Right Angle Performance and Waters Edge have collaborated on a terrific little pocket guide for coaches. It’s called, simply, the Dragon Boat Drill Booklet.

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It sells for $33, and, judging from the moans and groans from my paddlers, it’s a great tool for enhancing ROM (Range of Movement) and paddling technique.

I bought this guide, and recommend it highly, but must say that the font used to describe the drills is so small that it is very difficult for me to read without a magnifying glass. I think that the reason for this is that the booklet is designed to take with you on the boat (it’s waterproof), and that restricted the size of the booklet and thus the fonts used.

Bottom Line: Although I like the guide, the truth is that it’s been sitting on my desk since I bought it. The print’s too small for my eyes, and impossible for me to read, particularly while on the boat. What can I say – I’m 70 icon smile Dragon Boat Drills   new pocket guide from Waters Edge/Right Angle Performance

If you don’t have the price handy, you’ll find a good list of dragon boat drills
here, in MS Word format, or here, in our Paddlers Forum, where you are encouraged to add your own drills to the collection.

 

Your comments solicited, as always,

Ken

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My first set of images from Saturday’s (May 23, 2009) Gorge Super Sprints (Victoria) has been uploaded to Flickr for viewing. They were taken using either a Canon EF 55-200mm (1:4.5-5.6) II USM or 18-55mm lens with a digital Canon Rebel EOS 300D camera.

Bette’s my “Cover Girl” here because every time I noticed her, she was smiling.

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The original article on this bizarre phenomenon was lost when my blog software crashed. In the interest of the general public, and confused boaters everywhere, here are the basics:

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I am reliably informed that the Dover Bay Wave Riders cast the first bra. Rumour has it that they started the fun in order to focus attention on womens’ health issues. (Who knows?)

Although bra trees appear to be quite common, particularly around ski hills, the Newcastle Channel version may be the only one, worldwide, that’s in the water.

The full collection of photos can be seen here.

This 2009 photograph, taken from the U BETTE, suggests that Chix With Stix is not favoured by local seagulls:

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At the Oxy’s SaveOn Festival Party, I was reliably informed that Chix With Stix is preparing a replacement bra in the (faint) hope that the team will regain its rightful spot at the top of the poll.

I would be grateful for any photographic updates, as I know the “tree” changed quite a bit during the 2010 season.

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