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Title: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: dogpaddle on July 08, 2007, 08:26:32 AM Where did all these crazy people come from? The beer gardens were already packed on Saturday afternoon! There were dancing fools everywhere! There is some guy in yellow crocs from Fluid Motion and another from Portland Fire Dragons... I wonder how they get their bodies to move that way! Great to see all the out of town teams in there. Apparently, they have never sold so much beer on the first day! Thanks for all your help, E&C! I saw you guys doing your part! I hope that everyone is feeling ok today! :lol:
We had beautiful weather and great water conditions for the races. PI, NAVY, Save-On Dragonslayers, St. Keya, Dragonauts, Xtreme Reach, sssTeam Heat, and the Portland Fire Dragons have made it to the Platinum division. There will be some great races today. Good luck paddler! See you all in the beer gardens for the awards ceremonies! Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: BernMan on July 08, 2007, 11:28:27 AM We had beautiful weather and great water conditions for the races. PI, NAVY, Save-On Dragonslayers, St. Keya, Dragonauts, Xtreme Reach, sssTeam Heat, and the Portland Fire Dragons have made it to the Platinum division. There will be some great races today. Good luck paddler! See you all in the beer gardens for the awards ceremonies! WHAT??!!?? No news about some of the lower mainland teams over there? A bit biased ain't we? :lol: Are you able to tell me who all the teams in Platinum are? Or do you just know the ones you know/are familiar with? Thanks. Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: rightarm on July 08, 2007, 12:48:12 PM WHAT??!!?? No news about some of the lower mainland teams over there? A bit biased ain't we? :lol: Are you able to tell me who all the teams in Platinum are? Or do you just know the ones you know/are familiar with? Thanks. why don't you hop a ferry and go do live updates for the rest of us? ;) Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: dogpaddle on July 08, 2007, 12:48:44 PM Platinum finals will be:
Portland Fire Dragons, Dragonauts, PI, and Navy Anchor Dragons. Diamond finals will be: Extreme Currents (Kamloops), Eye of the Dragon, Fluid Motion, and Blu By U. I also know that the Mana Wahine and Dragon Runners are in the Ladies Platinum finals. I'm not sure of the other categories....Sorry! Gotta go back out to the race site! Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: dogpaddle on July 08, 2007, 08:31:16 PM Bernman....Not biased at all. There were only 8 teams in each division....
Congratulations to all the teams. Here are some of the results. I'm going by memory so don't rely on my unofficial results or the lack of... PLATINUM MIXED DIVISION 1st Dragonauts 2nd Portland Fire Dragons 3rd Navy Dragon Anchors 4th Precision Impossible 5th Xtreme Reach 6th ssTeam Heat 7th Save-On Dragonslayers 8th St' Keya DIAMOND MIXED DIVISION 1st Eye of the Dragon 2nd Blu By U 3rd Extreme Currents 4th Fluid Motion 5th Bastion Dragons WOMEN'S PLATINUM DIVISION 1st Dragon Runners 2nd Mana Wahine 3rd Dover Bay Wavebreakers If you missed this festival, you missed a great time! The beer gardens were packed again today. Nice seeing you all there! :D Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: BernMan on July 08, 2007, 08:48:19 PM Congrats to all teams! I guess Vancouver did not represent too well except for Eye of the Dragon in Diamond Division. I keep hearing about how great Nanaimo festival has been over the past 3 or 4 years but yet none of the teams I am associated with seem to want to go there. Heck I have an extra incentive seeing as my "outlaws" live in Qualicum. Maybe next year.
Once again CONGRATS to all teams who participated in more ways than just paddling! :P Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: huligan on July 08, 2007, 09:52:24 PM Navy was 2nd not 3rd in the Platinum A, Portland came 3rd not 2nd :-)
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: coach on July 08, 2007, 11:49:57 PM Quote my guess is that Eye of the Dragon will definitely be in the top final Bernman, just so you're not too disappointed with your Eye of the Dragon prediction this is some more details. After the Saturday seeding races there were 10 teams tied on points with 2 first-place finishes including Eye. The top 8 based on times went to Platinum (I'm not sure if they use cumulative time or differential time). Eye and Blu by U were the 2 that went to Diamond. Eye won Diamond by 3 seconds and their time was faster than the Platinum B times and also the 4th in Platinum A so maybe they coulda been a contenda for making the top final, but it would have been tough as all those teams were strong. Dragonauts, Navy Dragon Anchors and Portland Fire Dragons were definitely the top 3 and all the others were also fast. Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Magnum on July 08, 2007, 11:56:13 PM You can see all the results at: http://www.nanaimodragonboat.com/uploads/2007results-final.pdf (http://www.nanaimodragonboat.com/uploads/2007results-final.pdf) Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Dumber on July 09, 2007, 08:14:38 AM Unfortunately, in the Diamond A final, one of the paddlers for Fluid Motion had his brand new Carbon Fibre paddle break on the third stroke!
:wtf: So their time is not indicative of their effort. Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Special K on July 09, 2007, 08:18:00 AM What brand of paddle was it?
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Dumber on July 09, 2007, 08:22:26 AM What brand of paddle was it? I was too distracted to catch that piece of info. The music was loud, the beer was cccold and my dance partners were looking hot... 8)) Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Isla on July 09, 2007, 09:15:35 AM The paddle was carbon and I heard it broke in the ups. I also hear it wasn't the first time it has happened to him.
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: selltile on July 09, 2007, 10:46:03 AM :D :lol: :Cheers:
I know I'm a part of a Nanaimo team ( Bastion Dragons) but great applause to the organizers. This is always a great festival. Great site--tents are on grass, lots of food and shopping choices and a well run race event. Lots of volunteers, loading goes well and they have a very touching caranation ceremony. Good job to them. A bit of a warning for out of town teams next year.--We hear there is a convention at the same time and rooms are filling up fast now!!! This leaves you with Fairwinds or Parksville as your next hotrl stops --so book now. I live in Qualicum--about 10 minutes further than Parksville and on a good time it will take about 35 min to the site--so I do suggest you take action now Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: cookie on July 09, 2007, 11:02:14 AM Congrats to Deep Cove Perfect Catch for placing 4th in Women's Platinum B Final Race with only 18 PADDLERS!!!!
We were totally AWESOME!!!!! :D Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: cookie on July 09, 2007, 11:07:00 AM Oh, I also wanted to Thank and congratulate Portland for coming up to Nanaimo and kicking some Canadian butts! You guys are Awesome and can't wait to see all of you again in Victoria! :D
Hope you guys made it back to Portland safely! Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: PaddleFunk on July 09, 2007, 12:15:08 PM Quote Posted on: Today at 09:15:35 AMPosted by: Isla Insert Quote The paddle was carbon and I heard it broke in the ups. I also hear it wasn't the first time it has happened to him. Posted on: Today at 08:22:26 AMPosted by: Dumber Insert Quote Quote from: Special K on Today at 08:18:00 AM What brand of paddle was it? I was too distracted to catch that piece of info. The music was loud, the beer was cccold and my dance partners were looking hot... Posted on: Today at 08:18:00 AMPosted by: Special K Insert Quote What brand of paddle was it? Posted on: Today at 08:14:38 AMPosted by: Dumber Insert Quote Unfortunately, in the Diamond A final, one of the paddlers for Fluid Motion had his brand new Carbon Fibre paddle break on the third stroke! OK just to clarify... as it was my paddle I know... It was the 3rd stoke... the blade is a year old and it hasn't happened to me before... And honestly I figure the team did a heck of a job being that close up to about the 3/4 mark... but when you're down a paddler and dragging an extra 250# of dead weight the gas just wasn't there in the end. Anyway... I have a story to tell... and I will hold off an disclosing the Paddle's manufacturer until I have the warranty issues sorted out ;) Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Hazyblue on July 09, 2007, 12:20:17 PM Here's a big call out to the Nanaimo organizers for recognizing womens teams this year - not only did we have a womens division for the first time, but the womens platinum races were right before the mixed platinum. Thanks making our racing count and I don't think anyone was disappointed with either of the womens platinum finals - they were both great racing.
Its our fourth year in Nanaimo and the fun never disappoints. Far and away the best beer garden of any event - our motto in Nanaimo "Life in a Beer Commercial". Great weather, great racing, great fun. It doesn't get much better. And thanks to the Island teams who make us "mainlanders" feel so welcome. See you all in Victoria. Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: PetitePuissante on July 09, 2007, 12:35:38 PM In regards to accommodations for next year...
I've mentioned to organizers that billeting might be an option for future festivals. This would save teams lots of money and might even mean that some teams who couldn't normally afford it would be able to attend. Obviously, some would prefer staying altogether in hotels in keeping with team spirit/partying. But it could be an option for those who don't have the funds or who don't have anywhere else to stay. And, it might mean more money in people's pockets for fundraising! (Or beer.) I'm sure lots of Nanaimo people/teams would be willing to take in out-of-towners. It's just a matter of organizing it... And I know our organizers are already up to their eyeballs with tasks... Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: woodsman on July 09, 2007, 12:44:53 PM Just wanted to add my two cents worth....We came up from Victoria again for the Nanaimo festival and were not disappointed! Great location! Good food! Clearly a superior beer garden. And, most importantly, awesome race organization and scheduling and just an all-round great event with some really good racing. Thanks to all the organizers and volunteers in Nanaimo...it is always worth going to.
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Zavion on July 09, 2007, 01:39:45 PM Like usual it was a really well run event. Everything went nice and smoothly. Marshalling was well done and the race starts seemed to work well as well.
The only thing I would like to see next year would be to have the division etched into the medals. It is a minor thing but years from now it would be cool to look at each medal and know what division it was won in. Other than that it was a blast. Lots of fun and even more beer! Z Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: cookie on July 09, 2007, 01:42:53 PM Also, on the ribbons too please! :D
Craig, you're Marshalling rocks!!! Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: slayer on July 09, 2007, 01:50:40 PM I believe you mean Greg...
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: cookie on July 09, 2007, 02:01:35 PM Yes, sorry Greg. I work with a Craig and I called him Greg! Duhhhhh!!!! :oops:
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: rtsdhvy on July 09, 2007, 04:30:28 PM A perfect example of why someone on the crew should take an extra paddle onto the boat, just in case.
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: island girl on July 09, 2007, 05:15:14 PM Another great event in Nanaimo for many reasons, awesome to have enough room to dance! The crowd was really into the filming for the DVD yesterday, can't wait to see it. I know the Portland team went home boasting about what a good time they had, their member known as "busy legs" was having the time of his life.
I would like to send out a BIG THANK YOU, to A1 Septic...what service on those Port a Potties. They would go in and disinfect with spray as soon as people came out, plus the TP never ran out, who could ask for me! Good job by GO, Volunteers, Vendors and anyone who was associated with the festival, give yourselves a big pat on the back. Having the women's finals seperate was a great way to go and the Carnation Ceremony was once again, everything that is should be. Our team, BrewCrew had an amazing time and look forward to seeing you all in Victoria. KICK IT UP!! Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: selltile on July 09, 2007, 05:36:20 PM http://picasaweb.google.com/bastiondragons/NanaimoDragonBoatRaces
Some pictures from Nanaimo :Cheers: Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: KarenRobertsPDX on July 09, 2007, 09:39:16 PM I personally want to thank everyone at the races. We (Portland Fire Dragons) felt so welcome and it was truly a blast! The event more than lived up to its well-deserved reputation of being the most fun event on the Island.
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: dogpaddle on July 09, 2007, 11:00:23 PM Just curious....did you have any problems taking that lovely kayak home? I'm so jealous!
Thanks for coming Portland! Your team was a lot of fun in the beer gardens! Hope you come back again next year! Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: PeanutButter on July 10, 2007, 08:06:58 AM Just a question...
Did anybody else stop at the White Spot on the way home Sunday?? 3 Member of my team did and all 3 got food poisoning from the burgers. Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: stella wahine on July 10, 2007, 11:30:02 AM What a fantastic weekend we had in Nanaimo!
Well organized event, great volunteeers, fabulolus spectator opportunities, the best beer garden ever, oh yeah...some racing oportunities too! Too bad the beer gardens ever had to close! Next year perhaps we will bring more sunscreen and more sombreros...we will be better prepared. So much fun we booked a hotel for next year before we left! Thanks to the oragnizers for putting it all together, thanks to all the great people for sharing your time with us. As relative rookies to the sport it is great to find a community of paddlers so positive and supportive. We make each other better by being so! Thanks to the blue teams...dark blue aka NAVY and Blu by U... Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Zavion on July 10, 2007, 12:58:26 PM Anyone have more pictures they can link?
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Hazyblue on July 10, 2007, 01:01:00 PM only from beer garden and they are not publishable :D
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Tripper on July 11, 2007, 02:01:53 PM I hear ya...the beer gardens were crazy!! It was a very good festival though...makes me want to paddle again. It was a suprising festival too ....I had Portland or the Dragonauts to win and PI along with either ssSteam Heat and NAVY leading the Platinum B......Portland, PI, Dragonauts and NAVY fought for first timing wise all weekend...I only wish I could have gotten in the tents to see the timing sheets. NAVY seemed to come out of no where and has really improved their finish this year. Good work guys....and Dragonauts....as pleasing to watch as always! I look forward to coming to the island for Victoria! 8))
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Lethal Weapon on July 11, 2007, 02:33:57 PM I have few pics of the races (Bad year for photos as there are so many professional photographers out there trying to earn a few bucks so I respectfully stay out of the way!
I got the cannon out for a few races and some nice Beer garden activity (which I will Gladly post!...LOL) Enjoy (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Lethal_Weapon/nanaimo%202007/KV7D0255Large.jpg) Dragonauts and Portland Platinum Semi (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Lethal_Weapon/nanaimo%202007/KV7D0229Large.jpg) Other Platinum Semi, very close (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Lethal_Weapon/nanaimo%202007/KV7D0206Large.jpg) Eye and Fluid motion Diamond Semi (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Lethal_Weapon/nanaimo%202007/KV7D0161Large.jpg) Navy Stickers reached new heights! (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Lethal_Weapon/nanaimo%202007/KV7D0139Large.jpg) Say no more! Its Beer time! (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Lethal_Weapon/nanaimo%202007/KV7D0136Large.jpg) they weren't kidding when they said people were lining up for next year already... Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: haywitch on July 11, 2007, 02:57:39 PM Nice pics Lethal, thanks.
Below is a link to some pics from one of the photographers Lethal was referring to: http://www.jamiepenner.com/gallery/nanaimodragonboat-2007/ (http://www.jamiepenner.com/gallery/nanaimodragonboat-2007/) Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Backward Rowing on July 19, 2007, 09:34:07 PM Some more pix.
Water shots (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4152.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4154.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4165.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4175.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4182.jpg) Sud shots (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4333.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4332.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4317.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4316.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4306.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4281.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4276.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4273.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4270.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4260.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4247.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4245.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4243.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4240.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4237.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4236.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4235.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4227.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4226.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4225.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4224.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4215.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4214.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4211.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4208.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4206.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4201.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4200.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4198.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4197.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4195.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4188.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4171.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4166.jpg) (http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/gingersnaps1969/Nanaimo%20Dragon%20Boat%20Festival%202007/100_4143.jpg) Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Naiad on July 20, 2007, 07:53:15 AM Those are some fantastic pics! Thanks for posting!
Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Backward Rowing on July 20, 2007, 05:14:58 PM Platinum A Final
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F4gSwh5nQg Platinum B Final http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45C6_a1tuc Title: Re: Crazy people are in Nanaimo! Post by: Naiad on July 20, 2007, 06:18:48 PM ~WOW~ Thank you so much for posting the races, it gives you a whole different perspective when you're watching from outside the boat!
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