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A shipment of 278 Kays Excelsior Ailsa curling stones destined for three curling clubs in Canada was among the cargo of the SS Athenia passenger liner when a torpedo from a German submarine sank her in the Western Approaches on 3 September 1939. This was the first British ship to be sunk by Germany during World War II. [13]
As of 2004, 60–70% of all curling stones in use were made from granite from the island [63] and it is one of only two sources for all stones in the sport, the other being the Trefor Granite Quarry in Wales. [64] Ailsa Craig produced two types of granite for curling, Blue Hone and Ailsa Craig Common Green.
Curling stones are heavy objects, and in the days of horse transport and poor quality roads it would be easier to store stones at the site of the curling pond. Additionally the ponds needed a certain degree of maintenance to the water supply, dam, weed control, etc. Tools could be stored in the house.
The quarry supplies curling stone granite exclusively to the Canada Curling Stone Company, which has been producing stones since 1992 and supplied the stones for the 2002 Winter Olympics. A handle is attached by a bolt running vertically through a hole in the centre of the stone.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curling_stone&oldid=346691222"This page was last edited on 27 February 2010, at 15:11 (UTC). (UTC).
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A stone that is thrown harder than required and will probably slide too far Heavy ice Slow ice on which stones take more initial force to travel a similar distance as on fast (keen) ice (see keen ice) High side The high side of a shooter in motion is the side that it is curling away from, i.e., the side outside the curve of the shooter's path ...