Aug 15
2010

swamped Millenium Dragon Boat

“Dragon boat paddlers rescued in Inner Harbour after being swamped, story and photos”
“Dragon boat piloted by Seattle team is swamped by fire boat’s wake”

Read the whole story here.

Given all the comments we have heard, prompted by the swamping of a Champion 12m boat in Nanaimo last May, about how IDBF dragon boats are inherently unsafe, we wonder if the same folks will now claim that they’ll never paddle in a Millenium again?

The truth of the matter is that no dragon boat will survive a 2 to 4 foot high wave caused by prop wash from a craft in close vicinity. Is there’s a lesson to be learned here?

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Jul 16
2010

nanaimo,saveon dragon boat festival
Doing the Macarena at the best dawgone Beer Garden on the Festival Circuit!

Photos from the 2010 Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival (“SaveOn Festival”) are now online. You will find them here.

nanaimo,saveon dragon boat festival

All the best,
Ken

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Jul 16
2010

This event will also feature 250m Sprint racing between two Champion Model 912 dragon boats – these 10-paddler racing hulls are fast, fun and very photogenic. Don’t miss this event – the VCKC has superb facilities, and refreshments will be available.

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Jul 12
2010

The Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club is now home for a Champion 9m (10 paddler) dragon boat. It arrived on Tuesday, July 13th, and will remain at the VCKC facilities until August 28th.

A second is now on display at the Bay Centre Mall (Victoria) to promote the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival. On August 14th, it will be moved to VCKC, where it will remain until August 28th.

Both boats will be available to Victoria teams wanting to paddle in an IDBF-certified boat, and both will be available for demonstrations during the VCKC Guts & Glory 2500m dragon boat racing event. (A demonstration race between two of Victoria’s top dragon boat teams is also planned for the Guts & Glory event.)

Following the Guts & Glory event, the boats will be moving to Pearson College, where they will be used in support of the college’s new dragon boat program.

Vancouver Island teams wanting to check these exciting boats out should mark their calendars!

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Jul 7
2010

alta lake,whistler dragon boat festival

Photographs from the 2010 Whistler Dragon Boat Festival are now online at IslandRoamer.com

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