Welcome BPUC & Friends!

This is intended to be the web presence for the Buzzards Point Ultimate Club (BPUC). The BPUC is the intramural team of mostly Coast Guard members from Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. We play as often as we can during the week at Ft. McNair during lunch for games of Ultimate.

I have been at Headquarters since December of 2003 and the club has been around since before then but like many other things associated with the military it has gone through the growing pains of the transfer of people in and out. My own first recollections of the club were from an "Interest Email" sent out by Lonnie. I came out and wheezed and gasped through the first few weeks before I became addicted and the rest is cliche'.

Interestingly enough, one of our current "regulars" claims to have introduced Lonnie to the sport - Lindsay "Mallard", of famed wingspan if not unlimited endurance. I'd also like to give a shout out to Annette who helped resuscitate this club when it looked like it was going to die off last year. I have tried to add my encouragement and support and good fortune has brought us a great group of core players now that eagerly gather each day to celebrate the "Spirit of the Game". I hope that you will enjoy reading of our adventures and games.

One last point of housekeeping. This blog is in no way associated with the U.S. Coast Guard and does not have any official license to speak for that organization. While many of the players are active or former members of the service we come out as fellow Ultimate players and not as a military organization. As such, the reference to players will be by their names, either given by their parents at their birth or dubbed by their fellow Ultimate players. It is not my intent to offend any sense of military protocol...but in fact, that is checked at the gate as we step on the field. The "Spirit of the Game" governs Ultimate's unique sense of respect for each other and we believe that is sufficient.

Lay out & enjoy! - Bill