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Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: DBWTim on May 06, 2004, 12:13:52 AM Ok... here's the list of teams taking part in the FCRCC Regatta...
Roli Rebels Pacific Reach Echo Nokia Dragons R.O.E. Team Ruckus Nokia Team Ultimate Fresh Off The Dragon Boat Kitsilano Water Demons Just Dragon Along M Power Speciality Subaru-Legacy The Eh Team Waverunners Team United Pacific Reach Nothin Dragons Burnaby Tsunami FC Grandragons Alpha Red Splash Test Dragons Nusa'Lon Dragons Speciality Subaru-Outback Roli Dragons Saggin Dragons Eric Hamber BC Hydro Power Smart Scotiabank Dragons FC Great Grandragons Eye of the Dragon X-Calibre Alpha Blue FC Grandragons Too[/list:u]Seems to be a pretty balances field. Anyone want to give their predictions? A large number of the top tiered teams from last year are in this, but I'm not really confident in saying if they will be top tiered this year since a large number of the team's rosters were decimated and were replaced with new paddlers from other teams. I wonder how that would affect team chemistry... It also should be interesting to see how Pac Reach will do since they are probably the only team that has been practicing intensely year round. I'm actually interested in how Just Dragon Along will do against Eric Hamber since Hamber is pretty much the measuring stick for high school teams from Vancouver. Over the years, it's been the Eagles coming in first.. the American juniors in second and Hamber in third... Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: Nook on May 06, 2004, 01:28:44 AM This is only a small sample (3) of comp A teams here, but the overall grid has solid depth to it.
Pacific Reach and Specialty Subaru by rights should be on top of this early competition. Both of their A teams do 3x/week solid. P.Reach is a proven commodity, S.Subaru's A team is also the best of what was two seperate, very good & solid teams. Can't think of a better way to get instant speed. Their B team should be very fast too. I'm interested in seeing how United, Scotia, and Roli/Alpha/Pac Reach/Subaru's B team will fare. Rooting for Nusa'Lon Dragons, whoever the heck they are, just b/c their name is cool. Waverunners, would be nice to see them up in the standings. They've been around for so long, they deserve a good result by now. Quote A large number of the top tiered teams from last year are in this, but I'm not really confident in saying if they will be top tiered this year since a large number of the team's rosters were decimated and were replaced with new paddlers from other teams. I wonder how that would affect team chemistry... All teams go through changes, its the nature of this sport. Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: Ronnie on May 06, 2004, 01:33:31 PM Can't really rank the Specialty Subaru teams yet ... rosters have not been finalized, the teams will be mixed up this weekend. Also, we have TCC Carib paddlers joining us for the regatta.
Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: Guido on May 07, 2004, 01:17:11 AM 4 of us were sent the list of teams participating and what division they were going to participate in C=competitive and R=recreational. We were told to rank them and then averages were taken and the race grid was formulated. These were the rankings I came up with......please don't panic about what you see below as I said these were the rankings I submitted. I have not seen all of these teams on the water...though I do know who is coaching a majority of these teams and have seen the composition of 90% of them....
The Las Vegas odds haven't come out yet......I was told they'd be out within the next 24 hours or so. Lotto BC is also putting out the lottery for this event.....thanks to Brian Burke. I guess we'll see how I did on the rankings come Sunday evening.......anyone want to put a wager on Kits Water Demons.....Vegas is giving 1,453 to 1 odds. 1 Pacific Reach C 2 Fresh Off The Dragon Boat C 3 Roli Dragons C 4 Alpha Red C 5 Scotiabank Dragons R 6 Speciality Subaru-Legacy C 7 Pacific Reach Echo R 8 Speciality Subaru-Outback R 9 Roli Rebels R 10 Alpha Blue R 11 Nusa'Lon Dragons C 12 Nokia Team Ultimate R 13 M Power R 14 FC Granddragons R Seniors 15 BC Hydro Power Smart Dragons R 16 TD Lighning R 17 Team United R 18 Team Ruckus R 19 Waverunners R 20 X-Calibre R 21 Eric Hamber R Junior 22 Just Dragon Along R Junior 23 Nokia Dragons R 24 Eye of the Dragon R 25 FC Granddragons Too R Seniors 26 The Eh Team R Seniors 27 FC Great Granddragons R Seniors 28 Burnaby Tsunami R 29 Saggin Dragons R 30 Splash Test Dragons N 31 Kitsilano Water Demons R Junior Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: Nook on May 07, 2004, 10:56:34 AM Wow. You ranked Fodb ahead of Roli? (I :pray:!) If that comes true, I have a date with a plastic garbage bag this weekend.
The scene: Kelowna 2003 Gman - If your team beats us, we're going to put you in a bag and kick it! And after the final race on the way back to the docks: Gman - Ok! We're putting the bag away! :rofl: Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: nakano on May 07, 2004, 07:07:18 PM Any predictions?
Heat 1 9:00 am Lane 1 TD Lightning 2 Roli Rebels 3 Pacific Reach Echo 4 Nokia Dragons R.O.E Heat 2 9:15 am Lane 1 Team Ruckas 2 Nokia Team Ultimate 3 Fresh Off The Dragon Boat 4 Kitsilano Water Demons Heat 3 9:30 am Lane 1 Just Dragon Along 2 M Power 3 Speciality Subaru-Legacy 4 The Eh Team Heat 4 9:45 am Lane 1 Wave Runners 2 Team United 3 Pacific Reach 4 Nothin Dragons Heat 5 10:00 am Lane 1 Burnaby Tsunami 2 FC Granddragons 3 Alpha Red 4 Splash Test Dragons Heat 6 10:15 am Lane 1 Nusa'Lon Dragons 2 Speciality Subaru-Outback 3 Roli Dragons 4 Saggin Dragons Heat 7 10:30 am Lane 1 Eric Hamber 2 BC Hydro Power Smart 3 Scotiabank Dragons 4 FC Great Grandragons Heat 8 10:45 am Lane 1 Eye of the Dragon 2 X-Calibre 3 Alpha Blue 4 FC Grandragons Too Looks like most of the teams in Lane 3 could, and maybe should finish first in their respective heat. Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: Nook on May 07, 2004, 11:23:23 PM These are the rankings I had seeded for that list.
Pacific Reach Alpha Red Roli Dragons Speciality Subaru-Legacy Fresh Off The Dragon Boat Scotiabank Dragons Nusa'Lon Dragons Pacific Reach Echo Alpha Blue Speciality Subaru-Outback BC Hydro Power Smart Dragons Team United TD Lighning M Power Roli Rebels Team Ruckus Eric Hamber Burnaby Tsunami Just Dragon Along Nokia Dragons FC Granddragons X-Calibre Splash Test Dragons Eye of the Dragon Nokia Team Ultimate Kitsilano Water Demons Waverunners Saggin Dragons The Eh Team FC Granddragons Too FC Great Granddragons I've seen roughly less than half of the teams here on the water so I'm sure Guido's seedings are much more accurate. Though one team I had to rank based solely on the fact that they're always strutting around the docks without their shirts on. :think: At the time I didn't know who Nusa'Lon was, but since they specified Comp, I just stuck them up there. Alpha I ranked up there based on last year's results only, though I understand they had a big shake up this year? Whatever the case, they still have top-notch coaching, so even if they have a bad Regatta, they'll be there for the Big One for sure. Even with these rankings, my money for the 1.2.3. finish (Top Division) will be on: 1. Pacific Reach 2. Scotiabank 3. Specialty Subaru Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: funger on May 10, 2004, 12:58:36 PM I think it's safe to say that the Nusa'Lon Dragons are not a comp. team. They probably entered in the wrong category by mistake..... i could be wrong though.
Title: FCRCC Regatta Participating Teams Post by: p00py p00py on May 12, 2004, 06:11:34 PM man, i couldn't believe guido's predictions....it's like he had it rigged or something....lol....
well i guess the old man is actually watching the teams and not the hot asian women that he "supposedly" concentrates on.....haha....ok, i think i'm gonna get it now :shock: :shock: :shock: |