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Sea Vancouver Regatta – Team Review and Congrats for Gung Haggis dragon boat team

Hello Everybody

Congratulations on your 1st 1000 metre race.

Yes... we did have fun... that was the main thing.
Sorry we did not have a full boat - that would have
been funner.

But we could do a practice with 16 people, or we could
do a race with 16 people. We did the race. Oh - but
it was 1000 m! But we did not come last! our time
was 6:57 with 16 paddlers. Another team came in over
7:00.

Our 250m race had a good start - we were neck and neck
with the other low-seed team, as well for our 500m
race we had a great start and were neck and neck with
the other boat there too!

Okay important stuff!

Sunday Obstacle Race

Meet: 9am
Do warm-ups - have some team building exercises...
introduce new people to the One Finger Lift, as our
tradition is only to do it for Sundays...
Race time is 10"15 which means martialling at 9:45.

We will plant spies to watch the first boat do the
obstacle race.

After the race, I invite everybody to come to Maritime
Point for veiwing the Dragon head and tail carvings
that Bob and I are doing. Deb and Dave have helped
out so far.

Oh... 7 paddlers from the CBC crew joining us for Sunday.
Full boat. I will be steering.





Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team readies for Sea Vancouver Regatta

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Good Practice on the water tonight for our Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team.

We are getting ready for the Sea Vancouver Regatta on July 9 &
10.  Our first race will be Saturday 10:30 – race #7.  It is
a 1000 metre long distance race with a turn at the 500 m. point.

Our second race will be a 250m sprint.  The third race will be a
500m final.  We practiced rate changes, 180 degree turns, starts
and learning each others names.  The latter is important because
we have welcomed 6 paddlers from other teams, and we had 3 first time
paddlers, and 2 second time paddlers on the boat tonight. 

Everybody had lots of fun and has remarked how welcome they have felt
coming out to practices.  “We practice inclusivity,” I have told
them.  “Everybody who comes out is important and brings something
special to the team.  We had some mini race pieces with other
teams on the water.  Very friendly!  Lots of greetings and
teasing each other.

After Sea Vancouver… our next races will be the Fraser Valley DBF @
Harrison Lake on July 16th, followed by the inaugural Vernon DBF on
July 23/24.

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Pictures of Clan Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team in action!

View photos of the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team in action from the 2005 Alcan Dragon Boat Festival.

Click here for all pictures and slide show.

photos by Naoko Watanabe and Nick Chin

for articles on the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team:
see http://www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/29/1847817.html