuring greater balance & control.
Off-ice instruction/discussions will take place prior to on-ice training and is generally limited to 15–20-minute sessions.
The program will kick off with an orientation on Monday, October 7th, from 7:30-9:30 pm in the lounge. Monday, December 16th will be a social wrap up event.
Participating in an ALTC program is an excellent way to help you step into club membership and to transition to league play at RKCC.
Should you require additional information, please contact Linda Lott 
The Royal Kingston Curling Club has included several curling links for your convenience below
Curling Positions and Guidelines
The following guidelines are intended to provide you with a brief overview of curling rules and etiquette, by position. The outline below can give you a starting point to rate and improve your curling skills.
Click here to learn some basic curling strategy.
Delivery tips - Learn the importance of delivery, balance, timing, line of delivery and release. These tips will help you improve your game.
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Curling is for everyone. Whether you are 5, 95 or somewhere in-between.
Curling is for you!
Curling has a long and rich history. While its origins are lost in the mists of time, Scottish curlers already were playing the game by the beginning of the 16th century on frozen ponds and lochs.
Their earliest equipment included stones formed by nature, each one unique. These stones often curved, or "curled," as they slid down the ice, and the players used besoms or brooms to clear snow and debris from the path of the stones.
Today, curling is a game of strategy, finesse and strength, contested by teams generally comprised of four players. The principle of curling is simple - get your stone closer the center of the target circles, called the "house," than your opponent. Players of all skill levels can participate and compete even at older ages than most sports allow.
Respect, honor and tradition are core elements of the game. Curlers are close knit and you can rely on a warm welcome in curling clubs throughout the world. Camaraderie among players is inherent in the sport and tradition calls for both teams to sit together after a game, discussing what was and what might have been.
Come join us.
Curling – A 2 Minute Guide
The Royal Kingston Curling Club offers a large variety of leagues that accommodate a wide range of curlers. So, whether you’re a recreational player or someone competitive; if you’re 5, 95 or somewhere in-between, we are sure to have a league suitable for you.
Day Women
Chair: Josee Dumas-Hurt 
Vice-Chair: Vacant
Past-Chair: Sylvia Myers
We are a group of like-minded women who come out to have fun curling several days a week. The league includes Club curling on Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon. Day Women also have a flight league curling on Tuesdays at either 11:15 am or 1:30 pm. Please see the league descriptions below.
For more information about Day Women please contact Josee Dumas-Hurt.
Evening Women
Chair: Karen Matheson
Club – Wednesday @ 5:30 PM
Convenor: Liz Baer – rkccladiesclubcurling
We have four draws over the season and each draw usually runs 5-6 weeks. In the club format at the start of each draw, teams are put together as selected by skips or randomly placed on teams. The club format provides an opportunity to curl with different league members and club curlers are rated by curling position to plan for balanced teams.
Mixed
Convenors: Janet & Peter Waugh 
Committee: Mary Kelly & Dale Marecak
Mixed curling has 5 options for curlers. There is a competitive flight option, three recreational flight options that are “less” competitive, and a club format in which the teams are shuffled in each of the 3 draws.
For individual members or couples looking to join Mixed Flight, every effort will be made to accommodate you. Where there are multiple league times listed, a team schedule will alternate between these times.
Open Club – Friday @ 5:00 PM, 7:15 PM and 9:20 PM
Convenor: Linda Lott 
The Open club format is perfect for new curlers, who want to meet other club members as well as for individuals or couples who do not want to commit to a flight team. All teams are an open format which provides for any combination of female and male curlers.. New teams are formed at the start of each of the three draws and every effort is made to ensure that curlers aren’t on the same team more than once. For couples who wish to play together, please let the convenor know and we again will do our best to accommodate you. For those that do not wish to be on the same team again let the convenor know. Teams play six end games.
For the 2024-25 season, the following events are on the mixed calendar:
Our annual Turkey Bonspiel will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2024. This is a members only event and features our Turkey Shoot for a chance to win...you guessed it, a turkey!
The Empire Life Mixed Bonspiel will be held on February 21-22, 2025. This invitational event is open to all clubs. There is usually a theme for this event and it is always a fun time!
Open Doubles – Wednesday @ 7:45 PM and 9:15 PM
Chair: Ian Gauthier 
Convenors: Michael Flowers, Peter Coughlin
Welcome to the 2024-25 season. The Open Doubles league has a maximum registration of twenty four teams and “Open” Doubles team can be any combination of female and male players and no previous Doubles experience is necessary.
Why play Doubles? It is a fast paced, six end game and in each end only five rocks are thrown per team. Curling Canada identifies it as the fastest growing part of our sport and at RKCC we have a good mix of competition and fun. Team members must work together to plan the curling shots and take turns with throwing and sweeping. Many Doubles curlers comment on their enjoyment with the format and their active role in strategy, teamwork and the variety of shot making.
There are some rule differences from traditional four person curling: positioned rocks at the start of each end; a different free guard zone rule and the optional power play option once per game. If you would like to learn about the rules, Curling Canada has the current rules posted on their website (see Mixed Doubles). The graphics illustrating rock position are super helpful. We also provide some informal coaching on the rules as curlers new to the league settle into the format.
Curling Canada – Mixed Doubles Curling Rules for Officiated Play
If you want to see some of the pros making it look easy, the Curling Canada YouTube channel has many games posted
In Doubles, there are options for where each curler is positioned at the time of rock delivery. Some players prefer to throw the rock and then move into position to sweep and the line is called by their team mate in the house at the other end of the sheet. Other curlers prefer to throw the rock and their Doubles partner is positioned at the hog line, ready to sweep and the line is called by the curler who threw the rock. Both players may also sweep. Stick curlers are welcome in Open Double
Games are scheduled on Wednesday evening at either 7:45 pm or 9:15 pm. A well played doubles game takes about 75 minutes so one can be home before it is too late. Doubles is a flight format, with Divisions A, B and C and our season is divided into three draws: Week one through til Christmas Break and then January, February and then the final draw to season end. The flight format provides for adjustment at each break, with the top two flight teams moving up one flight and the lower two teams moving down one flight. Playoff competition is held in April with presentation of the Riverhead Doubles trophy to the championship team.
Doubles players should be familiar with the online club website as all schedules/standings are posted on line and teams will post game results (win/loss/tie) directly to the website.
Teams can be registered with two members, however, if you anticipate regular absence for a team member, you may register as a team of three. If you cannot make a game, please arrange for a spare curler. You might invite another league player to step in or check the Doubles spare list. It is required that a spare must be a league member or registered on the spare list. Individual RKCC members can sign up on the spare list. We know that there may also be some curlers who would like to try Doubles, but may not have a team. You can add your name to the Free Agent Listing, under the Doubles category on the club website, under Members services or sign up to be a spare for the Doubles league. You are also able to register without a teammate and our committee will lend a hand to match up interested Doubles curlers.
We will also be hosting our Open Doubles bonspiel on Saturday November 30th, 2024 – this is one of the few invitational Doubles bonspiels in the Greater Kingston area, so watch for the flyer and plan to be there.
Still not sure if you want to try Doubles? Send an email question to any of the league organizers, Ian Gauthier,Michael Flowers, Peter Coughlin
We look forward to seeing you on the ice.
Juniors – Sunday @ 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Convenor: Michael Berry
First day of curling will be Sunday, October 6th, 2024. Juniors aged 5 - 20 are welcome to join. Curlers will be grouped according to skill level and age. The first two weeks of curling will involve skills refreshment and training and will be used to assess the juniors. Please remember to bring curling shoes or clean indoor shoes to wear on the ice.
Note:
1. Helmets – The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) has implemented a rule that all children 12 and under are required to wear a helmet that passes CSA – testing while on the ice. Parents of teens over the age of 12 may sign a waiver to exempt their use of a helmet while on the ice. All Coaches will enforce this rule.
2. Clothing – All youth will be asked to bring only clean dry footwear or curling shoes on the ice shed surface. They will also be required to wear athletic and warm comfortable clothing. (No jeans or dress pants) All children should have some form of mittens or gloves available for the duration of game play.
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The Royal Kingston Curling Club was established in 1820 making it Ontario's oldest curling club and Canada's second. Originally located at the foot of Earl Street, the club has had five locations, the longest stay being at 75 Clergy Street. In 1993, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II granted permission for the use of the title "Royal". In 1996, the club was re-incorporated as a non-shareholder corporation with each full-time member becoming an equal partner with full voting rights. The club moved into its current state-of-the-art facility in 2006 and celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2020.
Along with 6-sheets of excellent ice, our facility boasts a very well amenitied banquet lounge and bar, which we rent to members and non-members.
If you are looking for curling gear, our proshop is well stocked with all of the latest product from some of the sports biggest names - Asham, Goldline, Hardline, Tournament Sports - if it's available, we'll get it!
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