Dragon Boat West

Fluid Motion is a Mixed Adult Recreational team practicing out of Dragonzone on Monday and Thursday nights at 6:00 pm. We are looking for dedicated paddlers (experience not required) who are willing to:

1) Commit to attending two practices a week (Monday and Thursday) starting March 2 until mid-September;
2) Be an active participant in team fundraising events
3) Attend all or most of the five team selected festivals for the 2009 season:

• Dash for Charity - Saturday, April 25, Deep Cove
• Nanaimo Dragonboat Festival - Friday, July 10 to Sunday, July 12, Nanaimo
• Harrison Dragonboat Festival - Saturday, July 25, Harrison Hot Springs
• Seattle Dragonboat Festival - Friday, August 21 to Sunday, August 23, Seattle
• Kelowna Dragonboat Festival - Friday, September 18 to Monday, September 21 (dates to be confirmed)

Cost per paddler:
$250 cash (50% due Mar 1; 50% due Apr 1); balance to be raised through active participation in team fundraising events. This latter amount will vary based on the final number of paddlers on the roster and the total amount of expenses once all the festivals have announced their early bird registration information.
 
Note: Travel, accommodation and incidental costs to all festivals will be additional expenses to each paddler. Accommodations are normally prearranged for the team and are based on group rates and quad occupancy whenever possible. Carpooling is also a possibility to all events.
 
Fee includes:

• registration at Dragonzone for use of their equipment all year round including dragonboats, marathon canoes, outrigger canoes, and soon to arrive ocean kayaks
• registration at all team selected festivals
• coaching with an experienced coach
• group rate accommodation arrangements at all overnight festivals (each paddler is responsible for sharing the actual cost of the room based on occupancy)
• organized fundraising activities to help you raise money to cover your costs

What else do you get for joining the team?

• Racing with a group of dedicated paddlers who love to have fun as much as they love to win medals
• Coaching with an experienced coach that will help improve your technique and experience with the sport

Our new team website is currently under development but some additional information about the team is available here:
http://sites.google.com/site/fluidmotiondragonboatteam/ (http://sites.google.com/site/fluidmotiondragonboatteam/)

If you would like to join our team, please contact us at [email protected].

We still have one or two spots left on the boat. If interested, please send email to: [email protected].

Practice starts Monday, March 2.

There's still room for a couple more paddlers on our roster. New paddlers are invited to come try out the team for a couple of practices before making a commitment. Our next practice is on Thursday @ 6:00pm out of DragonZone.

We are also looking for a drummer/caller this year.

If interested, please email us at [email protected].

Cheers!

We have a couple more spots for male paddlers plus a caller. If interested, please reply to this post or email us at [email protected].

Thanks!