2nd Annual VCKC Guts 'n Glory Dragonboat Races
Jul/06/11 12:06 Filed in: past event | Victoria
When: Saturday 27th August 2011
Where: On the Victoria Gorge Waterway, 355 Gorge Road West, Victoria, BC
The Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club (VCKC) will hold dragon boat races on August 27th. There will be two separate events offered during the festival, and teams can register for one or the other, or both.
Event #1: Guts & Glory: Two 1250 meter races in VCKCs two 6-16s, with times being combined to determine the results.
Event #2: Vancouver Island's first Champion Sprints. Teams of ten paddlers will participate in two 200 meter sprints (drag races, really) in Champion 9 meter dragon boats.
Prizes will be awarded in both events.
Registration fee will be $10 per crew member, i.e. $220 for the Guts & Glory event, and $120 for the Champion Sprints. Paddlers will also get a special "Beer and Burger" deal, and there will be terrific live entertainment.
Full details will be posted on the VCKC website (http://vckc.ca/dragonboat)
Where: On the Victoria Gorge Waterway, 355 Gorge Road West, Victoria, BC
The Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club (VCKC) will hold dragon boat races on August 27th. There will be two separate events offered during the festival, and teams can register for one or the other, or both.
Event #1: Guts & Glory: Two 1250 meter races in VCKCs two 6-16s, with times being combined to determine the results.
Event #2: Vancouver Island's first Champion Sprints. Teams of ten paddlers will participate in two 200 meter sprints (drag races, really) in Champion 9 meter dragon boats.
Prizes will be awarded in both events.
Registration fee will be $10 per crew member, i.e. $220 for the Guts & Glory event, and $120 for the Champion Sprints. Paddlers will also get a special "Beer and Burger" deal, and there will be terrific live entertainment.
Full details will be posted on the VCKC website (http://vckc.ca/dragonboat)
The Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club Guts & Glory
Sep/03/10 13:44 Filed in: past event
Wow! Did we have a lot of fun or what? The Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club held their Guts & Glory competitions on Saturday August 28th, 2010 and included an afternoon of 9 metre dragon boat races in the new Champion 10 paddler dragon boats. Everybody paddled like crazy and made those beauties just fly! And everybody started making plans for the 9 metre races for next year (2011).
Thanks to all!
Thanks to all!
Thanks to all the Paddlers
Jul/29/10 14:56 Filed in: past event
Thanks to all the paddlers who took the time to check out the boats. We heard you! Almost everyone told us they wanted to race the 9 meter boats (especially the ones who took them out for a paddle).
We are working hard to get organizers to include the 9 meter races in their schedules.
Please help us. Send us an email or letter or call and tell us your club wants to race these boats. We already have dozens of teams that want these races; the more teams we have, the more likely the organizers will want to set them up.
We are working hard to get organizers to include the 9 meter races in their schedules.
Please help us. Send us an email or letter or call and tell us your club wants to race these boats. We already have dozens of teams that want these races; the more teams we have, the more likely the organizers will want to set them up.
Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club
Jul/29/10 13:18
Demonstrations July 14th - August 27th, 2010
"Guts and Glory" demonstration races August 28th, 2010
"Guts and Glory" demonstration races August 28th, 2010
Victoria Dragon Boat Festival
Jul/14/10 13:13 Filed in: past event
Bay Mall
Boats were displayed from July 14th - August 12th, 2010
Festival Dates
August 13th to 15th, 2010
Boats were displayed from July 14th - August 12th, 2010
Festival Dates
August 13th to 15th, 2010