Dragon Boat West

What a crazy weekend! Congrats to all the winners.  I think Water's Edge did a great job given the weather conditions and the fact that 14 volunteers didn't show up!!

14 volunteers did not show up?  and I thought that behaviour was more for Stampede Week? :)

Many thanks to the volunteers that did work in the cold and the rain.

I'll second that - awesome job by the volunteers. The weather on Sunday was miserable and they did a great job standing out there in the cold all day - many thanks.

Same goes for the Watersedge crew who did another excellent job running a festival.

Despite Sunday's weather it turned out to be an excellent festival.

puppy... hope you're alright.  i dunno how you busted your front tooth on the 2000m but it looked painful!  you did an awesome job in Calgary (as expected!)

Results?

The Calgary Dragon Boat Festival was great!  The live bands are always a plus, especially when their good.  Sleemans as a main sponsor only spells "trouble". The weather was wet and cold but that seems to be a trend this year for festivals.  Water's Edge did a great job as usual.  Like many people I'm trying to find the results ... seems odd that nothing is posted on the Calgary website, Water's Edge, or anywhere?!? 

Any ideas?

Fresh Impacted Fish......

To the organizers...The race format was great! :clap: and Water's Edge did a great job of race management, as per usual. :clap:

Volunteers were in short supply, but participating teams ponied up to the bar to help where they could...Thank you! This is the way it should be. :clap:

Kudos to Navy, who set-up an additional marshalling tent (in the p!ss!ng rain)...During their race marshalling...Probably hung over :drink:...For the benefit of others. :clap:

What can I say about the B.C. contingent? We all showed ourselves well and had quite a bit of fun at the same time. :Cheers:
Don't worry, we won't post ALL the photos! :oops: heehee

Finally to Calgary, the city... Ever heard the term 'paddle til you puke'? I wouldn't drink the water for a few days. :argh:

Any photos from the races?

I would simply LOVE to see some pictures....my neice reaces with NAVY and I hear they are always a lot of fun on and off the water.......hmmmm........maybe I don't want to see the pictures!!

Great racing though, to all the teams...the standings reflect hard work and determination...and some damn good racing!

Also, about the "paddle 'till you puke comment" I do believe you can thank 2 NAVY paddlers for that...one of whom is my neice.....oh dear!

on your Wahine!

It was a pleasure and an honour to race with the FODB/SI/MW peeps.  See y'all in Kelowna :)

We love that NAVY team here in Calgary!  They really add character to the whole festival!  They are so friendly, and show a great spirit of sportsmanship!  They're also great paddlers!  You know, I think I may have met your niece in the "all ages beverage garden".  She seemed to be recovering nicely!

Oh Im sure she recovered....and then most likely did it again....but thats my girl!!! Nice to hear the team is such a presence....makes one feel good she is amongst great people.....I, however, will not say amongst well behaved people!! I saw some pretty good pictures...I am kidding....looks like a great time!! Great Job Everyone!! :lol:

Fresh Impacted Fish......

on your Wahine!

It was a pleasure and an honour to race with the FODB/SI/MW peeps.  See y'all in Kelowna  

I think the name is "Freshly Impacted Wahine Fish", which sounds slightly inappropriate, accounting for our behaviour most of the weekend!  I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to paddle with in Calgary!  You all are the best! It was nice to bring some bling home to BC!

Results are posted on Calgarydragonboat.com.  Go go go go go!

Also, congrats to the various winners out there.  Great to see the out of town teams again - more of those this year, for obvious reasons.  Hopefully we can see more of that in future festivals everywhere.  After a tough year for us, the festival ended on a high note for our (rebuilding) club, as we had a very strong finish after falling behind.  Only 2 -100ths of a second out of gold in the division we ended up in.  Oh well, it gives us something to think about all winter long and should provide some motivation for our new paddlers.   :lol:

What a great weekend of racing!

The caliber of the teams we raced against in the Club Crew Championships was amazing. Our team (River City Dragons) although not up near the top was never the less very happy with our times. The experience of racing with such high caliber competition will no doubt help us move forward to improve.

The venue and operations staff were great! They really came through, especially on Sunday when the weather was not as cooperative as it could be (hey were from Winnipeg but even we were cold), with a job well done.

Congratulations to the teams going to Malaysia and good luck, I know you will represent Canada well.

For those teams going we will see you in Kelowna in a couple of weeks!

Awesome racing!  Thank you Fresh Impact for the great weekend !

Does anyone know if there are pictures posted for this festival?

Check the thread titled "Calgary 2007 Race off Pics"   :lol:
http://www.dragonboatwest.net/index.php?topic=4606.0