Fcrcc showing in a big way at Alcan pulling off a 1.51 in mixed in their second race with open water . Looks like they are ready for Prague !

and this was in a dreaded Gemini ,not the Buk , damn they are fast

The fastest time in Sydeny was 1:53 for the Premier Mixed. How's the wind "out west"???

Gratz FCRCC! Make Canada proud @ Prague!

Light tailwind with tide coming in with the boats, but still an impressive race. Their form appears to be almost perfect.

Proving once again that times are meaningless...

Until someone beats them FCRCC over 500m they've got to be considered the fastest crew in the country at that distance.

FYI Its not FCRCC representing Canada at Prague. There are people from various teams.

Is that different than the the Sydeny team? Did the team that went to Sydney come from one club?

Well what I meant to say was good luck to the FCRCC paddlers that will be on the team competing in Prague.

they are going to need luck, European teams will rule

Who was on the team the went to Sydney?

As for the Euro teams ruling, what about the U.S., too?

Or,nice work FRCC!

Lots of paddling this weekend. I hope everyone had fun.

Actually it is all FCRCC paddlers racing premier mixed in Prague except for 1 female that was asked to join the team .The premier mens team is combining paddlers from all over for Prague .

The final for FCRCC mixed in Alcan today was the fastest 500 ever by a mixed crew and more than likely any crew in an Alcan event w/ a 1:47.00 flat .There was a tailwind this time but still a very very fast time .The men's open winning time was a 1.48 something which was run right after the mixed final,and that was by a very very stacked crew out of Portland (USA) w/ some of the best outrigger paddlers from all over the west coast of N.America who combined and were determined to finally beat FCRCC men who turned a 1.49 something to their winning 1.48 something .This says alot for their mixed crew when they can turn faster times then the mens heats .

I would think FCRCC mixed is going to do very well in Prague

Are the results posted on-line?

How on earth did a mixed crew have a better time than a men's crew????

and FCRCC men are no slouches,says alot for their women

Competitive B Championship - Gemini
1. 1:58.600 Without Warning
2. 1:58.950 Pemberton Bald Eagles
3. 2:02.280 Portland Firedragons
4. 2:02.640 Lotus Mixed
5. 2:03.040 Anniemaniacs
6. 2:04.310 QF Blu by U
7. 2:08.630 Space Dragons Red
8. 2:09.630 San Francisco Dragon Warriors

Comp A Championship - BUK
1. 1:47.070 FCRCC Team Canada
2. 1:49.280 Kai Ikaika
3. 1:49.480 FCRCC B
4. 1:55.590 Dragon Hearts Magnum
5. 1:56.430 Masters of D'Zone
6. 1:58.940 Sudden Impact Black
7. 1:59.000 Air Canada Jetstart
8. 1:59.250 Los Angeles Racing Dragons Black

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Open Championship - BUK
1. 1:48.380 Kai Ikaika
2. 1:49.310 FCRCC Men
3. 1:53.400 Team Ohana
4. 1:54.400 Masters of D'Zone
5. 1:55.050 Pemberton Men
6. 2:01.430 Wasabi Rice Balls
7. 2:01.870 Los Angeles Racings Dragons
8. 2:04.350 Space Dragons

Jetstart got a 1:59 in the same heat...out east they would be in the 2:06-2:09 range. If you applied that to false creek their time would be in the 1:54-1:57 range - still very impressive.

"The men's open winning time was a 1.48 something which was run right after the mixed final,and that was by a very very stacked crew out of Portland (USA) w/ some of the best outrigger paddlers from all over the west coast of N.America who combined and were determined to finally beat FCRCC men who turned a 1.49 something to their winning 1.48 something"

They could not have been that stacked if they didn't beat the mixed time but anyway who was in there of notable outrigger paddlers? Were the top US outrigger guys like Danny Ching or other guys from SoCal in there? Or how about imports from Hawaii?

Yes there were some very good paddlers like Alan Goto (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2004388366_pacificpoutrigger04.html ) and Laci Budjos ( here's his result against Derekhttp://www.canadianoutrigger.com/admin/files/ACF5D77.html )some canadian national team members and former members also some National team members from the US national team . Do you want me to list the entire crew ?

I'm impressed FCRCC put "National Team" into their title.
Shows a lot of class, instead of them being seen as a regular club crew.

Awesome video of Turn 2 in the "Guts and Glory" race at Alcan this past weekend.

Way to go, you west coast patchouli sniffers, you're keeping the Ben Hur spirit alive with this one! (and I mean that as a compliment)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcJ0TFb4_M0&feature=channel_page

It starts out normal enough, but keep watching. Just gets better and better.

That was a cool turn...

that was AWESOME - GOOD POST!

the drummer hanging off the front was the Pemberton Team w/ Hugh Fishcer ( former Olympic Gold Medalist ) steering and the last 2 boats in the Video was the US Comp A team Kai Ikaika # 7 and FCRCC - Team Canada in boat #8 who eventually caught them winning the 2000 by 10 seconds over Kai who was second

Whoever said you can't turn a dragonboat on a dime has never seen this video! That was an insane turn, totally awesome!

That's crazy, 3 boats in one turn. Nice. I love 2000's.

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here's is the pemberton mixed team going through the turn and note the drummer hanging off the frt and the ft 2 rt side bringing the front around

They (Pemberton) gained three positions on that one turn alone. It was sweet to watch. Hugh certainly knows how to work the crowd.

I counted 15 boats in that race!! No wonder why they were hitting each other on the turn. I love it.

That's the craziest turn I've ever seen. I ought ask my coach if we can practice that stunt for the Nationals.

What's great is that in a future 2000-meter race, some drummer is going to try this without practicing it first and fall in!!

Interesting. What is the penalty if a drummer were to fall "wink" in?

I'd think you're DQ'd if you finish without a drummer, no? If not, my team would toss ours right at the start!!!

Why would you have a former Olympian steer and not paddle? Is he injured?

At the CCWC, drummers were ordered to stay seated at all times. I doubt they'd be allowed to get up and hang to one side like that in a santioned DBC race.

No , he is the coach for the team and he also coaches the Layom Eagles ( spelling ? ) who are past world champions in junior at the worlds . Hugh also won his division at the 2008 World outrigger sprint championships in oc1 .

I think he just loves to steer and this is the last guy you want to be beside in a 500 as he is 1 of the best washriders out there and known to come right over into your lane to get on your wash ,its quite humorous to watch how far he will push the lane officials before they call him for it .

I think last year at Alcan they told him 3 times to get back into his lane as he was in FCRCC's lane on trying to get on their wash and FCRCC knew he was going to do it so they moved over to the extreme inside of their lane but hugh still came over and pretty much into the middle of FCRCC's lane ,funniest thing I have ever seen

I'm thinking that this race is a rarity in that there seems to be only one buoy at the turn, allowing for that team's super-tight move around it. Most 2000-meter races have much wider turns (with three buoys), so I'm not sure if her strategy would help in a more normal 2000-meter was. Great to watch, though!!

look close at the video,there a 3 bouys

One reason the Pemberton team gained so many places in that turn is because ahead of them, one of the crews pushed the turn really wide, going waaaaay off camera. Then Permberton comes into frame and practically stops the boat on their turn. The other boats then return from wherever-the-hell they were and rejoin the race. The Pemberton turn was good in that it kept them out of the fracas, but it really killed their speed. I'm not sure that it's the best stragety in most situations.

I love the pile-on that happens later. It reminded me of the car chase from the Blues Brothers movie.

The drummer's butt hits the buoy hard!! Now that's cutting it close.

(I hope she doesn't have to explain the bruise to her boyfriend...)

I, too, was wondering if the tight turn slowed them down too much. But I don't think so. They came into that turn dead even with the #6 boat. By the time they got back to top speed, they are two BOAT LENGTHS ahead of the #6 boat!! Yes, the #6 boat went too wide, but you can't argue with two boat-lengths.

Boat 7 that comes into the picture at the 1min mark makes a GREAT turn. Nice and sharp but also maintains boat speed.

boat 7 was Kai followed by boat 8 FCRCC " team canada " who spikes at the front and ended up winning the event by 10 seconds over Kai I believe .I think they had a 9:13

Yes there were some very good paddlers like Alan Goto and Laci Budjos some canadian national team members and former members also some National team members from the US national team . Do you want me to list the entire crew ?

Sure, it would be interesting to see who was on the crew that finally knocked off False Creek in their own backyard. Also why were Canadian national teamers helping out an American based crew???

It has always be a fun rivalry between FCRCC & Kai and most years Kai shows up w/ not quite enough but this year they decided to go big and deliver useing whoever they could muster and so be it that some canadian national team members jumped on to help them out ,FCRCC enjoys having this type of challenge thrown at them and this time it paid off for Kai .

Sometimes you need a shake up to make you even better and give them a taste of what they will come upon in Prague .The race was worth every penny for FCRCC . This mens team is not the true one that will be in Prague but an even stronger mens team will be there as they combine w/ the eastern guys

An extra effort was made to scrub the boats clean this year. Not sure if that contributed to the faster than usual times. Recent dredging activity may also have contributed to really strange currents running along the usual alcan course during the tide changes.

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