RACC Member Pages

Welcome to the Members section of the RA Curling Club (RACC). ​
RA Curling Club volunteers maintain this section on the website. Here, you will find information surrounding the Club Council, rules, protocols and procedures, practice ice, events, and league team and schedule information.

RACC Annual Club Meeting
Thursday, May 1 at 7:00pm
Courtside B, RA Centre

Information and documents will be emailed to members in advance.
Please consider attending this important meeting.

News & Newsletters

In The News
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Take a tour of the CCE and hear from some of our curlers!

Newsletters
February 2025 | October 2024 | September 2024 

Recent Achievements

RA Curling Club’s Invitational Bonspiel on March 3. 
This was first youth recreational bonspiel organized by the club in the new curling facility, and the first open youth bonspiel hosted by the club in decades! Twenty teams participated from across the region, from Perth in the west to Russell in the southeast. Six U13 four-person teams and fourteen U18 Doubles teams each played two games. The RA’s U13 team placed second in their category. Congratulations to all.

Provincial Wheelchair Bonspiel
Three of our RACC members participated in the Provincial Wheelchair Bonspiel and ended with a fantastic win for team Doug Morris and Reid Mulligan. The team that Katie Hubbard was curling with, placed Third. The Nationals will get underway in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan on March 25, 2024 and will wrap up on March 29 or 30, depending on the number of teams. Katie will be joining Team Newfoundland at the Nationals.

RA Curling Club Council

RA Curling Club Council – 2024-2025 Season

Chair	Kerrie Whitehurst
Vice-chair	Phyllis Odenbach Sutton
Secretary	Cynthia Gray
Treasurer	Margo Burgess
Director-at-Large	Jim Dodds
Director-at-Large	Patti Patterson
Director-at-Large	Rob Hudson
Director-at-Large	Dawn Warner

Ex-Officio Member

RA - Coordinator, Recreation Club Services

Melody Rochon

[email protected]

Other Club Contacts

Youth Curling Program ​	​Margo Burgess
Adult Learn to Curl (Evening) ​	John Cooper
Adult Learn to Curl (Day) ​	Doug Murphy ​and Leslie Behnia

Calendar

Please click below to download a full copy of the RACC calendar.
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Calendar

Practice Ice 

Practice Ice availability has ended for the 2024-25 season. ​

Spare Rule

 

Please click below to download a full copy of the RACC Spare Rule
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Spare Rule

​A summary of the RACC’s Spare Rule follows:  

Sparing by RACC Members

• Registered in/paid for Unlimited Leagues (4 or more) – unlimited sparing
  
• ​Registered in/paid for 3 Leagues – unlimited sparing
  
• Registered in/paid for 1 or 2 leagues – maximum sparing 3 times from beginning of the season to Christmas; 4 times from January to end of the season

 Sparing by Non-RACC Members

• $20 fee per game, payable at RA Member Services Desk
  
• No sparing in final rounds or playoffs  

Buzzer Rule

Please click below to download a full copy of the RACC Buzzer Rule

Buzzer Rule

​​A summary of the RACC Buzzer Rule follows.

When the buzzer sounds (or a bell is rung), teams may complete the end that they are currently playing. A new end must not be started.
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• An end will be considered to have started if the first rock of the end has been thrown.
• The buzzer (or bell) will sound at the following time prior to the end of the league’s time slot:
  • For a four-person (two-hour) league game: 20 minutes
  • For a Doubles game: 10 minutes
  • For a Stick League game: 10 minutes

Doubles Rules - RACC Leagues

​The RACC Doubles rules are based on Curling Canada’s rules for Mixed Doubles. RACC Doubles leagues are all Open format and thus some minor modifications have been made to facilitate inclusive club play and to provide some flexibility in sparing.   

For the full RACC Doubles rules details – click here   

Stick Curling Rules

The RACC Stick league follows the Canadian Stick Curling Association Rules for two-person team play.  For the full details, click here.    ​

General Rules of play, Etiquette and RA policies

​General Rules of Curling
The RA Curling Club follows Curling Canada’s Rules of Curling for General Play, unless otherwise noted by one of the Club’s sections or leagues. These rules are updated every 4 years (the current edition is for 2022-2026) and include segments on Stick and Mixed Doubles curling. Note, for example, one area where the RACC rules differ is our Doubles leagues which are an open format rather than mixed.

Code of Ethics
In addition to the rules of the game, curling has many rules of etiquette that help maintain the dignity and fun of the game for everyone. A listing of the basic etiquette can be found below.

Basic Curling Etiquette

• Start with a handshake. At the beginning of each game, greet the members of the opposing team with a handshake, tell them your name, and wish them "Good Curling!" Make sure everyone knows everyone else.
• Finish with a handshake. When the game is over, offer each player a hearty handshake and say, "Good game," regardless of the outcome. The winning curlers traditionally offer their counterparts some refreshment, with the opponents reciprocating.
• The leads decide who has hammer usually by flipping a coin.
• Compliment a good shot. One of the nicest curling traditions is that players and spectators compliment a good shot by either side while holding comment on a poor shot or a competitor's misfortune.
• Be courteous. Avoid distracting movements when a curler is in the hack. When your team is not shooting, keep your distance and stand quietly. Sweepers should stand off to the side between the hog lines. Never walk or run across the ice when an opponent is in the hack. Avoid gathering around the hack at either end of the ice.
• Be ready. Get into the hack as soon as your opponent has delivered his/her rock and clean your rock. Keep the game moving—delays detract from the sport. Be prepared to sweep as soon as your teammate releases the rock.
• After delivering your stone, move to the side of the sheet between the “hog “ lines, unless you are the skip. If you are throwing next, you may stand on the backboard, but remain quiet and out of sight of the opposition thrower. Leads and seconds are not permitted in “house” or “rings”, except when sweeping or to remove the stones after the count has been determined by the vices.
• Only skips and thirds may congregate behind the tee line. They do not move or hold their brooms on the ice while the opposition is preparing to deliver a stone.
• It is polite to stop moving while a player is set to throw. Etiquette directs players to delay walking by another sheet until the throwing player facing you has released his/her rock.
• Place your skip’s rock in front of the hack to help speed up the game.
• Wait for the score. Vice skips are the players who determine the score for each end. Other players should wait outside the house until the outcome is settled. Once decided, others may help clear the rocks.
• Keep the ice clean. The shoes you wear for curling should only be used for curling. Sand and grit from street shoes can ruin the ice surface. Change into a clean pair of flat, rubber-soled shoes that can grip the ice.
• Practice on a different sheet. Those who arrive early to throw a few rocks to practice or warm up are encouraged to do so. But, be sure to avoid using the sheet you'll be playing on.
• Be on time. Get to the club in time to change and warm up before the game. When you're late, you hold up the other players. If you know you'll be unavoidably late, let your team know in advance.
• All games on the ice should run approximately the same time. Therefore, if your game is an end or two behind all other games you should pick up the pace. Each player should be ready to deliver their rock when their skip puts down the broom.
• Get a sub. There may be times when you're not able to curl as scheduled. It's your responsibility to get a substitute. Call your skip and give the name of the curler subbing for you.

RA Policies 
You can find information here on the RA Policies.

Wheelchair Curling Guidance

The below document outlines practices to combine wheelchair curling with traditional sliding/stick curling. These practices are based largely on the World Curling Federation course “Introduction to Wheelchair Curling,” which is the worldwide standard. Modifications specific to the RA have been developed, implemented, evaluated, and refined by RACC wheelchair curlers. Click below to learn more.

Wheelchair Curling Guidance (PDF)

Awards & Recognition

Two RACC members recognized by the broader curling community in 2018
At their fall 2018 Annual General Meeting, the Ottawa Valley Curling Association (OVCA) announced that the Kenneth B Thain Award for meritorious service would be given to the RACC’s Margo Burgess. Later that fall, the Ontario Curling association (CurlON) honoured Paul Armstrong with their volunteer award. Congratulations to them both for all their volunteer work and contributions to the club and curling community.

​Margo (on the left) and Paul (on the right, in Glow Spiel attire) being presented with their plaques by club Chair Fred Wellling (centre) at the club’s first Glow Spiel on November 3, 2018.

External Links

USEFUL WEBSITES
CurlON (Ontario Curling Association)          https://ontcurl.com/
OVCA (Ottawa Valley Curling  Association)  https://www.ovca.com/
Curling Canada                                          https://www.curling.ca/ 
For curling news in and around Ottawa      http://ottawacurling.com/
Capital Wheel Chair Curling                        https://www.capitalwheelchaircurling.ca/

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
RA Centre (main switchboard) 613-733-5100
Melody Rochon, Coordinator 613-733-5100 (239)

ICE DESIGNATION IN LOCAL CLUBS
All sheets of ice are numbered in each curling club. At the RA our sheets are numbered one through six. For identification purposes in the broader curling community the RA sheets are also numbered 151 through 156. This numbering system is often used in bonspiel draws.

Curling Club	Ice Designation	Phone
Ottawa:	1-5	613-235-3662
Rideau	11-15	613-232-9665
Granite	31-34	613-722-1843
RCMP	41-44	613-749-7086
Carleton PLace	51-54	613-257-1944
City View	61-63	613-224-1737
R.C.N. (Navy)	81-84	613-236-5103
Ottawa Hunt	91-96	613-736-1355
Metcalfe	131-133	613-821-2335
Cumberland	141-142	613-833-2774
RA	151-156	613-733-5100
Manotick	161-163	613-692-1489
Richmond	171-174	613-838-5244
Huntley	201-204	613-839-3177
Navan	221-224	613-835-2736
Buckingham	231-232	819-986-3781
Carleton Heights	71-74	613-224-6224

Ice Conditions Form

Members (especially skips) are encouraged to fill out the form to provide feedback on any problems with the state of the curling ice etc., and the completed forms are to be placed in the suggestion lockbox.

Download PDF

Concussion Resources

Concussion resources are available for free online courtesy of 360 Concussion Care.

Concussion Resources

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Leagues & Programs - Member information 

Use the tabs below to navigate to your league's schedule, committee members and other information.

• DAYTIME Leagues
• EVENING Leagues
• YOUTH
• LEARN-TO-CURL
• BONSPIELS

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WOMEN'S Daytime Leagues  |  MEN'S Daytime Leagues  |  OPEN Daytime Leagues

Evening Leagues

Evening Curling offers men and women a range of leagues to suit both recreational and competitive curlers. If you are a beginner looking for instruction the club offers a 10-week Adult Learn-To-Curl program in the Fall. 

​The evening leagues run Monday through Friday evenings generally at 7 and 9 pm, and provide several Fixed, Draw and Doubles curling options.  A second (and recreational) Doubles League is offered on Sundays at 3:00pm and 4:30pm. Our Development League takes place in the winter session and is geared towards Learn-To-Curl graduates and others seeking to improve their game with instructor guidance on ice. 

For details on RACC Membership, leagues and instructional programs visit Membership & League Options or contact RA Member Services.

​For comments, or answers to questions about the RACC Evening Leagues, please contact the league convenors .

TEAMS & SCHEDULES

​Evening Schedules and Draws 

Monday Open Draw
Round 1
Teams & Schedule 
 
Round 2
Teams & Schedule
 
Round 3
Teams & Schedule

Round 4
Teams & Schedule

Tuesday Open Fixed
Round 1
Teams  |  Schedule
 
Round 2
Teams  |  Schedule
 
Round 3
Teams | Schedule

Playoffs
Teams & Schedule

Wednesday Open Draw
Round 1
Teams | Schedule
 
Round 2
Teams | Schedule
 
Round 3
Teams | Schedule

Round 4
Teams | Schedule

Round 5
Teams | Schedule
  

Wednesday Open Doubles
Round 1
Teams & Schedule
 
Round 2
Teams & Schedule
 
Round 3
Teams & Schedule

Thursday Women's Fixed
Round 1
Teams | Schedule 
 
Round 2
Teams | Schedule
 
Playoffs
Teams | Schedule

Friday Recreational Open Fixed
Round 1
Teams & Schedule
​Results

Round 2  
Teams & Schedule                                

Sunday Open Doubles
Round 1
Schedule

Round 2
Schedule 
 
Round 3
Schedule

Youth Curling

New and novice curlers ages 8 to 17, or those still looking for instruction, can join our Youth Instructional Program on Saturday mornings from 9 to 11 am.  

Youth aged 12 to 20 who have a few years' experience can join our Youth League on Tuesday at 5pm. This Tuesday league is all about game play. Teams are made up each week, and games can be 4 on 4, 3 on 3, or Doubles.  If they are interested and meet the league participation criteria, then register for both!

YOUTH RA CURLING CLUB (RACC) MEMBERSHIP   
12 to 20 years of age​
Become a member of the RA's Curling Club – Youth Club Members receive preferred pricing on the Youth League and Youth Instructional Program.  
Half Season Membership Fee: $17 (effective January 2 - April 6, 2025)

Read more about Youth Curling at the RA

​For further information on the RACC Youth programs, please contact Margo Burgess ([email protected]).

Curling Day in Canada 2025

Congratulations to Cedric Lepage and Rebecca Doherty of the RA Youth league on scoring a 6-ender in their Doubles game on March 28, 2023.

Learn-To-Curl Programs

ADULT PROGRAMS
Looking to start curling and join a Club?  The RA Curling Club offers you the chance to:

• Master the fundamentals
• Get playing experience
• Learn basic strategy
• Integrate into league play
• Take part in funspiels and club events

 
All this in a low-pressure supportive environment.  If this is for you, then sign up for a full season of instruction.  We start with a 10 week Learn-To-Curl program in the fall, and then continue with a Development Program after the year end break.  Both are delivered by qualified instructors.  
Read more about Learn-to-Curl and Development Programs at the RA.

2024-25 Information Coming Soon​
​External Links:
OVCA Events 

​RETURN TO:
Curling at the RA