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Author Topic: Richmond News | Top festival dips oars in Richmond waters  (Read 6669 times)
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« on: June 24, 2009, 05:16:31 PM »
Not sure if anyone saw this story yet. It's basically the same story we've heard the past week about the future of the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival except for this new development...

Apparently the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society is seriously considering moving the festival to a yet-to-be-decided Richmond location. The Society is eyeing three key locations in Richmond: on the North Arm on River Road, near Vulcan Way; at the oval; or in Steveston.

Full story can be found here.
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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2009, 09:00:44 PM »
This would be great for out of town teams because they would stay so close to the airport.
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« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2009, 09:30:57 PM »
I hope that it stays where it was this year - It was my first YVR race, and I really enjoyed the stadium style finish line, with the crowd up above and surrounding the finish line. Man, it was such a boost when we were paddling the final 500m in the G&G, hearing the crowd get louder and louder as we neared the finish!

Plus, the downtown Vancouver location would result in larger crowds of spectators?
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« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2009, 09:59:51 PM »
Richmond a site for Alcan? Steveston? Politics only. Have you ever paddled in Rip up the River? Currents, logs, dog bodies, and assorted submerged obstacles. Not on your life. The tides in False Creek cause enough collisions and accidents can you imagine the carnage with a river running at 6 knots with an outging tide?
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« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2009, 10:01:44 PM »
Quote from: madcap on June 24, 2009, 09:59:51 PM
Richmond a site for Alcan? Steveston? Politics only. Have you ever paddled in Rip up the River? Currents, logs, dog bodies, and assorted submerged obstacles. Not on your life. The tides in False Creek cause enough collisions and accidents can you imagine the carnage with a river running at 6 knots with an outging tide?

That would be just AWESOME!  Shocked
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« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2009, 10:04:50 PM »
Hearing that crowd was amazing. I'll never forget it. It gave me a whole new burst of energy. Would be a shame to lose that.
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