As promised, here’s the photo set from the Nikon DS90 and 55-270mm lens (thanks, Mick!):
Click here for the whole set.
Tags: dragon boat race, dragon boat racing, dragonboat festival, gorge dragon boat sprints, Gorge Sprints, Gorge super sprints, Nikon
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.
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.
Highly recommended!
Tags: Dragon, Dragon Boat, Paddlers, paddling technique, range of movement, Right Angle Performance, ROM, Waters Edge, Waters edge sports performance
Earliest legends in China described the dragon as a miraculous animal with fish scales and long beards. As time went on, it became more and more embellished in the minds of the people, acquiring the antlers of the deer, the mane of the horse and the claws of the eagle — in short, appropriating the distinctive features of other creatures throughout the centuries.
The Chinese Phoenix, likewise, exists only in legends and fairy tales. Sovereign of all birds, it has the head of the golden pheasant, the beak of the parrot, the body of the mandarin duck, the wings of the roc, the feathers of the peacock and the legs of the crane; gloriously beautiful, it reigns over the feathered world.
The Dragon and the Phoenix often served in classical art and literature as metaphors for people of high virtue and rare talent or, in certain combinations, for matrimonial harmony or happy marriage. As an important part of folk arts, dragon lanterns, dragon boats, dragon and phoenix dances are still highly popular on festivals among the people of all localities.
Our products, embellished with the logo of a Canadian Dragonboat Team, represent balance in all things, with positive and negative in perfect harmony. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these items will support the Phoenix Rising Dragonboat Team in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Tags: Antlers, Beak, Beards, Chinese Phoenix, Classical Art, Distinctive Features, Dragon And Phoenix, Dragon Boats, Dragonboat Team, Fairy Tales, Fish Scales, Golden Pheasant, Happy Marriage, Mandarin Duck, Mane, Metaphors, Nanaimo British Columbia, Perfect Harmony, Pheasant, Rare Talent
| Date | Event | Fee |
| Jun 14 | Port Alberni Women’s | |
| Jun 27 | Nanaimo Paddlefest | 393.75 |
| Jul 10-12 | Nanaimo (SaveOn) Festival | 1128.75 |
| Jul 25 | Gorge Womens | 472.50 |
| Aug 2 | Comox | |
| Aug 8 | Gorge Funfest | 577.50 |
| Aug 14-16 | Victoria (Telus) Festival | 1324.00 |
| Aug 29 | Nanaimo Womens | 341.25 |
| Sept 12-13 | Penticton | 840.00 |
| Sept | Sproat Lake Challenge | 120.00? |
Tags: Comox, Dragon, Dragon Boat Festival, Festival Dates, Gorge Fun Fest, Gorge Sprints, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, SaveOn Drabon Boat Festival, Sproat Lake, Sproat Lake Challenge, Telus, Telus Dragon Boat Festival, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Coast Dragon Boat Society
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