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[vicpad]

The Dragonauts are in a rebuilding year, and are quite weak.  From watching them practice, they are trying  a new start that looks ridiculous.  In a 250, they'll be lucky to crack the top 10...

[dragonboay]

Vicpad... whats up? You scared? You're a GD aren't yeah? Why have you been watching the Dragonauts?

[Steamrollers Moaner]

I can't for the life of me figure out why dragonhearts is mentioned in this group. Aren't they a rec team?

Used to be a rec team but no longer...  Thanks to their mean coach, they've made huge improvement over the off season.   

[Colossus]

we won our race!   ....against no one....    

interesting weather and interesting day.  I'm not entirely sure what happened with the boat that submerged, as we were heading out to the start-line when it happened, but i heard someone saying something about someone being taken away in an ambulance.  I hope everyone's alright.  those were some crazy waves out there. 

[nakano]

The team that took on water was the Delta Dragonflies.  From what they(race officials) said everyone was shaken, but OK.

yup, crazy weather, crazy waves, and crazy tide!  The tide was going out so fast, there may not have been any water around the dock to launch the boats!

After race 5, the steers for Drunk'n Dragons had to jump out of their boat, and push the boat back into deeper water.

[Colossus]

yeah, i noticed a few teams beached their boats after the race.  don't think everyone got the message about heading to the right of the green buoy marker, combined with the tide.

[Lethal Weapon]

Low tide was an understatement!
That has got to be the crappiest weather I ever had to shoot in!
Kudos to the staff of Waters Edge who acted quickly when the Dragonflies sunk their DB in the waves!
Here is a snap shot of the replacement of the newe Geminis....The ultimate Retrofit! LOL



Seriously it was good no one was badly  injured after mishap. Managed to snap off a few shots of the mishap plu sthe lucky team who managed to get a race in!
Enjoy!

[Lethal Weapon]

and some more.....Got to get me a waterproof lens cover.....

[ian]

Once again ,thanks for some great photos,, We saw the boat going down on our way out too , then a sail boat came bearing down towards us ! We held the boat and luckily the sail boat turned away at the last minite , Hmm i wonder at what point he saw our little dragon boats??. Yes the conditions were tough, and good seat planning became essential, We went out with a crew of 20 and returned with 21! yes!! on returning to the pier we had a fish swimming along the inside of our boat, one of those waves must have swept it in , pity it wasn`t big enough to feed us all , Sad that it had to be cancelled, but indeed was a right one, now we have some extra money to find another regatta,, hmm Harrison is looking good now..

[Photog]

great pics lethal. at least they were smiling when they sank. 

[Colossus]

those photos make the water look so calm....  haha

[~@ngel~]

I heard that the Dragon Boat mishap made the news this morning - did anyone see it?  THey were interviewing some of the team members that went in the drink.  Just curious to see what they had to say about it.

[rightarm]

I heard that the Dragon Boat mishap made the news this morning - did anyone see it?  THey were interviewing some of the team members that went in the drink.  Just curious to see what they had to say about it.

"I'm really wet" -- capsized dragon boat paddler

[BernMan]

I heard that the Dragon Boat mishap made the news this morning - did anyone see it?  THey were interviewing some of the team members that went in the drink.  Just curious to see what they had to say about it.

Yea I saw the news on Global TV. They just had 1 woman interviewed when I saw the clip at about 9am I think. And basically she didn't say much about how or what happened and yes she said with a smile she was cold.

Safety is most definitely always first for any organizers really. And the weather is something that can not be controlled so the right choice was made. Too bad though because it would have meant the kick off to a season of racing for 2006.

But there will be more races to come and really quickly too!

[paddling is life]

Maybe these werent the best boats to use? These 616's dont seem very safe. Those didnt look like huge waves. They have no front pointy part? Did the boat sink to the bottom? I don't feel very safe paddling in them. Are the boats certified? Is it just me but are dragon boats that unsafe they cant handle some waves? We use Milleniums, I have never heard of them EVER having a problem. I heard a Gemini flipped in Victoria some time ago. I feel like Im taking crazy pills, am I the only one who feels safety is important? Why are we risking lives? One death and this sport is over.