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?
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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.
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2010 Canadian National Dragon Boat Championships July 3 & 4, Whistler B.C.
| This years' Whistler Dragon Boat Festival will also be home to the Canadian National Dragon Boat Championships. The event is sure to bring even more excitement and thrills for everyone involved, racers and spectators alike. Join Waters Edge and Dragon Boat Canada for a weekend on Alta Lake's Rainbow Park and enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, surrounded with beating drums, fierce paddling, cheering spectators, and live entertainment! The event is going to be awesome! Dragon Boat Canada is working with Waters Edge, Flight Centre and the Town of Whistler to get the best rates possible for your travel and accomodation, so this will be a weekend to remember! The Divisions are: Junior Class - Races may be held for Single or Mixed gender crews or in Open Competition, as shown above, with the exception of the Steerer (Helm) the following age categories, as at the 1st January, will apply to the Junior Class: Junior A (Competitors under the age of 18 but at least 12 years old.) Junior B (Competitors under the age of 16 but at least 12 years old.) NOTE: This means that a competitor whose 18th; 16th or 14th birthday falls on or after 1st January, in a given year, can compete in that year only, as a 17, 15 or 13 year old, respectively. 18-23 Premier Senior Breast Cancer Survivor Grand Dragons Great Grand Dragons BUK dragon boats will be used in the National Championships. Registration is split. Teams wishing to register for the National Championships should contact chloe Greenhalgh, Dragon Boat Canada Executive Director. Her email address is execdirector@dragonboatcanada.org. Waters Edge is registering teams participating in the Whistler Dragon Boat Festival. You can register online securely here: http://mysidebiz.info/ar/t.php?id=52 I was unable to determine whether or not Waters Edge will offer Swift boat (10 man dragon boat) sprints, as that decision has not been made yet. The 30 foot Swifts have proven to be a popular addition to the Waters Edge fleet, and I am hoping they will have time in the busy Whistler schedule to fit them in. |
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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.
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