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[wanker]

Thanks to our tent-mates, Fresh Off The Dragon Boat (and the paddlers from other teams who joined them), for giving us someone to cheer for in the A division finals of the Calgary races this weekend.  We'll see you at the Taiwanese festival in September!

Also a nod-of-the-head to Puppy, who put up with much shenanigans on Sunday, from our water-pistol wielding steersman and his band of thugs.  I was impressed with your announcing skills and surprised that your voice held up all weekend.

[magicpaddler]

I also would like to say well done to puppy and the rest of the Watersedge crew for running a superb festival.  I think it was a bit of a shock to some of the local teams to have the festival be on time or ahead of schedule.  Not something we are used to, but needed.  WELL DONE.

puppy definatly made marshalling more interesting and fun.  thanks.  Puppy we will have to hook up for a beer in San Fran.

[puppy]

To everyone in Calgary....

Thank you for all the wonderfull comments...but this event would not be without you and the entire Water's Edge Crew (Jackie (MASTER),  Kat (RESULTS) , Rick (DOCK MASTER), Terry (WATER MARSHALL), Tim (TIME KEEPER) , Ben (PRE MARSHALLING), Kim (START LINE) , & Sean (WATER MARSHALL)).

In addition a huge thank you to the Vancouver Teams & Susan in stepping up and helping us....Team Synergy, ACME & FODB....

For all those who got me wet, revenge will be mine.....see you all at the next race


PS anyone thinking about racing in Calgary next year? It's a great venue to race at and the Nationals are being held there in 2007....book this one on your calendar.....

[CheckTheBoat]

This was the first year of operation for our club and we had an amazing time.  A big thanks to Water's Edge and to Josh and his team for all their hard work.  What a difference for this year's festival!!  I can guarantee we were able to convert many of our fresh paddlers to commit to the sport for years to come because of the great time they had...THANKS!!

On behalf of the Aquanauts we would also like to thank all the teams for the great competition and for easing up on us and allowing us for a bit of success 

Looking forward to next year and hopefully gaining enough sponsorship to attend a few more festivals!!

[domo]

Thanks to our tent-mates, Fresh Off The Dragon Boat (and the paddlers from other teams who joined them), for giving us someone to cheer for in the A division finals of the Calgary races this weekend.  We'll see you at the Taiwanese festival in September!

Also a nod-of-the-head to Puppy, who put up with much shenanigans on Sunday, from our water-pistol wielding steersman and his band of thugs.  I was impressed with your announcing skills and surprised that your voice held up all weekend.

Thanks Draco for everything! I will see you guys very very soon. It's always a delightful feeling to get cheers after a race! Thanks a bunch.

[rightarm]

Had a blast in Calgary this past weekend!  Got some hardware in the men's races and came ever so close to hardware in Div A, consumed lots of beverage, soaked up some sun, had great times and met some great people, what more can you ask for?

Must say a huge thanks to Draco, as well as Nexen, who graciously offered to let us stay in their tent after we arrived to find we weren't allowed to use our own (more on that in a minute).  We really appreciated your hospitality and all the on-shore encouragement while we were racing, you guys are awesome, and we look forward to seeing you at Taiwanese!

Not only got to paddle with the boys from Acme in the men's div, but we were lucky enough to party with the whole Acme crew on Sunday night and I have to say, they can sure party!  If anyone hasn't been to one of their shindigs yet, you're missing out! WOW.  And thanks again to the boys for being a part of our last minute men's entry, we bonded and put together a tough combination, and the results weren't too shabby for a team that only officially came into existance on Friday!

And a huge thumbs up to the whole Waters Edge crew for doing a great job, as per usual.


Now, I do have a couple of critiques...

First, the aforementioned tent incident.  Mixed teams are paying $800+ (out of town) to enter this event.  If the festival isn't providing tent coverage (and I fully understand that not every event has the luxury or support to do that, so i'm not expecting that they would), then they should allow teams to provide their own.  Having the rentable shelters is fine and dandy, but not every team is going to want to cough up $200+ to rent one of these things, especially teams coming from out of town who are already spending a lot just to get there.  I personally was pretty annoyed to arrive there and be told that we couldn't use our tent that my mates had lugged all the way from vancouver.  As mentioned, we had an unexpected but very much welcomed host who came to our aid, but if not for that, our outlook on this festival would have been severly tainted, I assure you.

Second, the mid-festival change of the men's division race format.  This comment isn't based on anything other than principle as the results would have been exactly the same.  I and most of my teammates were annoyed to find that after the races were done on Saturday that 1 or more teams in the division complained about the race format being switched to Accumulative Time (versus the old points system used in previous festivals), and subsequently the organizers gave in to their protest and changed the format.  Again, I don't care which format was used as we came 2nd in both, that isn't the issue.  What is the issue is that if those teams had such a problem with the format, they should have spoken up before hand.  And very poor of the organizers to not stick with their original decision. 


That's it, pretty well loved the weekend and the event as a whole, well done!

[Chris]

Echoing rightarm's sentiment, I had a great time in Calgary.  Thank you, Draco and Nexen.  Welcoming us into your tent was a great way for us to meet new people and not be holed up by ourselves.  Expect to receive  cheers from FODB at the taiwanese festival.

Yes, Acme rocks.  Had a awesome time racing both with and against Acme. I avoided the partying after recalling all of the torso slapping they did in San Fran last year. j/k.  (but really, you guys were hurting each other) 

Getting updated periodically on FCRCC's wins over the weekend was icing on the cake.

As for the tent thing,  if it was written somewhere, i guess that was our bad.  Still, a kind team stepped in helped us out.   Thanks, again.

I agree with rightarm on changing the rules of the men's division halfway through the festival.  That being said, I'll focus on the positive.  So, congrats Crew Yahoo for their win in the Men's final 500m.  Rules and all that other stuff aside, when I lifted my head after crossing the finish line and saw your lead, I knew you guys definitely earned your win.

Congrats, Guardian Dragons for best capsize of the weekend.

-one of the paddlers from FODB and Fresh Salty Sweet and Moist

[BlueStreak]

Some results for y'all...

Division A Championship
1 - Guardian Dragons - 2:05.81
2 - HSBC Pure Energy - 2:07.01
3 - Topmade Dragoneers - 2:07.11
4 - Fresh Off the Dragonboat - 2:08.04
5 - Acme Canoe Club - 2:08.31
6 - China Rose - Crew Yahoo - 2:09.91

Division B Chapionship
1 - BeatYouMan Dragons 1 - 2:18.20
2 - Citytv2006 - 2:19.66
3 - Royal Dragons - 2:21.23
4 - Raging Dragons - 2:25.34
5 - Aquanauts - 2:28.64
6 - Prairie Fire - 4:01.69

Division C Championship
1 - Harvest Hustlers - 2:22.03
2 - Waverunners - 2:24.24
3 - Canadian Western Bank - 2:30.18
4 - Snert - 2:30.34
5 - Prospect Pirates - 2:32.61
6 - TORO WHITE CAPS - 3:12.83

Women Championship
1 - Twist and Shout - 2:25.36
2 - Yahoo Angels - 2:26.20
3 - Topmade Phoenix - 2:26.27
4 - Shaolin - 2:29.37
5 - DH2 - 2:33.34
6 - Bust 'N Loose - 2:48.90

Men Championship
1 - Bunch of Yahoos - 11 points
2 - Fresh Salty Sweet and Moist - 9 points
3 - Birch Mountain Hammerstones - 6 points
4 - Topmade Inferno - 4 points

[PrairiePaddleChick]

Wondering if the complete set of results is posted somewhere?

Great job Water's Edge... this was the first Calgary festival that emailed the next day's race grid the previous night.  Come back to Calgary anytime.

[Dr. Evil]

BlueStreak:

Will the Calgary results count towards the rankings? Thanks.

[paddleBOT]

2006 Calgary race results

[BlueStreak]

Will the Calgary results count towards the rankings? Thanks.

Yes, they will count. The rankings will be updated sometime tomorrow along with the results for the Vancouver Island championship as well.

[cupcake]

Calgary was awesome. Like RightArm, Domo, and Chris have all already mentioned a BIG THANKS for those of you all that are part of Draco Sports Club. The venue for the festival was great, water conditions were nice, the sun was out, the park was a big bonus in between races. Must return next year to Calgary, it was that good.

To Fresh Salty Sweet & Moist you boys did a great job in the Men's Championship.

ACME this weekend was good times on and out of the water.

The organizer's and the people of WATER'S EDGE, once again you guys are fantastic. Well run race weekend.

[RagingDragons]

Finally a well run Calgary Festival!  Water's Edge did a great job running this festival.  Hope they will continue to run this festival.

As for the tent thing, I agree with you about the costs being very high especially for the out of town teams.  Unfortunately there is a by-law somewhere with City Parks & Rec that restricts tents to be put up.  I think the festival had to apply with the city to get the festival's tents up.

[rightarm]

Finally a well run Calgary Festival!  Water's Edge did a great job running this festival.  Hope they will continue to run this festival.

As for the tent thing, I agree with you about the costs being very high especially for the out of town teams.  Unfortunately there is a by-law somewhere with City Parks & Rec that restricts tents to be put up.  I think the festival had to apply with the city to get the festival's tents up.

Ah...  well if that is the case then there isn't much that can be done about it, I suppose...