Telus should win this year.
They made Final A last year and should easily win it

Indeed Telus has a chance to win , but depending of what other teams shows up from Ontario ...ETS who also did well in Ottawa should be in the finals.....Verdun Adrenaline /Wongs cannot predict will see...

Should be great racing, we heard G&G had so much fun that they were headed back this year

They proved it in Lachine and Ottawa. Stayed in the top three on Saturday and moved to close fourth on Sunday. If G&G, Seniors, SRS, Beasts or one of the Three Rivers teams shows, then all bets are off. Lane bias is bad at the basin too, I don't care what anyone says. It is a factor.

FINAL A
SRS
Telus
MOFOS
GWN Senior
G&G
ETS

Mofos???? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Most over-rated and over-hated team in DB, the Mofos. The mofos are a decent team, but the ain't in the same category as those teams. Even they would admit that.

Are any of those TO teams going for sure? G&G isn't going to waste its time with MIDBRF with worlds around the corner.

They kick ass wherever they go.

Montreal paddler, don't you think they need a tune up before the Worlds?

I have no clue if G&G is going but I think they would love to fine tune themselves prior to Worlds.

Does SRS have a team entered? Wonder who it will consist of.

Teams that good don't need to tune up. Just show up and race.

Teams that good don't need to show up for 4 races in 16 hours of waiting.

Actually if you ask someone on G&G they will tell you otherwise. They do not want to be playing around with their strategy on the day club crews start. They are also humble enough to realize that they are not a shoe-in. they bust their butts out there.

The Olympic Basin is shallow and weed-clogged. If you land in the middle lanes (3, 4 and 5) you wind up dragging everyone else. Lanes 1 & 2 are best and often whoever is in these lanes wins the race. And good point, waiting 16 hours for four races held in an area that has no shade or shelter. That and you race in possily three different fleets of substandard SRS boats. Remember the time protests over this last year? You don't come to MTL for the competition, you come to party.

I cannot believe the flatties still hold trials there.

That's cuz flattie boats weigh a heckuva a lot less than dragonboats.

its one, if not the best flatwater courses in the country.

My goodness, what a silly term for flatwater sprint paddlers. If it were used in a kind, big brotherly sort of way it would be one thing, but this derogatory tone is not nice. When I was young, flatties was the term used for girls who were "flat-chested." Inappropriate, surely, since the complaints are generally about male flatwater sprint paddlers.


Using the term is a dead give-away that all you know about paddling comes from the dragon boat forum. I,for one, never go on the forum.

Wrongo. I used it and I am one.But I said it tongue-in-cheek.Sorry you missed my sarcasm.

This is about who's going to take the EM-TEE-EL title. I saw Telus in Lachine. They turned out to be the strongest crew there and won. I predict more of the same unless a great or stacked crew from TO comes in for the weekend.

Hey 11:54 your wish is granted. Little birdy told me that yes a stacked TO team is now on its way!

and the first letter of the team's name is S...

umm Scotia/Rouge, SRS/Rouge, seniors, can't think of any more.

Shogun Warriors?

Speculation
is
Silly

Just the usual ringer-team rumours that accompany any festival.

Even if true, who cares? You race whoever shows up, like always.

The boats MIDBRF uses will fall apart on the start.

SRS boats? Same as last year?
180 teams, 4 races per teams.

Happy waiting!

Bring a good book and sunscreen.

I predict that the porto-potties will run out of toilet paper.

''Bring a good book and sunscreen.''

Dad?
Since when do you read the forum?

Don't tell your mother. She thinks I'm playing bridge.

This crap's boring.

Where's everybody going to be partying at on Friday/Saturday/Sunday?

party at my place...we will bring it on to the street where it will then get very ugly but before it gets too ugly we will stumble to the basin and race

Winston Churchill's

Go to St-Laurent boul. where the adults hang out.

We want to go where to locals hang out. Any particular places you can recommend?

Club Super Sex!

The unemployment office

Thats right! Pay my bills!

Club Erotica in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, or Motel Saint-Pierre in the Mont-Tremblant region for happy endings.

Boustan's at Crescent & Maisonneuve (just south of Sherbrooke) post-drinking for an awesome shish taouk (chicken shawarma) plate.

La Sala Rosa at 4848 St. Laurent on weekends for a truly kickass Spanish brunch (Eggs florentine and Huevos Rancheros, in particular)

OH yeah.

Need places to goto after clubbing Saturday, and places to eat on Sunday. Eggspectations isn't all that hot, but then again I suppose we would need some sort of place that could accomodate ~30 people on short notice.

Cheap food, lot's of it. And you support Celine.

what about the riptide A?!?!?!?

The Wongs will win Montreal this year....

Mofo

The MOFOS are not even doing Montreal....get your facts straight!

Oui, but how do you know for sure?

I recommend you hit the Tokyo Bar on St Laurent north of Prince Arthur on the west side. Two huge roof top patios along with two seperate dance floors below playing different kinds of dance music. We always have fun there after dining on Prince Arthur at one of the bring your own wine restaurants.

with Mtl participant

Agreed. Tokyo rocks. Crescent street is for pedos.

Where are the hot women in montreal?

Does anyone know when the racebook for the Montreal festival will be available? Thx

The race sced will be out last Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
Tokyo is a good place to go as well as Rouge on St. Laurent.

Living Root Dragon Boat!!

Montreal Thunder

They'll be going to Rouge and Tokyo? COOL!

Sounds obscene.

you mean Washriding Montreal Thunder

If that is really their name (Washriding Thunder) then i give them props.
Its the truth.

Wongs will win

Telus is a no show for MTL

There is an SRS entry. Should be a strong contender. So them, or Verdun.

telus is there.

Telus is not on the schedule

Three rivers will be there 2,
expect a strong showing.

They've registered as a community team to save some cash.

If you're worried about who's on the schedule, I can tell you now that your team won't win. Good teams don't care who they race on any given weekend.

They just show up, race, and beat all of you.

Excellent! So Telus will for sure beat your team.

The Ontario teams will win.

Final A

1. Toronto Masters A
2. SRS
3. Big Fish
4. Phoenix ETS
5. MAD-A

Peharps you did watch the final Ottawa they did 1:59.34 holding up to the best teams there(Dragonbeast-Chiro-etc.)


Some people never learn...norrow minded people

Your predictions are a little off. The toronto masters team is not Mac's crew. It's the other masters crew.

1. SRS
2. Telus-by-another-name-is-still-Telus
3. Verdun
4. Wongs
5. DCH
5. MAD

Eightball. In a perfect world I'd agree with you. However, this being Montreal, things will get messed up:


1. Verdun (home turf)
2. Big Fish (looking good in this little pond)
3. Wongs (they'll find a way)
4. MAD - A
5. DCH (still good after Asia)
6. SRS (Im hearing not at full strength)

Don't forget 3 rivers.

They will pound everyone into the dust.

1. 3-Rivers brutally strong team
2. SRS
3. Telus whatever there name is this year
4. Big Fish
5. Grand Masters
6. Wongs or MAD

I like eightballs pred's they seem pretty acurate, despite the lane bias and Thundres wash riding

Can make or break a race at MTL. Almost as bad as GWN. Middle lanes 3 and 4 drag everyone's arses while the outside lanes 5 and 6 are so shallow you can touch the bottom with your paddle. 1 and 2 almost always win the race unless their crews are inexperienced.

Ain't that the truth!!!

i will go with Eightball predictions

1. tree rivers
2. Telus-whatchamacallits
3. Verdun
4. Wongs
5. DCH
6. MAD
7. Shogun
8. Big Fish

unknown - SRS? don't know which team this is.

Premiere team out of TO I think. Depends if they send their a-boat or not.

Or wash their hands of it this year like they did last?

Mixed:

1. Grand Masters
2. Telus whosits
3. Big Fish
4. SRS
5. MAD
6. Wongs


Men's:

1. Rip da Fondue
2. Aido Hwedo men's
3. Les gros mongols
4. Montreal men's A
5. MAD men
6. Les Brutes but if les brutes are who I think they are they'll be in first place

Women's:

1. TO master's women
2. Montreal DBC elite women's
3. Montreal developmental crew
4. MAD women
5. Onake Instigators
6. Outer Harbour DBC women's B

Let's go Les Gros!!

Guess SRS wants a tune up for the Qualifiers.

"1. Rip da Fondue
2. Aido Hwedo men's
3. Les gros mongols
4. Montreal men's A
5. MAD men
6. Les Brutes but if les brutes are who I think they are they'll be in first place "

LOL! Thanks for the laugh. Rip da Fondue? If it's a nonsensical screaming contest, maybe. Paddling? No way.

Rip the Fondue FUCKING SUCKS

PPUUHLLEASSEE you think thes fuckups wil win the open division in montreal.. no never.. and if it happens ANGRY DUDE WILL REVEAL HIMSELF

FUCKERS

Predictions this year will be difficult, different crews paddling under assumed names, corporate crews going to community, TO crews teaming up with USA crews to save entrance fees.

I can't wait to see Saturdays results!

You totally rock! Woooooooooooooooooooooooo!

<drumroll>
"Simon Rover Sports"


HA!!! That's some funny stuff.


Here boy, here boy....

Mixed:

1. Trois
2. Telus whosits
3. Wongs
4. SRS
5. MAD (with TO and Philly paddlers, if not down to c division against Boston)
6. Wall Street ( with TO paddlers if not, down to c division)


Men's:

1. Les Brutes but if les brutes are who I think they are they'll be in first place
2. Aido Hwedo men's
3. Les gros mongols
4. Montreal men's A
5. MAD men
6. Rip da Fondue

Women's:

1. TO master's women
2. Montreal DBC elite women's
3. Montreal developmental crew
4. MAD women (with TO paddlers, if not down to c division again)
5. Onake Instigators
6. Outer Harbour DBC women's B

Whoa man, relax! Take it easy.

Do not tell the Angry Dude to fucking relax or fucking take it easy. It is what fucking seperates the angry dude from all these nameless fucking jerks out here.

Angry dude. Why-are-you-so-angry-all-the-time?

Les Brutes maybe = Mofo ?

Probably a local rowing club throwing a team together for MTL.

I heard MAD is using HGH after the lost in Boston. So sad.

Is gonna supply.... I meant steer for MAD also!!

When was that race?

you suck!! so it doesn't matter!!

Angry Dude get's really fucking mad when someone else posts as angry dude. If you want to be like the Angry Dude get your own fucking name. Like "Fucking Imitation of Angry Dude" or "I'm too lame to think up my own name so I will Fucking poach someone elses"

For the person who asked why I am so angry, shouldn't it be Fucking appearant, what are you daft?

Angry dude is so outrageously that he's actually kinda funny. Kind of like the dumb ass in class that makes so much non-sensical noise that everyone ignores, or looks to for a laugh.

So are we laughing WITH him or AT him LOL!!!

You rock man, I mean you really rock. You will porivde play-by-play coverage of the Montreal event instead of those crappy announcers right?

Don't fucking laugh AT or WITH the angry dude. Angry Dude doesn't laugh. Assholes.

Now regarding those fucking annoying montreal announcers. Fucking cheering, cheering hurrah for fucking everyone, whooo fuck yeah. Is there anyone more fucking annoying. Those fucking assholes are lucky angry dude won't be in montreal.

"Ok, I guess the race has started now but who gives a shit?

Some-fucking-team is beating some-other-fucking-team, so I guess some asshole is going to complain about this on the Forum on Monday. Fuckers.

Lane 1 appears to pulling away from the pack, they’re riding a surge now as they launch into their finish, let’s cheer them on as……hah! Just kidding. Go fuck yourself."

...for a Webby in the new category "Most gratuitous use of the word 'fuck' on an internet forum". I hear the competition is fierce in that one.

Never heard of them.

Is this a 3-Rivers team?

1. Angry dude will continue to post mean-spirited rants. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

Mixed:

1. SRS
2. Wongs
3. Telus
4. Grand Masters
5. Big Fish
6. MAD

If Rip The Fondue wins in the mens race, I suggest Angry Dude stands up and reveals his Identity to everyone as they are getting thier medals!!
Comon have some balls!!

Angry dud does not have to reveal anything except his 20" you know what when the time comes. You stupid fucker. G'sus, i already told you that I'm not coming to montreal. Assholes.

Angry "Dud" go fuck yourself. Stop trying to be me... fuck head.

Mofos will take everything.

im with stupid

Montreal will suck like always does.

Races will be delayed and the fest will end at 9pm

I need my sleep.

Slayers and Montreal DBC take all top prizes!

What about SRS? Was it a sponsored team like the Island?

Does anyone have the order of finish? Thanks in advance.

Wongs Slayers
3 Rivers
Big Fish

SRS looked like a bunch of Scotia Rougers plus last min. pick ups ....

Well the times are not up on the web site yet... and I don't know the final time

However, the MTL DBC MEN won the final by about 2 seats ! Impressive.... against the 3 rivers team who's made of flatwaters AND much younger men.
But who finished third ?
Come to think about it what was the position for the other teams ?
What was the time ?
Rumours has it that it was in the low 2:05"
Well I guess when the MIDBRF does bother to post the final results everyone will know. !

Now I wonder.................. arre there enough men and women teams to have mr Paddle Demon do a ranking like for the mix team ?

New York DCH took third, 0.01 sec behind three rivers crew.
Mongols fourth, Rip the Fondue fifth, New York MAD sixth.

uh...i think u forgot to tell us who took first.

Huh learn to read in sequence

"However, the MTL DBC MEN won the final by about 2 seats ! Impressive.... against the 3 rivers team who's made of flatwaters AND much younger men.
But who finished third ?
Come to think about it what was the position for the other teams ?
What was the time ? "

Wongs win the mixed. This shuts many people up!

So many predictions for SRS. Why did they stink so bad? Maybe all there paddlers were busy fixing the boats on the docks!

Do you ever shut up? Who the fuck are you, the boat police?

SRS was a throw together team I would ASSume. This should make all you whiners happy cause you hate to compete against teams that are so out of your fat gut league.

So, who won the Women's Race?

Did it rain Sunday?

The winner for the women's race is Montreal DBC Elite and the second place, Montreal DBC Devepmental

Anon 8:18,

Relax!

It just seemed that every time my team was getting in the boat it sounded like a pit crew was working on the boat.

Are you calling the Wong's fat league paddlers?

I certainly hope not.

To the poster at 8:18.

Who the F are you?

How do you know so much about the SRS team or what was going on with the boats if you were not even there?

The boats were a joke.

The racing was awesome.

Congrats to all!!

Are all the results up somewhere?

How do you know so much about the SRS team or what was going on with the boats if you were not even there?


I'll tell if you tell first wee dinky.

The negative attitude in the Dragon Boat community (if you even want to call it that) is pathetic. Bashing team mates, other team, good teams, new teams, equipment, lanes, weather, you name it.The list is fucking endless.

I do not have to be affiliated with SRS to be aware of the constant bashing it gets on this forum, nor many other facets of this sport.

Don't be a chickenshit. Tell us who you are.

Wow,

I wrote in at 8:03.

Take a pill man.

The festival was great. I loved it. And I don't have to tell you who I am.

There was hype around the SRS crew. They didn't perform to the hype and I was making light of the fact there seemed to be a pit crew feeling sometimes before races.

R E L A X.

Race Results were up since last night 5:50pm (20mins after last race). Saturday night it was up on their Festival's Forum by 5:50pm. How do I know? I got home after the last 500m Mens Final A & checked!

Cudos to the organizers for:
* the gigantic fire hose just by the staging area. That was AMAZING.
* plenty of shade in the staging area.
* Replacing all the tents after Thursday night winds.
* the lightning quick boat repair pit crews. F1 Grand Prix should be your next client, or Holmes on Homes TV show.
* the volunteers <sniffs>. You guys braved the cold wet weather on Sat. & still kept the boats all bailed for us! You deserve my medallion, instead of a tshirt & pizza for 12 hours of volunteering each day.
* First Aid Station. Ice packs always at the ready, and tons of professional staff!
* CTV on Sunday, that pumped up the excitement.
* CHEAP Watermelon Slussies. Those who bought & asked would've found out all proceeds went to a volunteer going to Nicaragua to building an elementary school. Best of luck Amelia/Amanda I forget the name!
* LST. Hehehe. You guys reminded me of why I joined dragon boat. Keep the spirit running, and DON'T read this forum. It'll kill your love of the sport, almost did to me.
* Free water after each race on Saturday. What happened on Sunday? Ran out?
* Huge mouth dropping medals.
* Fast awards presentations.
* Fast results postings.
* Fast & professional race officials.
* <drum rolls...> Raced ON SCHEDULE!


Lemons to the organizers for:
* the announcers. You can do better.
* the boats. For this size of event & relatively new boats, you shouldn't have to fix them so many times. Find a buyer & replace them all with another brand.
* awful lane 6. But that's life. Make lemonade out of it somehow.
* no Japanese drumming group. Oh well, life goes on.


Overall, the BEST festival I've been to. Very debateable, but that's what this forum is all about. Go trash this event...boats...organizers, everyone, you all seem very good at it. I'm coming back next year with no hesitations, and next year the day after, will be my next visit to this sport-killing forum.

http://www.montrealdragonboat.com/english/2006_schedule.php

Yup definitely good festival. While I could've done without the rain, was kinda nice not having to bake for 2 full days. Excellent job work from the volunteers.

The usual bad, boats having to be fixed, lane bias, but it happens pretty much everywhere so what can you do. As for annoncers I kinda missed the announcer from last year, pretty much no enthuasim from this years annoucers.

Still was a good event overall and will be back again!

Ladies and Gentleman
GET OFF THE FREAKING DOCS NOW

it's true...the SRS team was a throw together team.
Not enough interest and a conflict with the st.catherines race left them scrabbling for participants.

better luck next time i guess.

Still were two sets of boats. One set slower than the other.

Lane bias still there. Being in Lane 1 or 2 usually meant top 3 if not an automatic win. Being in lane 5 or 6 with instant death.

Montreal has to take a page from TIDBRF and GWN and start placing teams in a slow and fast lane for their qualifiers. Some crews had inside lanes for both of their first two heats while others were stuck on the outside all day.

They should also re-seed the semi-finals and finals heats. Top seeds in the middle meant the 5th seed qualified to a higher finals way too often at the expense of the 2nd and 4th seeds:

Lane 1 - Seed 5
Lane 2 - Seed 3
Lane 3 - Seed 1
Lane 4 - Seed 2
Lane 5 - Seed 4
Lane 6 - Seed 6

All in all I agree, but don't forget that BMO still took 1st in the B Final out of lane 6..

I agree, but that was rare.

Also, did they fix the issue of one set of heavy and one set of light boats for sunday?

Line 6 was not that bad this year...remember on sathurdays Plan B(Telus) did the best time of day :2.08.06

..(yes Slayer match the same later on )

"Also, did they fix the issue of one set of heavy and one set of light boats for sunday?"

No, so if you got the slow boats, you were screwed. Especially if you were in lane 5 or 6

All boats were front heavy, why?

perhaps the drummers enjoyed too much montreal smoked meat!

All boats were front heavy, why?

***Snort***

and they weren't all the same colour!!!! I just know the red ones were faster than the green ones were faster than the yellow ones. It was so unfair.

***WAHWAHWAH***

I want my MOMMY!

...and those hot Montreal women were just too much of a distraction for my crew. They just couldn't keep their eyes in the boat and we lost because of it.

The local teams have an unfair advantage because they're used to the hotness. Coming from Ontario we are most certainly not.

Where?! Hot Montreal women!? I didn't see any.
They must have been from out of town.

No your just gay

"If Rip The Fondue wins in the mens race, I suggest Angry Dude stands up and reveals his Identity to everyone as they are getting thier medals!!
Comon have some balls!!"

If "ifs" and fucking "buts" were fucking candy and lame ass nuts, we would all have a fucking merry christmas. There is no fucking "merry" in Angry Dude's world though, just like there is no fucking "mens championship medals" in Rip the Fucking Fondue's.

Whoever predicted the following:

1. tree rivers >> strong crew
2. Telus-whatchamacallits >> semifinal with head dragging may have hurt them
3. Verdun >> close
4. Wongs >> Congrats
5. DCH >> B division - for a while looked like a chance for A, but fell apart
6. MAD >> C division - poor showing in C
7. Shogun >> C division Champion
8. Big Fish >>consistent performer

At least they had 5 out of the 6 crews correct

so what about all the great predictions on the mens final? It does not look like even one prediction was correct. lol

Funny you should ask:

Men's:

1. Rip da Fondue >> fifth, fell back this year, actual Montreal DBC men or A
2. Aido Hwedo men's >>WTF???, actual 3R Dragon Mens crew
3. Les gros mongols>>acually came in 4th, actual - DCH Men
4. Montreal men's A>>first, actual Mongols
5. MAD men>>sixth but at least 3 secs off the leaders, may have placed in B division, actual Rip da fondue
6. Les Brutes but if les brutes are who I think they are they'll be in first place>>B division 4th place, Actual MAD

Women's:

1. TO master's women >> C division champs. congrats!
2. Montreal DBC elite women's>>Overall Grand Champion
3. Montreal developmental crew>.Still developing but tno tooo far behind elite, seconf overall
4. MAD women >> D final, 3rd place, way off here
5. Onake Instigators, >> 3rd palce B final
6. Outer Harbour DBC women's B>>all three made it to "A" final, impressive, should have combined their best to win it all.

wow nice recap

Montreal men DBC showcased some major improvement over last years edition.

They won in lane three by a relatively large margin.

how about the women doing a 2:10 with no wind and a 2:09 with a minor tail. not bad for the basin.

You must be one of the women I presume?......

Naw. But I dress like one on weekends and Government holidays.

Oh, so it's Karen H.?

in regards with this post :

" Montreal men DBC showcased some major improvement over last years edition.
They won in lane three by a relatively large margin."

They did show some major improvements. I think getting their ass whooped by the 3R team at last year's Quebec Cup gave them something to seek revenge on. The Matts and John, want to turn them into a Men version of the MTL DBC Women Elite. They are still far off from the top Toronto Men crew, but give them a few years.....


(oooooh I can just anticipate all those Torontonians coming in to do the usual bashing this forum has used us to ! lol))

There is no need to bash. Your comment is based on a lack of understanding of just what the MTL Men are up against. They can train all they want, but would never even make the National Mens team break a sweat in holding the sanction.

Who is going to beat the best group of paddlers that can be brought together from all paddling disciplins regardless of how hard they train? Like it or not, its like saying your rec hockey team is going to train extra hard and then try and beat the Canadian national hockey team.

Good luck with that.

wait 5 years.

Wait 5 years?

Bacause in 5 years you'll be faster than an olympian? keep the faith.

I'm sure they said the same thing about flatwater women in dragon boats 5-10 years ago. look at the women's crews now.

Simple fact, if ever a team devotes 20+ hours a week to dragon boat, doing whatever training techniques they're doing in 10 years, they'll be fast. At a given point in time in the future, spending time working your glide/balance/hip work in C-1, will be time wasted if compared to someone whose program is geared entirely to DB. - this program may include some small boat work, but only the right amount. Ultimately, in the future, athletes focused entirely on DB will win DB.

look at what's happening people.

The flatwater throw together teams are not what they used to be (actually they are exactely what they used to be, it's the DB'ers that are getting much faster).

I wish the Montreal men the best of luck at the next NTT's (2008).

The Montreal women do it with no flratwater experience in the boat.

If the flatwater community put a team together of young girls who train hard(17 -28) and are so fit, I believe they would crush the other womens teams. The younger girls do not have the time or desire to do dragon boat.One day they may decide to give it a whirl and them look out.

and have the mtl women won a race off??

The flatwater community has an endless number of elite paddlers to continue to feed the system. The well known secret to success is to do small boat training to improve individual paddling. Its really that simple.

We're just a bunch of dedicated DB'ers who made the Montreal Men's team roster and love the Sport.
We're working extremely hard to be the best that we can and do Canada proud at the CCWC's in August. There is very little flatwater experience in our boat and if that is to our detriment than so be it.
Our women are fantastic paddlers and a great inspiration to us. They work so hard and it does pay off. We can only strive to be as good as they are.
Whether we will ever be as good as the amazing Toronto Men, who knows? All I can tell you is that we are having a great time and damn it felt good to win that final on Saturday!

gee guy, i thought the final was on sunday. hope you dont fail the drug test...

It did feel great to win on SUNDAY. I could not care what athletic background the guys on the team. Flatwater paddlers or not we were the best of the 20 plus men's teams who entered.

Looking forward to CCWC.

oh yeah, the CCWCs... where the reality is going to be hard for quite a few people...

"If the flatwater community put a team together of young girls who train hard(17 -28) and are so fit, I believe they would crush the other womens teams"

thank you for validating my point. These girls are spending too much time training Kayak to train DB. If they were to focus on DB, then they certainly would be good, possibly enough to win.... but to the detriment of their kayaking.

The original point is: in the future, paddlers who devote themselves %100 to dragon boat, will eventually form the best DB teams. This may or may not include a flatwater component.

where the reality is going to be hard for quite a few people...


Ya think DBC has made rules that weakened our teams? I mean is there a 2pp rule in the other countries or will the be sending their "premier" national teams?

I am more than aware of what kind of competition awaits us at the CCWC's having been to them before. Judging by the way you talk smack like that, there is no way you are on a team that is going to be there.
We never said we were going to the CCWC's to win the championship. We're going there to give it everything we have and then some and hopefully do well (and you know it's going to be a blast!). If we get beat by some crazy strong Russian (Shtoorm) or Aussie (Snatch) teams then so be it. Just the fact that we are going to be there among all these high-caliber international teams while you sit at home and talk trash on this forum makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
I'll be thinking about you as I paddle down the course - maybe it'll help me go that much faster!

How does the top Asian crews do it? We don't hear about their paddlers being from a sprint background. They only paddle dragon boat year round.

Re: July 26 2006, 10:39 PM

Is Snatch going to be there?
Have you SEEN these guys? Hubba hubba.