Grand Masters of East Hampton 2023
Alexander Peters
GRAND MASTERS OF EAST HAMPTON NY 2023
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, WHY AND WHO
We are happy to announce that on May 20 and May21 the 20th annual Grand Masters of East Hampton tournament will be held.
All Grand Masters, Great Grandmasters and Legends players are encouraged to come play.
We have great fields smack in the beautiful village of East Hampton, NY, continually acclaimed as America's most beautiful main street. The main camping and party site is located at 86 Stony Hill Road Amagansett, NY 11930.
We hope to have confirmation from teams and will update as confirmed. Historically teams from Philly, NY/Conn., Brooklyn, Maryland, Pelham NY, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Toronto, Montreal, Texas, Ohio have attended. We also have individual players from all over arrive to supplement squads in need and encourage combination teams to form.
The cost for this tournament will be $500 per team approximately $35 per player), which will cover the costs of fields, insurance, water, bananas, breakfast Sunday, beer Saturday evening, and free camping at the host's home.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Free camping, with outdoor shower, pool and hot tub will be available at the home, situated on 20+ acres of land outside of Amagansett 10 minutes from the fields. The home is also two minutes from the best ocean and bay beaches anywhere.
For those interested in fancier accommodations, we will post more detail on this later. The web can provide all info on hotels and B&B nearby in Montauk and East Hamton. The Ocean Dunes in Amagansett, is a close and nice place and directly on the ocean.
East Hampton is one of the premier resort destinations in the world and has every sort of hotel or cottage or B&B accommodations one could ask for. .
FOOD
We will have the option to have dinner delivered to the house Saturday evening for those who order in advance. Captains will receive information on ordering dinner from the Fish Farm and may call and place orders for their team
The choices are salmon, tuna, or lobster dinners. There will also be children's offerings of hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken fingers available to order.
Sunday morning breakfast is provided for all including pancakes, eggs, bacon, juice, fruit, coffee.etc.
MISCELLANEOUS INFO AND LOGISTICS
Teams are welcome and encouraged to arrive Friday if you can.
Saturday morning's play will not start until 11:00 am to allow those folks who need to travel on that day time to comfortably get there. The Captain's meeting will start at 10:30 am Saturday with three rounds of play on Saturday followed by a Legends (60+) exhibition round. Dinner Saturday starts at about 7:00pm at the house. After dinner there will be circles of campfires around the property to stroll through with stories, music and songs, some special surprises and foolishness.
Sunday play will start at 10:30 am and we will have three rounds of play with finals to determine a champion after round robin play finishes.
Children and families are always welcome everywhere, so bring the whole gang. They will enjoy the villages of East Hampton and the surrounding towns as there is incredible shopping, yummy restaurants, beautiful dunes and beaches, and fun activities everywhere. Beaches are open to the public until Memorial Day. East Hampton Main Beach is a 5 minute drive from the fields. The oldest farm in America (Home Sweet Home) is on Main Street as is Harriet Beecher Stowe's house. History is everywhere on Main Street. There are 2 playgrounds near the fields and the house has a small swingset playground, an outdoor pool and hot tub. Hiking trails abound in the surrounding preserves.
This tournament will be covered by local media. Be mindful that there are strict rules prohibiting drugs or alcohol in the town of East Hampton, save it for back at the house.. Unfortunately, dogs are not welcome at the fields. Littering will not be tolerated and responsible cleanup at the fields, beach and the house land will be insisted upon. We want to be able to hold this tournament forever.
Yours Truly,
Alexander "Sas" Peters apeters13@gmail 917-992-4730
DIRECTIONS
Avoid rush hour at all costs (3:30-7pm on Friday night)
From NYC: LIE to exit 70. Make a right on Manorville Rd. and go to the end. Follow the road onto 27 East. 27 East at first is the Sunrise Highway which is 4 Lanes. It will turn into the Montauk Highway which is 2 lanes. Do not speed above 50 mph on 27 East. The local cops make plenty on dumb tourists. Let's not have you be one of their victims. Take 27 East all the way to East Hampton Village. Make a left on Newtown Lane at the main stoplight. As you pass Waldbaums on your left you may want to stop and pick up supplies. Left at Railroad Ave. before the tracks, left into long term parking. Fields are in front of you.
LIRR- Long Island Railroad East Hampton stop is a 1 minute walk to fields, which are directly in front of you as you get off train. Walk towards Long term Parking. Fields are in front of you.
From Westchester and Western Connecticut: Take the Merrit, Hutch or 95 to the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge to the Cross Island Parkway to the LIE.
From the South (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C.):
Take 95 North to 278 over the Goethals and The Verrazano Narrows Bridge and then either 278 (which is first the Gowanus and then the Brooklyn Queens Expresssway (BQE) to the LIE East or (for the more scenic and pleasant route) the Belt Parkway East to the Van Wyck North to the LIE.
From the North: Take the Cross Sound Ferry from New London, Conn(reservations are mandatory). To Orient Point. Follow Route 25 to signs to Shelter Island Ferry at Greenport. Once off ferry, follow 114 to other side of Shelter Island and take ferry to Sag Harbor. Follow 114 to 27 East. You must make reservations for the Cross Sound Ferry, but it is totally worth it. It is one of the great New England pleasures. The trip is truly a pleasure.
To the house for camping and party:
Take 27 East to Amagansett. Just before Mobil Station make left onto Windmill Lane. Go to the end. Right onto Town Lane. Make left on Stony Hill Road to 7th Right at Red Fox Run. Come all the way back. Do not bother my neighbor, whose house is at the front of my property.
To Indian Wells Beach:
Right at Mobil Station on Rt, 27 East to the Beach. Park and go to the right. We will be several hundred yards down the beach. Dogs are welcome on the beach after 6. Nasty dogs will not be tolerated. Always dispose of canine waste responsibly.
Any questions, please email apeters13 at gmail or 917-992-4730.