Race Results2011 Boston Race Results
For those who were not there for the Boston Race weekend, it was quite
some weekend. With two mix crews and a women's crew. Most of the
DBCB double paddled.
Team Mass Dragons: ( Mix Crew)
Members: Emily, Lynn, CG, Lick, Nikki, Sarah E., Alice, Jen
Tsoi,Laurinda, Phil M., Allen C., Mik, Gim, Kevin (xcrispy),Helena,
Marek, and on Saturday subing: April , Baris for Alice and Kevin who
couldn't attend.
Drummer: Garhay
Steerer: Stef C.
Team Water Puppies
Members: Garhay, Nancy, Stef, Kalena, Jen Chiu, Martha, Laura M., Jim
G., Igor, Mike M., Friso, Chris W., Phil W., Doug, Ron T., Ralph and
on Saturday subing for Ralph was our former President and paddler
Jonathan S.
Drummer: Jen T.
Steerer: ADK
Team Heatwave
Members: Garhay, Nancy, Emily, Lynn, Jen T., Jen C., Martha, Stef,
Laura M., CG, Claire, Ashley, Anita Y., Kalena, Laurinda, Joyce,
Chris, Jenny alternating (from Ripple Effect)
Drummer: Lynn / Jen T./ Lick (alternating)
Steerer: ADK
Saturday Time Trials
Weather was mildly cool, cloudy and forecasted to be rain and possible
thunder showers. All three teams had early heats. Arrival time was
6:30AM and no later than 6:45AM. WOW what an early start. Some were
early, some were prompt, and some were late. But we all made it to
the time trials at MIT Boat House. Still a bit groggy for some.
Paddlers start gathering as the festival begins the registration
process. The mood was calm, and the co-captains begins to organize
our paddlers in alphabetic order to check in. I see some are lost
(and why wouldn't they be, as they do have to get up quite early for
the 6:30AM arrival as parking is brutal) as where they should be
standing but finally all the captains on DBCB organized their paddlers
and got things moving.
Water Puppies is scheduled to be on the 1st heat at 8AM. OF course in
Dragon Boating, there's a lot of hurry up and wait. So the time
trials finally got started at 8:15AM. Water puppies were in Lane 3
(closer to shore),and with inexperience dock staff, we were about 3
feet away from hitting the wall. Lane 1 was Newton Tigers (high
School), Lane 2 was Living Root - Red (2nd boat). The horn sounded,
and off the teams go. We were drifting to the wall as we started, none
of our paddlers were able to apply pressure to the paddle when this
started, and we were neck to neck on heat one with LR Red and the
results on this heat were : 1st : DBCB Water Puppies with a time of
2:32.531081, LR Red with 2"33.346, and Newton Tigers in third:
3:28.474. On the way back, the Puppies discussed among themselves,
that's way too close for comfort, let's get a better start, and
there's consensus among the puppies. Now on the 2nd heat, the Puppies
were determined to do better, so here we go: we had a better start as
we moved away from the wall. The results: Water Puppies: 2:27.549, LR
Red- 2:39.504 and Newton Tigers: 3:32.170. Needless to say, the
Puppies howled with approval.
Up next is the Women's crew: Heatwave
Lane 3 is once again our lane, and lane 2 is Living Root -Blue (1st
boat)- Lane 3 was Brimmer May (High School)- 1st heat , Heatwave came
in 2nd with a time of 2:45.791, LR-Blue came in 1st with a time of
2:28.08 and Brimmer and May came in 3rd at 3:10.608. Heatwave said we
liked that race, it felt great, We did really well and we want to keep
everything as is , the only thing is we want to improve on our finish.
2nd heat coming up, off we went. All I can remember finish it NOW,
and we just went. Results: LR - Blue 1st: 2:27.287, Heatwave:
2:44.550, and BM at 3:07.05. Wow, how amazing is that, both crews did
better in their 2nd heat, and I was so impressed. Where most likely
it's the opposite for other teams.
Last but not least is Mass Dragons:
Lane 3 (yet once again is our lane, Uggh). But no worries, MD was
ready, with April and Baris on our boat, C'mom let's go. Lane 2 was
Pirate of the Charles, and Lane 1 was The Team Crab Rangoons Never Say
Die. Mass Dragons pulled a time of 2:43.470 with almost half of a new
crew but also with the awesome power with veterans like Nikki, and
Lick. Team Crab Rangoon came in 2nd at 2:51.543 and Pirates at 3rd at
3:36.136. Second heat took off and Mass Dragons came in at 1st once
again at 2:47.561, Team Crab Rangoon at 2:57.355 and Pirates 3:40.292
The racing is over now until Sunday. It's set. Oerall, Wwater puppies
took 4th in the time trials, and Heatwave seated at 17 and Mass
Dragons at #20. Overall all three crews seated top 20 of the whole
time trials. So proud and pleased. Mass Dragons made it to the C
Division, Heatwave B, and Water Puppies Division A.
SUNDAY : RACE Day. Game is ON
Arrival Time: 8:00.
Of course, Jim, Lynn, Lick, Stef, Garhay, Emily, and Myself all
started at 5:AM to set up tents and drop off supplies. Thank you for
all that.
Weather was horrible and we had to postpone the start of the race.
Good spirits as I see our paddlers curled up in the shelted tent with
blankets and hot chocolates. Good times and sucky weather.
1st race is off at 8:30AM. Delayed
Our 1st heat ws Mass Dragons at heat # 10 : Setated in Lane 2, Verizon
Dragons at lane 1, and Fire Dragons at Lane 3. All I hear is one of
our paddler saying I need MD to beat Verizon.. and I won't say who
that is..
Mass Dragon finished the race with a boat length lead with a time of
2:46.642 over Verizon Dragons's 2:49.824, and Fire Dragons finishing
at 2:58.811. MD team members were greeted by the Puppies and the
Heatwave women with high fives and congrats.
Now Heatwave is ON. Racing against two mix crew. . Jade Dragaons in
lane 2, and State Street Gold Dragons in Lane 3, and Heatwave in lane
1. Heatwave was ready and just run our own race. Heatwave finished
3rd with a respectable time of 2:57.070, Jade Dragons lead the pack
with 2:40.644 and Golden Dragons with a 2+ penalty for interferring
with the lanes at a time of 2:43.422. Joyce from Ripple said, I love
the energy on the women's crew. It's awesome. It's great paddling
with you guys. It was an amazing race. We did awesome.
The puppies are ready to be unleashed as we face off both Living Root
crews, RED AND BLUE. IT's intense. Our mission is just to run our
own race and do well. WP in Lane 3, LR Blue in Lane 2 and LR red in
Lane 1. WP camed out of the gate slow. We were neck in neck with the
LR Blue and then in the middle of the race. Stef yelled out "REACHED
FOR IT" .. All I can hear is a lot of grunting and breathing and
really heaing the UNIFORMED mind of the Puppies for the first time. We
increased our rating and off we went, and when Jen Tsoi called FINISH
IT NOW, we exploded out of the gate and blew everyone out of the water
in the finish, we came up like a rocket and had an amazing finish.
Time: 2:25.440, and LR Blue placed 2nd at 2:28.809 and LR Red at 3rd
at 2:43.268. Woohoo, that felt great.
With the above performance.
WP placed in the A MAJOR, Mass Dragons placed in C MAJOR, and Heatwave
placed in the tail, but Heatwave also qualified for the Womens'
challenge as we were one of the top three womens' crew.
Great racing overall. LUNCH time. Wait , the Heatwave women can not
have lunch yet since they are up for the Women's Challenge, in the
great company of Dragon Heart, Harvard Athena. At this time, Heatwave
women already raced three times each pretty much back to back.
Exhausted but they are still gamed, they finished at a time of
2.49:547 and scored a Bronze medal in the division. Dragon Heart
finished 1st at 2:46.409, and Harvard Athena finished 2:47.858.
Next up Major C championship, Mass Dragons is now placed in a very
tight competition with Deloitte Dragon and Vitasoy Seadog Blue. Mass
Dragons put up a fight, and took the Bronze 2:46.072, while Vitasoy
Seadogs Blue took the silver at 2:45.385 and Deloitte Dragons GOLD at
2:44.684
Then it was Heatwave women again in their tail race, and it was a
tough race, part of the women on Heatwave were on mass dragons which
was the heat before and we were told that we will have to forfeit the
race because they won't hold the race. So the team decided that was
the best decision. So the rest of the team members spread out and
enjoyed the racing. Then we see Mass dragons returning from the race,
and the teams in our heat have not left for the race. At the split
moment, the Heatwave women decided we are going to race this one last
time. We counted, we are missing one of our members because they went
over to the festival side after we've decided to forfeit the race. We
tell Lick to jump off the boat and be our drummer, tell Lynn to paddle
who was suppose to be our drummer, and ADK still having a sandwich in
her hands, to jump in to steer. we are off. we put up a tough fight.
we are tired beyond believe especially the MD women. It was a tough
race, we raced against two mix crews, and we took third at a time of
DBCB - Heatwave 2:55.058.
Last but not least, the Puppies is up at the final race of the day,
the Grand championship. we are in lane 3 with good company of Catch
22 and Mad. We deserve to be here, we want to do well ,and we will
run our own race. The Puppies was determined, everyone focused, and
everyone want this really bad. The race is off, and we put up a huge
fight, with every determined command from Jen Tsoi, and the awesome
steering from ADK, and all the engine room ramped up and the strokes
every distinguished stroke. We are moving and moving and moving.
We ran an awesome race, and it was our race and our race alone. We
finished at a time of 2:22.677, leading the pack in Gold is Catch-22
at 2:16.078 and Silver goes to MAD MAD 2:18.188.
We had an awesome day of racing, and the sun finally came out for us.
It was a great day of racing, and I overhead from a lot of paddlers
this is some of the best racing they have attended.
Until Montreal.......
Written by: Jen Chiu
2010 Toronto Race Results
Congratulations to Drachen Furie for their strong showing at the 16th Annual GWN Dragon Boat Challenge! Drachen Furie finished 44th out of 101 teams. Here's a quick summary of our race results:
Saturday's qualifying heats consisted of two 500m heats with six teams competing in each heat. Drachen Furie turned in times of 2:28.55 and 2:32.00. Using average times from both qualifying heats, Drachen Furie was seeded 48th out of the 104 teams.
Drachen Furie started out Sunday with the Division D Semi Finals, where they faced Diagnostic Destroyers, Torpedoes, UofT Engineering Iron Dragons, Acklands Grainger Dragon Masters, and KLM Blue Dragons. Drachen Furie finished 4th with a time of 2:23.09 behind UofT Engineering Iron Dragons (1), KLM Blue Dragons (2), and Acklands Grainger Dragon Masters (3). This finish placed DBCB into the D Consolation Finals, where they faced Pogue MaHone, Torpedoes, CIBC Mellon C-Monsters, G&D Smart Dragons, and Diagnostic Destroyers. Drachen Furie put together their best race of the weekend for the finals and finished 2nd with a time of 2:19.91 behind the G&D Smart Dragons.
Congratulations again to all of the paddlers on their performances, and I hope that everyone had a great time. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank a few people who went above and beyond the call of duty in preparation of this race.
Thank you to all of the paddlers who joined us from other teams. It was great to get to know you, and DBCB really appreciates the time that you took out of your schedule to help our team. We could not have been so successful without your help.
Thank you, Lick for doing a great job as race coordinator. Lick worked incredibly hard to prepare paperwork, purchase supplies, coordinate rides, arrange hotel rooms, and take care of countless other little details that made the weekend run so smoothly.
Thank you to all of the people who drove their teammates around this weekend. I know that rides were rather tight all weekend, and both the team and I appreciate the extra effort that you all took to make sure that we were taken care of.
Finally, I would like to thank all the coaches and steerers, who have contributed on a regular basis in practices leading up to the race. Your time and efforts have made it possible for the teams to train regularly and prepare so well for the race. Both the paddlers and I really appreciate your commitment.
If you have any photos from the race that you wouldn't mind sharing for our promotional material, please e-mail Kevin at directoratlarge3@dbcb.org.
Finally, any feedback for the captains, coaches, race coordinators, steerers would be appreciated. We are always looking for ways to improve the race experience for everyone, so if you have comments please let us know, so that they can be incorporated into the planning for future races. Comments can be sent to Lick and Stef.
Thanks,
Stef
2010 Pawtucket Race Results
Congratulations to our Pawtucket crew for the great performance and team work today! We came in second overall in the Pawtucket Dragon Boat Festival.
We arrived early this morning at the race site getting ready to compete with 15 other teams from Rhode Island and Massachusetts. We raced in the very first heat of the day with a timing of 1:49. This is a decent time. However, it was only the third fastest time of heat 1. As a team, we all felt that we could do better in the second heat. We felt that after the first heat, we would have a better feel of the gigantic paddles and the heavier Taiwan-style dragonboat.
We made adjustment on our race pace and focused on making every stroke longer and deeper. However, our time for the second heat was 1:58. A whopping 9 seconds slower than our first heat. At that point, a lot of us were very disappointed, and were thinking about what we could do to have a better final race. Since our time for the first heat was still the third fastest time of the day, we were qualified for the division A race. In the same division, there were Harvard Veritas and Living Root Dragon Boat.
Fortunately, the story has a good ending! At our final race, our paddlers came together and were committed to put in all their efforts. With a much better stroke rate, much better timing and everyone’s effort, we finished second with a timing of 1:42. A dramatic improvement from our first two heats!
As the team captain of this race, I am extremely proud of your effort and your performance in the final race. I am especially glad to see that we were able to come together after a disappointing second heat, and to actually have our best race of the day in the final. It has been a great experience paddling with all of you, and I truly believe that we all have the potential to do even better in the future. I am also very impressed with other teams’ performance, and in my opinion this race also serves as a waking up call for our club. In order to do better in any future races, we all need to improve ourselves as paddlers.
I would like to thank the race coordinators: Ashley Wong and Claire Wong. They have done an extremely good job in organizing the logistics of the race. I would also like to specifically thank Claire and Tom Wong, for hosting us in their lovely house for the team dinner. I am still digesting the delicious food that was prepared by Claire.
Happy paddling!
Lick
2010 Hartford Race Results
Congratulations to Drachen Furie for their strong showing at the 2010 Riverfront Dragon Boat Festival! Drachen Furie finished 11th out of 15 mixed club teams. Here's a quick summary of our race results:
Saturday's qualifying heats consisted of one 500m heat and one 200m heat with four teams competing in each heat. Drachen Furie turned a time of 2:28.93 in the 500m and a time of 1:01.81 in the 200m. These times were enough to put us in the Division B semi finals for both the 200m and the 500m.
Drachen Furie started out Sunday with the Division B 500m Semi Finals, where they faced Puff Puff Dragons and the DC Dragons. Drachen Furie finished 2nd with a time of 2:24.11 behind DC Dragons. In their 200m Semi Final, Drachen Furie again finished second (0:56.20) behind the DC Dragons, this time ahead of the NJDBC Team Dragons.
In the Division B Finals for the 200m and the 500m, Drachen Furie improved upon both their 200m and 500m semi final times. In both the 200m and the 500m, DBCB took 3rd place (0:55.43 & 2:19.55)) behind the NJDBC Team Dragons (0:55.15 & 2:17.05) and the DC Dragons (0:55.30 & 2:18.43). These finishes were enough to earn two bronze medals for DBCB Drachen Furie in the two distances.
Congratulations again to all of the paddlers on their performances and their medals. I hope that everyone had a great time, and I would also like to take this opportunity to thank a few people who went above and beyond the call of duty in preparation of this race.
Thank you, Dan for doing a good job as our race coordinator. Dan worked very hard to prepare us for racing in Hartford. He prepared paperwork, purchased supplies, coordinated rides, arranged hotel rooms, and took care of numerous event details that I want to ebeshown in our new aparte?
Finally, I would like to thank all the coaches and steerers, who have contributed on a regular basis in practices leading up to the race. Your time and efforts have made it possible for the teams to train regularly and prepare so well for the race. Both the paddlers and I really appreciate your commitment.
If you have any photos from the race that you wouldn't mind sharing for our promotional material, please e-mail Kevin at directoratlarge3@dbcb.org.
Finally, any feedback for the captains, coaches, race coordinators, steerers would be appreciated. We are always looking for ways to improve the race experience for everyone, so if you have comments please let us know, so that they can be incorporated into the planning for future races. Comments can be sent to Lick and Stef.
Thanks,
Stef
2010 Boston Race Results
Written by Stefanie Chiou
Saturday's time trials consisted of two 500m heats with three teams competing in each heat. Drachen Furie started off the morning in the first heat and turned in times of 2:29.96 and 2:30.64. Dirty Water Dragons followed a few heats later with times of 2:42.84 and 2:43.31. Using average times from both time trial heats, Drachen Furie lead the way with the top average time, and Dirty Water Dragons followed with an 8th place average time.
Both teams started off Sunday morning racing in Group 1 with the top teams in the festival. Drachen Furie advanced on Sunday to the Division A Major finals, where they raced against Vitasoy MAD and Space Dragons. Vitasoy MAD pulled out from the start strong and never looked back, leaving Space Dragons and Drachen Furie battling for 2nd place. Drachen Furie put together their best race of the day to come out ahead by a very slim margin. Final standings in the Division A Major finals was Vitasoy MAD in first (2:22.931), Drachen Furie in second (2:31.153), and Space Dragons in third (2:31.915).
Dirty Water Dragons advanced to the Division B Major fianls, where they faced Living Root Red and the Arizona Gila Dragons. This final had a photo finish with Dirty Water Dragons being narrowly edged out by the Arizona Gila Dragons. Final standings in this Division B Major finals was Arizona Gila Dragons in first (2:41.724), Dirty Water Dragons in second (2:42.300), and Living Root Red in third (2:49.493).
Congratulations again to both teams on their performances, and I hope that everyone had a great time. For Jim Wallace, Melanie, Phil Woo, and Samantha who joined us for the first time as paddlers, I hope that your racing experience was good and that you’re excited for the rest of the season.
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