Invitations

During the Nanaimo weekend, we saw some invitations to attend other festivals ...

 

Tri-Port Dragon Boat Society
September 10, 2011
Rotary Park, Port Hardy

Entrance fees of  $300 ($250 if signed up prior to July 31) are donated to charities.
Each team is required to bring a homemade trophy to be given out at the medals ceremony.
Food vendors, entertainment, artists and BBQ.

Artists have painted (or otherwise enhanced) 10 Grey Owl Paddles which will be auctioned off for charity.

Contact:  triportdragonboat@gmail.com

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Nanaimo Kidney Walk
Sunday, August 7
Maffeo-Sutton Park, Nanaimo

This is a fundraiser for the Kidney Founcation.  Audrey Strauss is coordinating and would like paddlers to register so she knows if there is enough interest to rent the boats.  Individual participation is encouraged .. having a whole team is not necessary.

Register online at nanaimokidneywalk.ca

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World Famous Navy Chicken Run
Saturday, August 20
Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre, Victoria

These words from the organizer ...

Those already in the know can skip ahead and tell me that you're in at navychickenrun@hotmail.com.

Registration is only $200 +HST and for that paltry sum you get the following:

• Hours of fun competing against hundreds of other dragon boaters.
• Head-to-head racing (but not much).
• A manoeuvring course to test your steers' mettle.
• Countless challenges that you would never see at a typical festival.
• On-shore events that will do more than entertain you.
• The opportunity to use more than just your muscle to crush the competition.
• Access to a beer garden with cheap drinks and The Best Damn DJ in Victoria.
• Sharks with frickin' lasers attached to their heads.  Sorry, we had to scratch that after the incident last year.
• A chance for your entire team to win awesome medals.
• One of the best ways to end your dragon boating season ever imagined.

Typical rules are out.  There is no male/female ratio and you can fill your boat with up to 26 people (including steersperson and drummer) whenever on the water.

It was recently suggested that letting your team's sponsors paddle with you would be a great way to thank them.  Navy Chicken Run has also been used by teams to introduce new people to paddling by using an event that provides plenty of fun and very little stress.  If you’re still looking for reasons to do this, you clearly haven’t yet talked to someone who has been in the Navy Chicken Run.

Got questions?  Ready to sign up?  Talk to us at navychickenrun@hotmail.com.

See you August 20!

Rob Grigor.
Navy Dragon Anchors