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Title: venting for support.... Post by: dabits on September 17, 2010, 09:15:19 PM not good with computors...im an x-commercial fisherman of 10 yrs. lost my boat and home as result of fishery changes. i moved to kelowna to start over. i ran into an old fishing buddy and started renting his downstairs suite. he mentioned that i would be a great steerer for dragon boats. never heard of it. didnt want to see another boat anyways. he persisted until one day in peachland i saw the boats in action. two wks later im on a team. then two. then on every boat i could handle. i was on fire. my life seemed to mean something again. i had reason. i voluntered with my buddy to help set up race courses. spent time at meetings. did anything i could to be involved. travelled everywhere with teams and new friends. spent money i didnt have. my mother, who is a survivor. is on a team too. my mom is a wife and mother of fisherman. she hates boats. lol. then...recession. i found myself having to put dragon boating aside this last summer. i hated it. but. kept in the loop by observing festivals and times on here. now as time moved on i am able to return to k-town and knowing the season is over. i went on kdbc fb and put it out there that i am able to start a competitive team for next season. i got a responce from a man, not on thier forum but to my email that i gave. it was a very threatening message in simple words. i dont take that to lighly. i found myself alittle dumbfounded and angry. after all 8 yrs of dragon boating made me believe i was equal. now i dont know what do. so, i thought someone would lend an ear and maybe give some guidence to a better way of dealing with this ugly situation.
Title: Re: venting for support.... Post by: ngp on September 18, 2010, 04:09:48 AM Perhaps they mistook your intentions and thought you were trying to steal their paddlers. You did, after all, post that on their team's facebook page. Post your invitation here instead: http://www.dragonboatwest.net/index.php?board=13.0
Good luck with your recruiting. Also, instead of creating a new team, maybe advertise that you're available to steer for teams in Kelowna? Title: Re: venting for support.... Post by: Special K on September 18, 2010, 01:33:52 PM I read your post on the KDBC FB and I too would have been offended if I was a member of that club. If you have serious aspirations to be on a competitive team then find one and join it or start your own which is what I think you are trying do. I would recommend posting on forums like this one and not individual club forums. You may have better luck.
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