Dragon Boat West

Just looking at the list of teams registered to compete in Calgary for NCC in Premier mixed....

FCRCC
Calgary Race Club
Montreal DBC
Gorging Dragons
Para Huti Huti
Without Warning

It'll be interesting to see if Pac Reach registers or not. Does anyone know (or heard thru the rumour mill) if any other teams from back East plan on making an appearance?

It's not often where we get the opportunity to race against the Eastern teams. If given the chance, it would be fun! :)

how are para huti huti?

Master's of D-Zone? Formerly Roli Canada =)

 Yep....the Masters are entering as a premier team and adding some youth to their roster and are talking they are going to take out FCRCC ........... could this happen ??

 

 Not sure we will see any other eastern teams as TO is the center of the universe and they very rarely travel outside although ScotiaRouge was just in Hong Kong and placed third losing to Macau & Philippine police

They're suppose to be the best team out of Edmonton. Last year when we were in Calgary, they finished in Div A consolation. Not sure if that was their strongest crew they were fielding.

In 2005 we were suppose to race them in the Club Crew qualifiers but they withdrew. They were staying at the same hotel we were. We asked them why they withdrew and they indicated that they couldn't race both the CC qualifiers and the regular festival so they decided to focus on just the festival. They finished 2nd overall to the Calgary Race Club I believe in the regular regatta.

From what I have seen from them the last 2 years, I don't think they'll challenge FCRCC, Gorging or Montreal, but I expect they'll be competitive and put up a good fight.

Right Masters, yeah, they've got the Masters spot by acclamation already and are going to compete in the Premier Mixed to get more battle-hardened.

They were 3 seconds off the winning time from the A division winners.

In Lethbridge, they got disqualified in the A finals because they didn't follow the race directors' instructions and went around the wrong side of the island.   :drink:

Of course that was last year - only they know if they have a better or worse team this season.

We'll find out next weekend...we will be racing them in this year's Lethbridge Festival on July 7-8.  The top Calgary teams, (TopMade, Yahoo, Guardian) should be there, too, so we should get a pretty good idea of how the Alberta teams stack up against each other.  Please note that the festival has yet to post a schedule, so I cannot confirm that all of the teams listed above will be there this year, although they were all there last year.

     Where did you get this list from?

Thru the Calgary Dragon boat Festival Website: www.calgarydragonboat.com. Then thru the team support / registration section.

Looks like you're going to get your wish.  Looks like Imperial Dragons are coming from Toronto.  Is the Montreal DBC a mixed, open or a womens crew?

 Good to see the Imps heading this way....They have been known to put up some good battles  . I think it may be the Montreal women but I'm not completely sure .

 Rumor mill is Pac Reach may also jump in last minute ....the more the merrier !

Piranhas from Toronto are now signed up as well.  After the Central race-off next weekend, there could be even more crews that sign up.

This is shaping up to be a pretty competitive festival.

 FCRCC is sending a strong B mixed crew to race and women , the A mixed crew & A men will remain in Vancouver to prepare for the World Championships in Australia .

 It also looks like the Masters will take a shot in the Premier NCC and opening up the crew and possibly adding youth to the roster to strengthen the team even more ...they should be very strong ...this is the rumor anyway

hey Paddleboy does this mean your not coming.      We were expanding the beer bong for ya.

 No ,coach gave me a weekend pass ...lol . I'll be racing w/ the Masters so I can be rostered for Malaysia and may possibly give the B team a hand if needed but that has yet to be determined .

 Don't worry ... I'll be there for the bong !!  :Cheers: and then soon after off to Australia ......I so can't wait !!  :woot:

Definitely a much nicer forum for discussions.

Good luck to all teams going to Calgary.  It sounds like the race course is fair and the festival is well organized.  Lets hope the weather holds out.

Per Calgary's web site, there are 12 teams in the National Club Crew Mixed Championship division:

Ampco Grafix FCRCC Premier Mixed
Gorging Dragons
Pacific Reach
SCC Sudbury Team Chiropractic
Piranhas Dragon Boat Club
Without Warning
Para Huti Huti
Bullfrog Power Imperial Dragons
FC Masters of D'Zone
Pond Scum - Seniors
River City Dragons
Calgary Race Club

Pretty stacked field...there should be some fantastic races this weekend!

river city dragons... are they the manitoba team we saw last year at kelowna?!

Yes, they have been the top Manitoba team for a few years now (they paddle out of Winnipeg).
I don't remember them being in Kelowna last year, though...maybe the year before?

yup they were there... i remember well cuz they edged us out for 3rd in platinum by 0.03sec!

I know there will be lots of attention on the big boys and girls in the NCC's this weekend, but lets not forget the annual festival as well taking place at the same time which is shaping up to have some good competition

Blu-by-U, NAVY, and Fresh Impact (FODB / Sudden Impact with some guests) will be there trying to bring the medals home to BC, and will be going head to head with the likes of Crew Yahoo, Guardian (2006 champs), some topmade team (can't tell which one is which anymore), Waste Management, etc.  The only team I can't place from 06 is the "HSBC Pure Energy" (or something to that effect) - anyone know the deal with them?  its rare to see such a competitive team completely disappear.

I believe HSBC Pure Energy is under the Dragnum name this year.

HSBC Pure Energy is now known as Dragnum - look for them to make some noise at the festival.

Dragnum is definitely looking strong this year, as does the other Calgary teams competing at this years festival.  This weekend should have some pretty good match-ups as these teams go head-to-head for hardware.  We'll have to see where these medals end up going.  Too close to call.

Agreed about Dragnum.  We did a race piece against them earlier in the practice season and saw that they were indeed pretty fast.  Or was it that we were slow?  Hmm...   :P

Ah ok!  Well then there is another in the list, its going to be some great racing!

For those of you who are not in Calgary, bring warm clothing. The sun is out but it's still a bit chilly!  See you all tomorrow!  :)

It is great to see so many teams from the East.  I hope that the teams  in the NCC and the Festival will think about traveling  to represent the West when the NCC is held out East.

You heard it here first - Dragnum took the gold in the A Final!

Hey Martini, ... the Ace is homing in on you as we speak!

Should I be afraid? :shock:

Ohhhhh ... be afraid, ... be very afraid!  She runs like the wind and paddles like a ... like a ... well something pretty scary let me tell you.  :shock: