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[DBWTim]

Here's some info I've received regarding the Taiwanese Festival.  Kinda disappointed that there's only around 30 teams this year... especially when last year there were 29 and they've raised the price of entry by like two to three hundred dollars...

Hello everyone!!

This is John Gee from the DBA.  The tickets for the
Taiwanese Cultural Festival are now ready for pick up.
Each team is allowed 500 tickets.  You can pick them up
from my store, Johnny's Wax Pax Collectibles.  The address
is 3354 Dunbar Street (17th and Dunbar).  I am open most
days from 12:30 pm to approx. midnight except on Sundays.
Sundays I'm only open from 6:00pm to midnight.  I will be
closing early on Sat Aug 14th and Weds Aug 18th at 6:00pm.

If you like you can call ahead first.  (604)739-0488

Thanks
John

Racing is for 2 days on Saturday and Sunday, Sept.4 and 5.  Public are invited to come and paddle on Monday, Sept. 6, 2004.

Races start at 10 am and run to 3 or 4 pm each day.  Only teak boats and Taiwanese boats are used in this year races.
The lanes in the race course run from lane 1 starting on
the south side of the Creek to lanes 4 and 5 on the north
side. The lanes closest to the dock that you will be
leaving from are lanes 4 and 5. We will only use lane
5(teak boats only) if it is necessary. Most of the heats
uses only 4 lanes. When your boat leaves the dock, proceed
down the south side of the creek toward Science World to
the start area. This distance is the length(approx.) of
the whole race course. Therefore, you will have time to do
your last minute drills.  Our turn around for each heat is about 15 to 20 minutes long.

Have fun and good luck,
Wing

The race course is 480 m.  It starts at the wood pylons by Science World and finishes by the grove of trees at the Plaza of Nations.  The start is a tether start.  The steersperson must hold onto a tether before the starting
commands.  The teak boats must finish to the left of the flag in their lanes.  The Taiwanese boats must have a flag grabber to pull the flag  off the buoys at the end of their lanes.  The  first race starts at 10 am. both days.  Please hand in your team roster to the registration desk at least 1 hour before your first race.  We will marshall the team by the marshalling area(near the dock ramp at the lumberman's dock).  Team should be at the marshalling area half an hour before their race. All paddles and lifejackets will be located down on the dock platform.

Good Luck and good racing,
Wing Wong

[paddleboy]

So what teams are racing in it this yr ?

[Swordfish]

Swordfish is...we could use a couple more girls too

[Lethal Weapon]

is there a team list anywhere?
How much is the event?
Did someone mention Beer garden?.....

[DBWTim]

Speaking of beer... aren't they giving out Taiwanese beer as a prize for coming in first in one of the divisions? I vaguely remember hearing something like that.  I remember last year, one of the finals was sponsored by Telus and the winner came away with webcams for every paddler on the team.  What was funny was that this wasn't for the "A Division".. I think the top tiered division were racing for... tea...  

[BigTallTree]

having spent 3 weeks in Taiwan in July, I must say the Taiwanese people are very passionate of Taiwan beer!

[DarkBlueApples]

Yes there will be Taiwanese beer as prizes.

We are going to have fun races including barrel racing this year.

Oh and there is a beer garden.  

[DBWTim]

Here's more information for the Taiwanese Festival. Please note Section 3.  That's coupons for 300 bottles of beer to the winners of Groups A and B

1)Each team can bring a tent and set up at a spot of its
own choosing in the Racers’ Village. By regulation, a 3-ft
space needs to be left between adjacent tents. Please note
that the surface is paved or concrete. The tents can be
left overnight on Saturday in the secured Racers’ Village.

2)Teams are advised to pick up their entry passes (special
wristbands) from Johnny’s Wax Pax, 3354 Dunbar Street,
Vancouver (12:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. daily except this Weds
closing at 6:00 p.m. 604-739-0488). Since a sizeable crowd
is anticipated for the opening ceremony at 11:00 on
Saturday, those teams that do have not picked up their
passes before the race weekend should get a representative
to submit the team roster and collect the entry passes by
10:00 a.m. A registration table will be set up outside the
entrance to the Plaza of Nations for this purpose. It is
recommended that the team’s representative distribute the
passes at a suitable location that does not obstruct the
entry of other racers and spectators to the Festival site.

3)The Award Ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday at
the Main Stage of the Plaza of Nations. Impressive medals
(gold, silver, bronze) will be awarded to the each of the
three top finishers of Groups A, B, C and D. In addition,
the winners of Groups A and B will receive a coupon for one
dozen bottles of award-winning Taiwanese beer per person
(that’s 25 x 12 bottles of beer!) for the gold-medal
winners only. The winners of Groups C and D will be awarded
Taiwanese Cultural Festival T-shirts in addition to the
gold medals.

4)Free parking is available at Ontario St. and 1st Avenue,
with a shuttle bus operating between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00
p.m. Because of the arrival of numerous volunteers to get
the Festival set up for your events it is suggested that
team members who use this parking service bring along other
members and drop them off at the Plaza of Nations before
proceeding to the parking lot.

5)Sign-up sheets will be available for teams and individual
paddlers to take part in the Fun Races. Depending on
interest and convenience, a Barrel Race will be introduced
this year in which five males and five females (not
necessarily from the same team) will race around three
floating barrels in a prescribed pattern.

6)Volunteers from the College of Shiatsu will be on site to
provide massage services on a donation basis. They will be
located in the Racers’ Village.

7)On Monday September 6 dragon boat rides will be offered
to the public from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. Volunteers are
invited to make this introduction to dragon boating a
pleasant experience. You can help by being guide paddlers
(4 per boat), dock assistants, promoters, and pack-up crew.
It’s also a good opportunity to enjoy the Taiwanese
Cultural Festival, which has won the award for best
Cultural Festival for 2001, 2002, and 2003. Sign up at the
DBA booth.

8)The race grid and initial race line-up are attached in
Excel file format. Please check with the registrar or at
the DBA desk for any last minute changes to the schedule.

9)Enjoy the races and bring along your family and friends.

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Dragon Boat Association
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-339-8555
Website: www.dragonboatassociation.ca