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Grandragons' Race Schedule for 2010 |
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| April 24 | Dash for Charity (200 m) | Deep Cove | http://www.200mdash.com/ |
May 01 May 15 May 29 |
Bill Alley Memorial FCRRCC Spring Regatta FCRRCC Women's Regatta |
Barnett: False Creek False Creek |
http://lotussports.com/races/lotus-dragon-boat-regatta http://www.fcrcc.com/events/fcrcc-spring-regatta-2010 |
June 5 or 6 June 19-20 |
Rio Tinto Alcan Dragonboat Festival Regatta (1/2 day) Rio Tinto Alcan Dragonboat Festival - Vancouver |
False Creek False Creek |
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| July 03-04 | Canadian Nationals and Time Trials |
Whistler | http://dragonboat.ca/ |
| July 24 | Harrison Hot Springs (Fraser Valley Dragonboat Regatta) | Harrison | http://www.harrisondragonfest.com/ |
| Aug. 14-15 | Victoria Dragonboat Festival | Victoria | http://www.victoriadragonboat.com/ |
Sept.15-18 Sept. 25-26 |
BC Seniors' Games San Francisco International DB Festival |
Comox San Francisco |
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About the Grandragons:
The
Grandragons, the first mixed seniors dragon boat racing team formed in
Canada began in 1997 with a group of seniors who wanted to keep fit and
have fun doing it. They opted for dragon boating because it was physically
challenging and looked likes fun. They were right! Based in Vancouver’s
False Creek, the Grandragons, who range in age from 55 to 81, have taken
a lead role in promoting senior’s dragon boat racing on the West
Coast of Canada and the U.S. Over the years, the team has developed into
a strong competitor at dragon boat festivals, usually finishing in the
top two in senior events and in the top third in competition with younger
teams in recreational division events. In the 2002 Northern California
Dragon Boat Championships, held in San Francisco, the team placed third
in open competition in the recreational division.
Now grown to two full boats of paddlers –
Grandragons and Grandragons Too – the team is expanding to include
a third boat, Great Grandragons.
The colorful history
of the Grandragons was written by Ron MacDonald, reveals many not widely known facts about how this group was formed. Best time for Grandragons in 2006 was 2.07.80 compared to 4.20 in the 1998 first race.
When and where we practice?
We
practice every Monday and Thursday at False Creek from 10am to 12:30pm.
Meet for practice outside the Community Center.
Our Mandate:The
Grandragons are committed to promoting and assisting the development
of seniors dragon boat racing across Canada as an excellent activity
to enable seniors to continue living healthy, independent lives.
We believe that, following retirement, too many formerly active
men and women slip into inactive, unhealthy lifestyles and end up
prematurely in hospitals and health care facilities. Many, after
the death of a partner, also become socially isolated. We believe
that participating in dragon boating is an excellent way to retain
good health and a zest for living.
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