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.
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!