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David Hope

Lead

Mother Club: Gangrels Curing Club
Other Clubs: Dundonald Curling Club
Home Ice Rink: Ayr
Years Curling: 20 years plus
Occupation:  Telecoms Engineer
Status: Single
Curling Offices held:  

  • Ayr St Columba Curling Club Committee Member   2003 – 2005, 2009 – 2011, 2019 – 2020
  • Gangrels Curling Club Committee Member 2007 – 2014
  • Gangrels Curling Club Match Secretary 2009 – 2012
  • Gangrels Curling Club President 2012 – 2013

Curling Achievements:
Gangrels Curling Club

  • Gangrels Presidents Cup 2021-2022 (as Second)
  • Gangrels Points Winner 2021-2022

Dundonald Curling Club

  • Dundonald Hillhouse Trophy 2021-2022 (as Skip)
  • Dundonald Symmington Cup 2021-2022 (as Skip)

Rotary

  • Rotary World Silver Medal 2022 Dumfries (as Third)

Why I wanted to be part of the curling tour:
Since taking up curling in my mid twenties, I have enjoyed taking part in the sport of curling. The opportunity to come and curl in Canada was too big a draw not to be missed, as I had been told that the Canadian Tour was something of legend.

Hobbies/Interests:

  • Curling,
  • Swimming
  • Cycling
  • Skiing
  • Sailing – Sailed on the Tall Ships Summer of 1997
  • Came through the Scout Movement from a Cub Scout to be coming the Cub Leader, retiring after 25 years.