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Ok... here's the list of teams taking part in the FCRCC Regatta...

TD Lightning
Roli Rebels
Pacific Reach Echo
Nokia Dragons R.O.E.
Team Ruckus
Nokia Team Ultimate
Fresh Off The Dragon Boat
Kitsilano Water Demons
Just Dragon Along
M Power
Speciality Subaru-Legacy
The Eh Team
Waverunners
Team United
Pacific Reach
Nothin Dragons
Burnaby Tsunami
FC Grandragons
Alpha Red
Splash Test Dragons
Nusa'Lon Dragons
Speciality Subaru-Outback
Roli Dragons
Saggin Dragons
Eric Hamber
BC Hydro Power Smart
Scotiabank Dragons
FC Great Grandragons
Eye of the Dragon
X-Calibre
Alpha Blue
FC Grandragons Too[/list:u]Seems to be a pretty balances field. Anyone want to give their predictions?

A large number of the top tiered teams from last year are in this, but I'm not really confident in saying if they will be top tiered this year since a large number of the team's rosters were decimated and were replaced with new paddlers from other teams.  I wonder how that would affect team chemistry...

It also should be interesting to see how Pac Reach will do since they are probably the only team that has been practicing intensely year round.

I'm actually interested in how Just Dragon Along will do against Eric Hamber since Hamber is pretty much the measuring stick for high school teams from Vancouver. Over the years, it's been the Eagles coming in first.. the American juniors in second and Hamber in third...

[Nook]

This is only a small sample (3) of comp A teams here, but the overall grid has solid depth to it.  

Pacific Reach and Specialty Subaru by rights should be on top of this early competition.  Both of their A teams do 3x/week solid. P.Reach is a proven commodity, S.Subaru's A team is also the best of what was two seperate, very good & solid teams.  Can't think of a better way to get instant speed.  Their B team should be very fast too.

I'm interested in seeing how United, Scotia, and Roli/Alpha/Pac Reach/Subaru's B team will fare.

Rooting for Nusa'Lon Dragons, whoever the heck they are, just b/c their name is cool.

Waverunners, would be nice to see them up in the standings.  They've been around for so long, they deserve a good result by now.

A large number of the top tiered teams from last year are in this, but I'm not really confident in saying if they will be top tiered this year since a large number of the team's rosters were decimated and were replaced with new paddlers from other teams. I wonder how that would affect team chemistry...

All teams go through changes, its the nature of this sport.

[Ronnie]

Can't really rank the Specialty Subaru teams yet ... rosters have not been finalized, the teams will be mixed up this weekend.   Also, we have TCC Carib paddlers joining us for the regatta.

[Guido]

4 of us were sent the list of teams participating and what division they were going to participate in C=competitive and R=recreational.   We were told to rank them and then averages were taken and the race grid was formulated.  These were the rankings I came up with......please don't panic about what you see below as I said these were the rankings I submitted.  I have not seen all of these teams on the water...though I do know who is coaching a majority of these teams and have seen the composition of 90% of them....

The Las Vegas odds haven't come out yet......I was told they'd be out within the next 24 hours or so.  Lotto BC is also putting out the lottery for this event.....thanks to Brian Burke.  I guess we'll see how I did on the rankings come Sunday evening.......anyone want to put a wager on Kits Water Demons.....Vegas is giving 1,453 to 1 odds.

1   Pacific Reach   C   
2   Fresh Off The Dragon Boat   C   
3   Roli Dragons   C   
4   Alpha Red   C   
5   Scotiabank Dragons   R   
6   Speciality Subaru-Legacy   C   
7   Pacific Reach Echo   R   
8   Speciality Subaru-Outback   R   
9   Roli Rebels   R   
10   Alpha Blue   R   
11   Nusa'Lon Dragons   C   
12   Nokia Team Ultimate   R   
13   M Power   R   
14   FC Granddragons   R   Seniors
15   BC Hydro Power Smart Dragons   R   
16   TD Lighning   R   
17   Team United   R   
18   Team Ruckus   R   
19   Waverunners   R   
20   X-Calibre   R   
21   Eric Hamber   R   Junior
22   Just Dragon Along   R   Junior
23   Nokia Dragons   R   
24   Eye of the Dragon    R   
25   FC Granddragons Too   R   Seniors
26   The Eh Team   R   Seniors
27   FC Great Granddragons   R   Seniors
28   Burnaby Tsunami   R   
29   Saggin Dragons   R   
30   Splash Test Dragons   N   
31   Kitsilano Water Demons   R   Junior

[Nook]

Wow.  You ranked Fodb ahead of Roli?   (I !) If that comes true, I have a date with a plastic garbage bag this weekend.


The scene: Kelowna 2003
Gman - If your team beats us, we're going to put you in a bag and kick it!

And after the final race on the way back to the docks:
Gman - Ok!  We're putting the bag away!  

[nakano]

Any predictions?

Heat 1  9:00 am
Lane   
1 TD Lightning
2 Roli Rebels
3 Pacific Reach Echo
4 Nokia Dragons R.O.E
      
      
Heat 2  9:15 am
Lane   
1 Team Ruckas
2 Nokia Team Ultimate
3 Fresh Off The Dragon Boat
4 Kitsilano Water Demons
      
      
Heat 3  9:30 am
Lane
1 Just Dragon Along
2 M Power
3 Speciality Subaru-Legacy
4 The Eh Team
      

Heat 4  9:45 am
Lane   
1 Wave Runners
2 Team United
3 Pacific Reach
4 Nothin Dragons
      
      
Heat 5  10:00 am
Lane   
1 Burnaby Tsunami
2 FC Granddragons
3 Alpha Red
4 Splash Test Dragons
      
      
Heat 6  10:15 am
Lane
1 Nusa'Lon Dragons
2 Speciality Subaru-Outback
3 Roli Dragons
4 Saggin Dragons
      
      
Heat 7  10:30 am
Lane
1 Eric Hamber
2 BC Hydro Power Smart
3 Scotiabank Dragons
4 FC Great Grandragons
      
      
Heat 8  10:45 am
Lane
1 Eye of the Dragon
2 X-Calibre
3 Alpha Blue
4 FC Grandragons Too

Looks like most of the teams in Lane 3 could, and maybe should finish first in their respective heat.

[Nook]

These are the rankings I had seeded for that list.  

Pacific Reach
Alpha Red
Roli Dragons
Speciality Subaru-Legacy
Fresh Off The Dragon Boat
Scotiabank Dragons
Nusa'Lon Dragons
Pacific Reach Echo
Alpha Blue
Speciality Subaru-Outback
BC Hydro Power Smart Dragons
Team United
TD Lighning
M Power
Roli Rebels
Team Ruckus
Eric Hamber
Burnaby Tsunami
Just Dragon Along
Nokia Dragons
FC Granddragons
X-Calibre
Splash Test Dragons
Eye of the Dragon
Nokia Team Ultimate
Kitsilano Water Demons
Waverunners
Saggin Dragons
The Eh Team
FC Granddragons Too
FC Great Granddragons

I've seen roughly less than half of the teams here on the water so I'm sure Guido's seedings are much more accurate.  Though one team I had to rank based solely on the fact that they're always strutting around the docks without their shirts on.      

At the time I didn't know who Nusa'Lon was, but since they specified Comp, I just stuck them up there.

Alpha I ranked up there based on last year's results only, though I understand they had a big shake up this year?  Whatever the case, they still have top-notch coaching, so even if they have a bad Regatta, they'll be there for the Big One for sure.


Even with these rankings, my money for the 1.2.3. finish (Top Division) will be on:
1. Pacific Reach
2. Scotiabank
3. Specialty Subaru

[funger]

I think it's safe to say that the Nusa'Lon Dragons are not a comp. team. They probably entered in the wrong category by mistake..... i could be wrong though.

[p00py p00py]

man, i couldn't believe guido's predictions....it's like he had it rigged or something....lol....

well i guess the old man is actually watching the teams and not the hot asian women that he "supposedly" concentrates on.....haha....ok, i think i'm gonna get it now