Use this link to register for the Festival.

Use this link for information about the National Championships via Dragon Boat Canada.

If you’re planning to attend and would like to get together for a chat, let me know. I registered for our room today, and was delighted at the whopping discount DBC has arranged through the Flight Centre.

For travel information, contact Juna Ueda (juna .ueda@ca.fcm.travel) at the Flight Centre.

See you there!

Sale offers will be considered for new or used, pro-built units.

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I am e-mailing you to give you the heads up on a coaching clinic that will be held in Nanaimo by Go Row and Paddle and myself.

The date is March 20^th & 21^st with the first day classroom and day two on the water. There will be guest coaches & speakers covering all aspects of Dragon Boat coaching. The cost is $45.00 for Go Row & Paddling members and $90.00 for the general Dragon Boat community. All the information will be posted on the Nanaimo Paddling Centre website  in the next few days.

http://www.gorowandpaddle.org/centres/nanaimo.php?id=15&press=1&draw_column=3:3:2

Please pass this message on the rest of your teams and clubs

Hope to see you all there,

Holly Wylie

Nanaimo paddling Centre

Go Rowing and Paddling

holly@gorowandpaddle.org

250-616-0592

250-754-1991

Comox, BC, Canada

• International racing style dragon boat built in Germany
• 10 seats, lightweight, built for speed and glides nicely
• Includes carrying handles, drum seat, drum, steering oar
• 12.49 metres (41 feet) long, 1.16 metres (3.8 feet) wide, 250 kilograms max. (550 pounds)
• Boat is completely unadorned
• Price $12,800.00
• Trailer and delivery not included but delivery on Vancouver Island might be arranged for an additional fee
• Certified cheque, bank draft or money order

Hope Afloat Canada of Comox Valley, BC purchased the BuK new in 2007 and is in near new condition. It has been out of the water for approximately 2 years.

For more information, please contact:

Barb Thompson at (250) 752-0422 thompsongb@shaw.ca or Marcy Petersen at (250) 338-2112 or mpetersen@shaw.ca

Hope Afloat Canada

www.hopeafloatcanada.ca

We look forward to seeing you.

Holly Wylie
Recruiting
Nusa’Lon Dragon’s
Nusa.lon@shaw.ca

Please picture two IDBF certified dragon boats…

One with a black hull and white-framed black scales, and
One with a red hull and white-framed red scales…

Which one do you think would be more attractive?
Which one would you prefer to see in your harbour?

The PADDLE PUSHERS and the ALBERNI WAVE RIDERS of PORT ALBERNI invite you to a Women’s Regatta on Beautiful Sproat Lake.

Sunday June 13, 2010

Due to restrictions, we are accepting only fifteen (15) entries with a goal to have representation from various communities around Vancouver Island.

This will be in a first come, first served basis.

Where: SPROAT LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK

Race Registrar: JOHN ROBBINS

Phone: 250-724-5303

Email: dragonboat@shaw.ca

Champion IDBF Certified 30' 10-paddler boat

If you have had any experience paddling the 30′ IDBF Champion or Swift 30′ dragon boats, I’d love to hear from you.

I think these boats are going to become increasingly popular, simply because they solve so many problems (ever had a paddle cancelled because there were only 8 paddlers present?), and because they are fast and fun!

These boats weigh in at under 600 pounds, and are sold “ready to race,” with head, tail, drum, drummer’s seat and tiller, unlike many boats which are sold on the “Detroit Model,” i.e. the boat is sold “bare,” with available accessories at extra cost.

A paddler signs up for a September festival during early summer, then leaves for an extended 6-week holiday. The holiday ends a week or so before the festival, but the paddler does not return to practice with his or her team.

The coach disqualified the paddler for the event.

Another paddler signed up for another September festival, then left for an extended 8-week holiday. The holiday ends a week or so before the festival.

The coach permited the paddler to compete.

Should these paddlers have been permitted to race with their teams after an extended absence?

I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone has to offer, particularly coaches, since this issue goes directly to a coaches’ “buy in” prior to the start of the season.

Does a Coach have a responsibility to see to it that his or her team is as well prepared as they can be for a competition?

Should unfit paddlers be permitted to compete?

Who is legally responsible if an unfit paddler is injured during competition?

POLL QUESTION & RESULTS:

NO: 21 votes
YES: 4 votes
NEW QUESTION: Should a paddler who misses all practices in the 6-8 weeks prior to a race be allowed to paddle in the race?