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Platinum Final A

Ln Pl Time Name 5 5 2:15.20 Xtreme Reach 4 3 2:09.39 Dragonauts 3 1 2:03.74 Kai Ikaika 2 2 2:04.51 Gorging Dragons 1 4 2:11.61 Sudden Impact Black

Lane 1 is closest to festival site, Lane 5 is furthest. 



Heat 28

Ln Pl Time Name 1 4 2:36.43 Victoria Water Warriors 2 2 2:21.78 Team Fluid Motion 3 1 2:07.09 Dragonauts 4 3 2:22.26 Chilliwack Crusaders 5 5 2:38.91 Fahrfrumloosin

Lane 1 is furthest from the camera, Lane 5 is closest. 

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Platinum Consolation Final
Ln Pl Time Name
5 5 2:18.43 Edgewater Casino DWW
4 3 2:15.16 Portland Fire Dragons
3 2 2:14.69 VO2 Max
2 1 2:14.67 Zamboanga Paddling
1 4 2:15.81 Eye of the Dragon


Heat 26 - Sudden Impact Black


Heat 26 - Westshore Warriors (4) & Shaggin Dragons (2)


Heat 22 - Xtreme Reach (3) and Paddlers of the Fifth Moon (2)

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Shaggin Dragon steersperson down.  Look at the rear seats of the boat.


On the dock


Must have been the mermaid.

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Edgewater Casino DWW


VCKC Gung Ho


Flying Dragons


BMO Liquid Assets

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Portland Fire Dragons


Shaggin Dragons


Hot Sake Black


Freedom Dragons International


Swordfish


St'Keya


Water Warriors (loaded) & Island Breastrokers (standing)


PI (Precision Impossible)



Wasabi Mixed


Zamboanga Paddling


Selkirk Serpents (loaded) & Dragonflies (standing)



Timing Tent


Kai Ikaika with Gorging Dragons dolls in background with signage from Scurvy Dawgs and Navy Dragon Anchors

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Why steering is important




Ln  Name
5   Amazing Greys
4   Ageless Warriors
3   Portland Fire Dragons
2   Bastion Dragons
1   MS Wildplay Warriors

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Dog Paddlers Dragon Boat Crew versus Motor Vessel Coho


Westshore Water Warrior and Shibumi against MV Coho


Scurvy Dawgs after their swim


Navy Dragon Anchors belly dancing


ssSteamed Heat belly dancing


Navy Dragon Anchor working his magic


Water Warriors


Dragonauts


Excalibur


Bastion Dragons


Dragonslayer


Selkirk Serpents

[Olde One]

FC Grandragons: We may be old, but we are ugly too

[James Cole]

All things considered... another really good race.
Yeah... some folks spent a fair amount of time waiting for ferry traffic to clear.
And yeah... I was one of the folks who never did get into the beer garden (and given that Victoria's beer garden has been legendary in the past, that really sucks).

But the racing was good, the venue is great, the people were nice... What more could we ask for?

Congratulations to Kai Ikaika for their three-peat.
Congratulations to Gorging for making that final exciting.
See you all next year.

[paddleho]

Thanks for the great pics and video!

Hope everyone had as much fun this weekend as I did. We all love to do a wee bit of belly-aching after a festival and almost the only complaints I've seen yet are about The Travesty That Was The Sunday Beer Garden. A cryin' shame indeed, and I wonder if there's a possibility of licencing for bigger capacity next year. When paddlers can't get in to receive their medals that's just sad.

Every year I'm amazed at both Alcan and Victoria how a festival in a working harbour can possibly be a success. A big part of how it works or stays anywhere close to schedule is the tireless understanding and support of the military (Alcan), Coast Guard, Harbour Patrol and especially RCMP. Raise a glass to our friends in uniform!

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Overall, a fun event.  I heard that GO Rowing and Paddling Association was not managing the race component of the festival, who was?

I like the Millenniums, the course (the whole 500m, with the sudden stop at the end), the spectators and a somewhat secure paddlers village.  The volunteers were helpful and cheery as usual.  For the most part, everything seemed to run smoothly.

Whine... about the beer garden.  First time I in years that the beer garden was boring.  I agree that not allowing the top placing teams to enter because the came off the water later than anyone else was rather disagreeable.  I ended up just getting my medal (without ceremony) and heading to a pub. 
Whine... about steering.  The first attempt of heat 27 was bad.  I was pretty far away, but was the trailing official's boat calling boat 2 to correct/hold?  They seemed to do a really good job of stopping right in front of boat 4.  In this case, why wasn't boat 2 penalized?
Whine... about the results online.  They don't include lane placement, which helps as I am not sure who came in 1st, 2nd, etc, without explicitly stating lane 1, lane 2, etc.
Whine... about medical issues.  One team had an injured member and still took that person out on the course.  If anyone is injured, they should not race because not only are they not doing the team any favours, but their injury could cascade into bigger problems during the race.
Whine... about MV Coho. Since the ferry schedules are known, why not allow team to stay on land to wait for the ferries, instead on waiting on the water?
Whine... about water officials (okay, really, the Victoria Police).  As a race gets started, the finish line is clear.  Most boats in the Inner Harbour takes advantage of this to move.  Why wasn't the two Victoria Police boats encouraging those civilian boats to keep to the north side, so they did not cause wake that may have interrupted a race?

Quite honestly, I can't really think of anything to whine about. 

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Last of my pictures.... so when are we going to see some REAL pictureS?


TD Lightning line-up



Brew Crew warm-up


Scurvy Dawgs fighting with Snogard Dragons


Scurvy Dawgs are everywhere!


So, this is how Sudden Impact Blue...er, Fluid Motion relaxes.


The cutest picture of the festival.

[sterles]

A couple of pics from the Platinum A Finals (taken from across the Harbour) and pics of my team  (Pearl A Finals) at http://picasaweb.google.com/OWLSdragonflies/2007VictoriaDragonBoatFestival

[sandyttfn]

That really sucked about the beer garden! Some of my team didn't get in because of the 350 max capacity.  Oh well, other then that and the bit of rain in the morning, it was an all round great weekend. Victoria has always been one of my favorite festivals, and will continue to be.

Good job to everyone that went and we'll see you next year!

As one of the few lucky people "allowed" into the beer garden. We missed everyone barred from entry. It was so lonley in there. I had to leave, because I felt agoraphobic. It's not the Victoria beer garden, unless it's a complete crush.

[grifter]

Platinum Consolation Final
Ln Pl Time Name
5 4 2:15.81 Eye of the Dragon
4 3 2:15.16 Portland Fire Dragons
3 1 2:14.67 Zamboanga Paddling
2 2 2:14.69 VO2 Max
1 5 2:18.43 Edgewater Casino DWW

Awesome pics. But one correction: VO2Max is lane 3 and Zamboanga is lane 2.