2018 Transformal

[Adrian]

Over the past years we have been experimenting with more flexible arrangements for booking rooms in the Carrington Hotel for Transformal. Unfortunately it transpired that any additional flexibility comes at a cost in terms of the work that has to be performed by the hotel events team and myself. Whilst many have an imperative to reserve a preferred room as soon as possible for the coming year, this enthusiasm doesn’t extend to releasing the reservation if one doesn’t actually buy a ticket.

So it is back to the simple system we started out with 8 years ago.

For any future Transformal weekends you can only reserve a room at event pricing AFTER you have purchased a ticket.

To clarify, no accommodation can be reserved until tickets go on sale.

No exceptions!

[Deleted User]

Our Professional Photographer for the event, Ben Pearse has offered to do studio portraits for anyone interested on the Saturday of Transformal from 10:00 through to about 2.30 . His studio is ony 5 mins away from the Carrington and Ben is offering a a big discount to Transformal attendees. You would have the opportunity to take an additional outfit or accessories to get some variety in your shots

details of this offer are on the transformal website limited time slots available

Enjoy

Caroline

[Jamie_123]

Hi All,
I saw this forum and thought I would add a quick update.
At the Seahorse AGM in May there was a large change in the makeup of the committee with many new faces appearing…..
one of those is me, as the editor of the SEAHORSE magazine (along with Imogen)
The Seahorse Ball has been discussed at the committee meeting and it is definitely our intention to investigate how to do the event again.
I see that it is more important now as the ever wonderful Transformal is in hibernation.

on a side note, we are also trying to get the Christmas Harbour Cruise up again this year after a few years absence.
(and I will do my best to try and avoid a conflict with Caroline’s Transfussion @ Imperial Hotel night!)

As in life, there are changes happening everywhere, some good, some disappointing.

Cheers
Jamie

PS: the opinions expressed are mine, not necessarily those of the Seahorse Society of NSW.

[Adrian]

Last night saw the third annual Perfect Pool Competition being held in the historic Carrington Hotel.

Sixteen gorgeous girls lined up for the chance to win the coveted trophy, kept on display to the public in the Billiards Room.
After a blind draw which mixed up the pool sharks and virgins, eight teams were announced. When betting was opened the clear favourite was team Karron/Caroline. Karron’s proven talent (she was a 2017 cup winner) and Caroline’s extended table reach promised to be a formidable combination.

As the teams took to the table for the elimination round it became clear that any talent at pool had been diluted by a weekend of dancing, drinking and chatting.
This gave a window of opportunity to the virgins who, with occasional encouragement from the umpire, delivered stellar performances, often managing to avoid pocketing the cue ball.

Four teams advanced to the semi-finals. The imminent closure of the bar, and the arrival of platters of delicious desert canapes, only ratcheted the tension up further. The pressure took a toll on the teams as they sought out increasingly creative ways to pocket the cue ball. Reneece discovered that sledging the umpire was not a good move and dragged her team out of the competition. This left team Lisa/Megan to put up a valiant defence against the competition favourites. Even the sympathetic assistance of the umpire was not enough to save them from a well-deserved 3rd place.

The fast paced final between team Karron/Caroline and the unseeded Geoff/Martina was closely played. Geoff played the gender card and tried using masculine aggression to get ahead, however he succeeded only in pocketing the cue ball faster. Martina then tried to recover the situation by taking time out to sip her glass of red but to no avail. All appeared lost when she left team Karron/Caroline with an easy winning shot to pocket the 8-ball. Caroline lined up the shot carefully, and with one deft stroke pocketed the black…and the cue ball.

Team Geoff/Martina were therefore declared the winners of the 2018 Perfect Pool Competition and were magnanimously presented with the cup by the retiring champion Karron.
Congratulations were extended to all the competitors for providing such an enjoyable evening’s entertainment. The umpire then retired to finish her Toblerone cocktail.

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