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[NFW]

I know Sept 5th is still quite some time away but I'm just curious to know as to which teams are attending?

[BernMan]

The now famous 10 person dragon boats will be used at the Last Gasp Regatta. It is yet unknown for which race distances they will be used but they will be used. They are quite easy to operate as a steersperson. As mentioned by IronGiant in another posting other than feeling a bit tippy during loading and unloading they did feel quite stable out on the water. They did steer quite well and do seem to turn much faster than the 20 person BUKs. If used for a 1,000 meter races with a turn at the 500 meter mark they could make for a decent race time as compared to the 20 person boats.

I am looking forward to using them again.

How many teams have already registered for this event anyway?

[ian]

I would if the website worked

[BernMan]

Hey Ian.

I spoke with the race organizer and he said he tested the sight this morning/early afternoon and it works. Please try again. If you PM me I can send you the email he sent me as I discussed it with him just this morning about what you told me.

Cheers!

[NFW]

How many teams have already registered for this event anyway?

I posted this and got no replies lol. Admin, combine the 2 topic together?

The ones I know coming from hear say are:
- Masters of D'Zone
- Dragon Hearts Beat
- Dragon Hearts Go-Ju Go
- Dragon Hearts Breaker (I think)

I spoke with the rage organizer

Hilarious typo lol

[BernMan]

Hey Ian.

I spoke with the race organizer and he said he tested the sight this morning/early afternoon and it works. Please try again. If you PM me I can send you the email he sent me as I discussed it with him just this morning about what you told me.

Cheers!

That was a typo. Not that I was able to find spell check but it would not have found it as a typo as it is an actual word!  BTW how do I get spell check anyway?

[DiggerPig]

I also know that SI Black is considering in fielding a team.  I would but will be away until Saturday ... hmmm maybe I could make some afternoon races? 

Fly in from Montreal jump in a dragon boat what's the worse that could happen .... 

[Bambi]

Does anyone have any updates about this regatta?

How many and who are the teams that have registered?

When's the grid coming out?

Thanks!

[ian]

Here is a list of entered teams , it didnt paste as i would have liked it but it shows who is racing in just the 10 man swifts or just the buks
Some teams will be racing in both , also listed are the teams in the 1000 metres
This was organised by what the teams requested and how much entry fee they paid , all in all great value for under $500.00
Race Grid has not been published yet
         
Column1   Team Name   Category   Column2
1   Sisters in Sync   10 paddlers only   N/A
2   Saggin Dragons   10 paddlers only   N/A
3   Eh Team   10 paddlers only   N/A
4   Eye of the Dragon   10 paddlers only   N/A
5   Dogwood Nothin' Dragging   10 paddlers only   N/A
6   Team Monentum   10 paddlers only   N/A
7   Speediatrics   10 paddlers only   N/A
8   Splash Test Dragons   Both boats   1000 Metres
9   Aquarius Dragon Divas   Both boats   1000 Metres
10   Pirates   Both boats   1000 Metres
11   How Wet Can You Get!   Both boats   1000 Metres
12   Starbucks Waverunners   Both boats   1000 Metres
13   Dragon Hearts Beat   Both boats   1000 Metres
14   Eazy Peezy   Both boats   1000 Metres
15   Eric Hamber Enternal Dragon   Both boats   1000 Metres
16   Master of D'Zone   Both boats   1000 Metres
17   Strathcona Storm   Both boats   1000 Metres
18   BananaFaceZ   Both boats   1000 Metres
19   Phat Phish   20 paddlers only   1000 Metres
20   Riptide   20 paddlers only   1000 Metres
21   Dragon Hearts Goju Go   20 paddlers only   No
22   O2P   20 paddlers only   No
23   Gung Haggis Fat Choy   20 paddlers only   1000 Metres
24   Twisted Hips   20 paddlers only   1000 Metres
25   Momentum Dragons   20 paddlers only   1000 Metres
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

[DBWTim]

This just came across my desktop. Here's the race grid for this weekend's Last Gasp Regatta.

The race format is as follows:

For the 10 person boats, each team gets 3 races:
1 race Mixed (minimum 4 women) - 200 metres
1 race Women (8-10 women or 8 women and 2 men) - 200 metres
1 race Open (any composition) - 500 metres

For 20 person boats, each team gets 3 races: Usual team composition - minimum 8 women
1 200 metre race
2 500 metre races

20 person Optional 1000 Metre race for those who signed up.

[Bambi]

Thanks DBWTim!

[coach]

This race grid is a bit bogus.

There was an option to enter as a 10-person team, now they post the grid and there's only one 10-person mixed race.

One race is mininum 8-women (teams that entered as a 10 probably don't have 8 women) and the the other race is open, teams that entered as a 10 don't have 10 men.

All the 20-person teams can field a 10-person mixed team so they should all be mixed.

[NFW]

You have a valid point as I did see the option to enter as a 10 person team as well.

I'm sure the race organizers/management will read this and act on it accordingly.
Its a bit of a short notice to change things for the upcoming weekend, but the next regatta perhaps.

[paddlecwazy]

This race grid is a bit bogus.

There was an option to enter as a 10-person team, now they post the grid and there's only one 10-person mixed race.

One race is mininum 8-women (teams that entered as a 10 probably don't have 8 women) and the the other race is open, teams that entered as a 10 don't have 10 men.

All the 20-person teams can field a 10-person mixed team so they should all be mixed.

I can see you point, but it appears that all the 10 person races are just there for fun/exhibition. If you're short two women for the 10 person Women race I'm sure there will be plenty of women paddlers from other teams who wouldn't mind helping your team out.  No one is going to protest if you use someone from off of your roster when the race result does not effect the final placement.  Or maybe they won't mind if you paddle all your races as a Mixed team, even if it is a "Womens" race.  In the end, it's all just for fun... there are no "finals" persay for the 10 person races.

The only issue I have is that with the two divisions (10 person & 20 person) there is the potential that boats may end up having to race back-to-back, and this will cause the races to be delayed as some crews will be on the water racing whilst their next race is supposed to be marshalling.

Fore example, the Winner of Race 10 (20 person) has their second 20 person race as Race 16 (12:00 pm) .  If this team is also one of the 4 fastest 10 person boats, they would then be scheduled to race a 10 Person - Open race as Race 17 (12:11 pm). 





 

[tiger]

When I look at the grid, I doubt there will be a conflict with race 16 and 17 but there is a chance, just not likely.

As for the grid, it looks like most of the 10 person boats are 20 person teams so they should have enough paddlers.  When I look at the teams that are only paddling the 10 person boats, 4 of them are womens teams and two are mixed.  It looks like only two teams (Eye of the Dragon and Dogwood Nothin' Dragons) will be potentially short of women for the 10 person women's race.  It looks like the organizers looked at the team composition and tried to accommodate accordingly and still make it fun.

Too bad I will be out of town, would be fun to paddle in this event, lots of variety.