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[jamie_a]

I know it's still over a month to go, but predictions for Victoria Dragonboat Festival? There are a few strong teams coming... Team Cream, GD's, False Creek, Dreadnought, Portland Fire Dragons, Paddles of Fury...

Should be an interesting race this year. GD's, False Creek and Portland Fire Dragons are heading to the world club crews... then there is Team Cream (a throw together team of outrigger paddlers I heard) who won last year and almost beat Kai's record. Their times were all sitting at around 1:53 and change... their fastest time was 1:52:70

[boatbutt]

Troll

Facts:
Victoria course around 475m
Last year flood tide, final started well over the line,
No wonder times were quick!

[chilipepper]

Very interesting, considering the fastest times were actually during the semis last year, and course length has always been the same. Plus, that's not a prediction.

Based on current form, gds should win. Kamini will have dialled it up for FC so they'll be no pushover. Team Cream will be strong but impossible to know how they'll stack up. I think Portland Firedragons are signed up and are also heading to Ravenna, so should be strong.

[DesertPike]

I have a feeling Italy will effect visiting crews across all divisions. Some people will be saving their money for that trip so may effect their rosters and therefore their outcome.

I do know Ill be dropping everything to watch finals though.

[DesertPike]

ps, "Team Cream" is far from a throw together team. Majority paddle together on a regular basis for outrigger season. Despite being focused on outrigger most have extensive dragon boat experience and even coach many of the local dragon boat teams.

[jamie_a]

What's troll? I thought this was a dragonboat forum?

Good point about all your facts boatbutt, but every team has that same advantage in the festival and any other festival. Line ups are never perfect, weather is never perfect... water conditions change fast... It's plain and simple... The teams will race head to head and whoever crosses the finish line first.... well you know. Either way flooding or not... Shorter course or not... I believe victoria festival has always been 475m. When you look at it that way... Last years times were impressively fast compared to other years.

Maybe this year teams will be even faster since all teams are training harder. Gds and false creek looked sharp and prime at alcan. Team Cream was awesome to watch last year even if they are a bunch of outrigger paddlers... Don't mean that in a bad way.

My prediction.... it could be anyone's game, but I'm voting for team cream to be on top.

[DesertPike]

Sundays Nanaimo results, perhaps could influence peoples Victoria predictions

http://nanaimodragonboat.com/files/2614/0486/0758/Nanaimo_2014_Sunday_results.pdf

[mappingguy]

1) GD will take top spot for shizzle
2) False Creek
3) Team Cream

[Backward Rowing]

VYPC did well at Nanaimo DBF this year. Also, Dreadnought came in a respectable position at RTADBF. Could be a good run for the gold.

[paddlinggirl]

Here is Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society's list of teams to watch this weekend:

[HootHoot]

paddlinggirl, Dreadnought ought to be on that list. Your crew was in the Alcan A final (Portland Fire Dragons were not) and has had impressive results ever since. This should be a really interesting race. FC will want to pay back Gorging after finishing behind them at Alcan. Gorging will want local bragging rights over Team Cream. The Creamies have some hype, but they just raced outrigger nationals and you have to think they're coming in tired and not really focused on dragonboat. Portland and Dreadnought are two fast crews that aren't getting the attention they deserve. And there's always some out of left field team that shows quicker than anyone expects. Only a few days left until the fun starts!

[paddlinggirl]

@HootHoot  Thanks for your Dreadnought support - we'll definitely take it with us this weekend. 

Portland Fire Dragons came in first in Comp B at Alcan this year so they are definitely a worthy contender.  FCRCC and Gorging definitely have proved their dominance here at Alcan, placing 2nd and 3rd respectively, and Team Cream last year took home gold in Victoria with a dominating win.  All of these are very strong teams which will make it a very interesting race, like you said.

We placed 4th in Victoria last year but we certainly has come a long way over the past year and we still have quite a ways to go. 

With that said, we certainly can't wait to see what we can do this weekend. 

[taavi]

OC 20 Team Cream Powered by Jacksons Ice Cream showed their stuff once again with a course record winning time of 1:49:49. Not bad for a bunch of outrigger paddlers that have had zero practice together in a dragon boat. Hopefully they show up at Alcan next year.

[HootHoot]

Victoria was a really fun festival this year. A few observations on the A final teams:

-Team Cream brought it. I was wrong about them.
-Gorging is legit. The semi-final performance was awesome. Tough break for them with the FC steering adjustment in the final, but they are a threat to medal at worlds.
-Really tough to judge FC. They weren't at full strength this weekend, and they always feel capable of unleashing something awesome but you just never know.
-Dreadnought is coming up. Will be a force next year, but this time around just one very small step down from the alpha dogs.
-Portland Firedragons I expected more from.

That is an Alcan-worthy A final! Really fun to watch.

[jamie_a]

really great racing from all teams this weekend!

Watching the finals was amazing. Team Cream OC20 coming 1st and taking it by a boat length over False Creek and GD's! That's pretty dominating given the fact that False Creek, GD's and Firedragons are going to the worlds. Team Cream OC20 mixed smashed the course record. Team Cream OC20 open men's team smashed the record at 1:44 and change... I also heard that it's the fastest time ever in the Victoria Dragon Boat history. Team Cream OC20 Sprinkles also set a course record for hitting sub 2 minutes at 1:59 and change.