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« on: July 10, 2007, 09:21:56 AM » |
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Get ready for a great days racing, this year races will be filmed using 3 cameras onto our HUGE screen , bring the sunscreen ! Hey even if your not competing Harrison is a great place to come out and spend the day (clean water, clean beaches) so pack the barb-b q  1. Abreast in the Cove 2. Alpha Dragons 3. Canadian Construction Women 4. CC Riders* 5. Concord Pacific Flying Dragons 6. Cultus Lake Dragon Flyers 7. Deep Cove Catch 22 8. Despirit Housewives 9. Dogwood Nothin’ Draggin’ Seniors 10. Dragon Bytes 11. Dragon Hearts 12. Dragon Hearts Magnum 13. Dragon Ladies 14. Elephant & Castle 15. Eye of the Dragon 16. FLCC Chick’s Ahoy 17. FLCC Fort Fusion 18. FLCC Paddle Pushers 19. FLCC Spirit of a Renegade (SOAR) 20. FLCC Sun Dragons 21. FLCC Women on Water (WOW) 22. Gift of Life 23. Gung Haggis Fat Choy 24. Just Draggin’ Along* 25. Mackenzie Mussels 26. Mana Wahine 27. Off Balance* 28. Oar Deal 29. Phat Phish Racing 30. Ready Jet Go 31. Red Fusion 32. Riptide 33. Saints Preserve Us 34. Salt Spring Island Dragon Boat Team 35. Scaly Justice 36. Seventh Wave 37. Shaggin’ Dragons 38. Soul Sisters 39. Splash Test Dragons 40. Sudden Impact – Blue 41. Swordfish 42. Team Fluid Motion* 43. Team Synergy 44. Team Synergy 2* 45. Team Vortex 46. TD Lightning* 47. Twist & Shout 48. Water Warriors
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leftie
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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2007, 09:29:34 AM » |
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Well, it looks like it is going to be a great day of competitive racing! Keep the sun shining out there Ian... and let's hear some predictions! Who has what it takes to make it to the top in Harrison?????
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mo
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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2007, 09:48:52 AM » |
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What does the * beside some teams mean?
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Will call for food.
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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2007, 09:57:21 AM » |
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please ignore the * it was just used for our administration purposes , nothing to do with racing or individuals ( i just forgot to remove them  ) |
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BernMan
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« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2007, 09:58:20 AM » |
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What does the * beside some teams mean?
Yea I was about to ask that same question but Mo beat me yet again!  Sure just as I posted my comment here Ian posts before I get a chance to see it! Oh well beat me twice in 2 minutes! Gosh I must be getting too old!  |
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Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for the team to reach the heights of it's capabilities or achieve winning results without becoming very good at it. You must practice TEAMWORK as a team, not as individuals!
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« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2007, 01:48:27 PM » |
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kryssee
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2007, 02:19:35 AM » |
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They're now calling for 19 C and light rain..sorry Ian!  |
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BernMan
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2007, 10:25:11 AM » |
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They're now calling for 19 C and light rain..sorry Ian! Thats it! We're bailing out! (Literally!) We won't be bothering showing up because I swear Ian promissed me the same weather we've had the past 2 years at Harrison. Sorry Ian but we want our money back ASAP!  Of course I am kidding. I mean its a water sport FFS! |
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Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for the team to reach the heights of it's capabilities or achieve winning results without becoming very good at it. You must practice TEAMWORK as a team, not as individuals!
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kryssee
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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2007, 05:07:32 PM » |
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Maybe they could switch the date from the 21st to the 22nd..after all, it's supposed to be 31 and sunny on the Sunday! Of course it had to be sh***y on the Saturday!
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gecko
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2007, 10:30:10 AM » |
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anyone seen the race grid for harrison?
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kryssee
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2007, 02:29:24 PM » |
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Exactly my thoughts! |
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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2007, 03:45:06 PM » |
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i have seen it !! LOL ,, anyway all being well it should be up on www.fraservalleydragonboatclub.com by about 9 pm Tuesday July 17th |
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« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2007, 04:29:40 PM » |
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Ian, there's no sign of any race rules on the website (race package sz they'll be up two weeks before the race).. hoping you can answer a couple of questions....
Has an attempt been made to seed the teams in the opening heats?
Is the second race determined by the finishing order in the first, or is it already preassigned like last year?
I ask, because you are using a dangerous combination of 1) cumulative race times for advancement for the afternoon finals with 2) a fleet of 6/16's which are perceived to be extremely disparate in performance.
If you are going to preassign the boats for both races and then use cumulative times (without any seeding in mind) with that fleet of boats, I believe you are only opening yourself up for the prospect that people will feel they have been ripped off with a lousy boat, or that other "preferred" have been assigned the fast boats.
Good to see that the registration form clearly listed whether a team was Mixed/Female?Breast Cancer.... and that there appears to be no sign of Drag Queen contest this year.
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ian
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« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2007, 05:49:39 PM » |
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Hey i`m just a passer of information , The 6/16`s are not even in harrison yet , so I can`t comment on your perception . Your comments have been passed on to our club president who`s contact info is posted on the club wesite
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BernMan
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« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2007, 06:27:58 PM » |
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Actually Ian I know you are just the messenger and all but I too have concerns about the boats being used. For example the one that my crew practices with is one that sits in the water for the better part of a year. I don't think it has been out of the False Creek water since it was used for another race. For all I know it could have been your festival last year but I don't know for sure. All I do know is that it feels like a friggin' pig even with a full boat of paddlers pulling water. So just last night right after our practice it was promptly removed and loaded onto a trailer to be sent to Harrison. So I concur with the previous poster that these 6-16s are not equal in quality and buoyancy. I don't know how organizers can make all the boats even considering their varying ages and amount of time they are out on the water and the amount of times they've actually been cleaned. I don't know but hey I suppose we all have to just deal with it and put out our very best at race time.
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