1st Annual Dana Point BBQ Championship

September 23 – 24, 2011

Dana Point, California

The Dana Point Chamber of Commerce did an outstanding job making the BBQ teams feel welcome.  Ted, Ardith, and Peg Olasin left Lancaster on Thursday to venture down to Dana Point.  It was a beautiful venue, with the fresh sea air and grass all around.  Steve came early on Friday morning and we were all set for the event.  We all took a walk down to the beach in the morning taking the beautiful landscaped path.  It turned out to be quite a hike but worth every step of the way.

On Saturday, Vince and Doug came early for breakfast to get the day started off right.  We all worked hard on getting our entries to the judge’s tent on time.  There was also a dessert contest that would follow after the meats.  Later in the day Doug’s Aunt and Uncle joined us along with our niece and nephew Kim and Mark Akin for some lst place ribs and pull pork.

We placed 17 out of 48 teams with 31st in chicken, 1st in ribs, 16th in pork, and 24th in brisket.  We ended up 4th in dessert out of 15 teams.  We wish to thank the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce, Arlie Bragg, and Kelly and Kathleen McIntosh for a great event.  We hope they continue this event next year.