Past Leagues:
DaBUT
Thanks for a great 2011! The recap is below and we'll see you all next year!
Questions? Email Julie at dabut@wafc.org. She also appreciates fun stories.
Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland (Located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay - approximately 40 minutes from DC. Here's a map!)
Park map. We play on the beach by the "ball field."
Directions: Take Rt. 50 East past Annapolis towards the Bay bridge. Take exit 32 and follow the signs for Sandy Point Park.
* Sandy Point has revised their pet policy! Dogs are allowed after October 1st, see here for details. See! -->
For those coming from out of the area, the best option for camping is Greenbelt State Park. Camping info
Note: Sandy Point is now alcohol free. Unlike past years, alcohol is no longer allowed anywhere around where we play so please don't bring it!
The primary rule of DaBUT is to HAVE FUN! These are the general rules we use for each game, but come to DaBUT ready for me to change things last minute. October is rarely a good month for beach ultimate so be ready to just be cold, get sandy, and have fun with your friends!
4 v 4 (2 men/2 women ratio) There is no limit on team size.
- Each team will play at least 3 games (scramble format). We generally play 3 random games, reseed, then play 1-2 more games.
- Time outs and point caps are decided day of.
- Games start with a player from each team, throwing a disc from one endzone to the other endzone, trying to get it as close to the back line. The team that is closer to the back line wins the choice of sides or possession of disc (this is in lieu of a flip of the disc).
- Each point is started with a pull of the disc. Pulls must be an inverted type throw. Example: Hammer, Scuber, or etc.
- If the pull of the disc lands out of bounds, then the Brick Mark is about 10 yards up from the goal line (field size varies).
- The Stall Count is 6 seconds. The Marker must be within 3 yards of the Thrower to initiate the count. A stall can either be called after the Marker says, "5 ...6" or "5 stalling 6". As long as the Marker gives the Thrower a full second after 5, it is a stall. A fast count goes back 2 seconds.
Part of what makes DaBUT special is that each year, we come up with a goofy rule to add to the mix. It might involve adding an extra player to the field, new ways of scoring (...on the field), or whatever else we come up with. These rules are announced at the captains meeting before games start.
SlamPig and the Imperial Huck Troopers (2010)
In case you need any fun trivia, here the fun "Dabut Rules" over the years:
Pig noses
2005-Idols
2006-Boat racing for 2 points
2007-Chocolates to add extra player
2008-Two point cross-gendered scores with lei
2009-Endzone monster
2010- Zygote rule
2011- Noodle rule
It is $75 per team (2011 cost) plus $6 for each non-Maryland resident and $5 for each Maryland resident (park entrance fee to be paid upon arrival).
How will your fee be spent? The team cost goes towards the field permit, prizes, food, lunch, and all proceeds go to Martha's Table.
Registration usually opens in August sometime.
"I enjoy DaBUT more than hiking the Appalachian Trail." - Mark Sanford
"More fun than any professional DC sports!"
2011 Recap
It was bound to happen soon - after three years of summer like weather, Dabut has returned to its cold, rainy roots. On an overcast, blustery day, ten teams met on the strangely colored beach of Sandy Point State Park to battle for absolutely nothing on the ultimate field.
Our worthy competitors featured a dead President, sitcom nostalgia, a penguin, crime fighters, life saving pizza, sticky fingers, affectionate dinosaurs, caped crusaders, a yonically inspired team, and a reminder that I have no idea how to properly spell Cadillac without Spellcheck.
This year, we switched to a timed format, which would hopefully encourage teams to use the fun rules to run up the score and not necessarily force a short game. Our special rule this year involved holding a pool noodle between your legs while galloping around the field. Players found all sorts of ways to help them hold the noodle in place including wrapping it through their shorts or using a connector to wrap it around a thigh. Needless to say, it created quite the entertaining image.
After three games, we gathered for lunch while the weather turned colder. This led to people piles, pyramids, ninja, and other antics to keep players warm.
Then it was time to get down to business. Teams were broken up into various brackets and played two more games for pride, glory, and bragging rights. Penguido’s Got a Posse aka Shaolin won the dubious honor of “second to last place”. 
The 2011 DaBUT final pitted Your Father’s Cadillac against The Swat Team in an epic battle. In previous games that day, Cadillac had managed to gain early leads but in the final it was Swat that leapt out to a 4-0 lead. Swat skillfully controlled the disc and adroitly scored several 2-pointers, including a noodle catch, to maintain a several point lead through much of the game. But the seasoned Cadillac team fought their way back with the noodle to tie late in the game. A critical moment came when Swat declined to use the noodle a second time but Cadillac’s Jess Horner pulled in a noodle catch to cut into Swat’s lead. When the final horn blew, the disc was in play with Swat ahead 12-11 but Cadillac’s Paul Fagiolo was able to get off a clean huck from their own end zone to a sprinting Kirsten Leckszas for the presumptive 2-point game-winner – but an uncontested defensive foul in the end zone instead gave Cadillac the disc at the goal line for a 1-pointer and a tied game. In sudden death, Swat received the pull and worked the disc up for an exciting 13-12 victory.
Til next year all!
(written with contributions from other teams who actually were paying attention to what was going on)
2010 Recap
For the third year in a row, DaBUT had beautiful weather to play some spirited games of beach ultimate at Sandy Point. Thanks to a few recent storms though, at least one field was mostly covered in a gigantic puddle, which the Ultimallers delighted in laying out in. I think they win the "wettest team" award by far. This year's special rule involved getting players to pair up on the field into two-person mega players. Somehow, no one got hurt and watching two people try to pull each other in opposites directions made spectating much,much funnier!!
Our other 2010 teams were Ultimallers, NBA Jams, Imperial Hucktroopers, Captain Hammer's Dumpster Babies, Tasty Tasty Murder, Angry Pussies, Tang, Elbowskin Cowboys, Mae Be Sandy, GTL, Slam Pig, and Ghut. After three games of pool play, everyone was split into 3 brackets based on point differential.
In the lower bracket, 2009 finalist Slam Pig beat Captain Hammer, likely using a freeze ray, but than forfeit and let Captain Hammer play NBA Jams in the final. NBA Jams used a topless Tim Naylor to stun Captain Hammer and win the bracket.
In the middle bracket, Tasty murdered MaeBe Sandy (not really, it was a great game) while the Ultimallers used the Force to beat Imperial Hucktroopers. Tasty forced Ultimallers to play the final on a non-puddle field and I have no idea how that turned out. (my bad!)
In the upper bracket, GTL and Angry Pussy battled it out in the semi-final as did GHUT and Elbowskin Cowboys. Ultimately GTL went to the final to take on DaBUT founder and perenial favorite GHUT. GHUT's longevity (yeah, I'm kinda calling you old) was no match for GTL's excessive hair gel and glitter, GTL won the dubious title of DaBUT 2010 Champs. Congrats!
I hope everyone had a great time out there and we'll see you again in 2011!
If you're looking for the past recaps and photos, check here.
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