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Vancouver 2008 Mixed \"Guts and Glory\" 2000m Race Vancouver 2008 Mixed "Guts and Glory" 2000m Race
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 600 seconds

16 crews battling for position, through 3 turns, over 2000 meters.

Related: 2000m, and, dragonboat, glory, guts, turns, vancouver

Vancouver 2000m Women\ Vancouver 2000m Women's Guts and Glory
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 524 seconds

2000 meters
3 turns
8 teams
10 second staggered starts
1st False Creek Racing Canoe Club (boat 1)
2nd Wasabi Power Surge (boat 2)
3rd Wasabi Team Huge (boat 3)
4th Running Dragons (boat 7)
5th Dragon Warriors (boat 4)
6th Bay Area Dragons (boat 8)
7th Saggin Draggins (boat 6)
8th Los Angeles Racing Dragons (boat 5)

Related: 2000m, and, dragonboat, glory, guts

DragonMax at the 2006 US National Championships in Tampa DragonMax at the 2006 US National Championships in Tampa
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 285 seconds

DragonMax competiting in the Grand Masters divsion (50 and over) and in the International division of the Club Open event with a crew of mostly grand masters.

Related: boat, championship, dragon, dragonboat, dragonmax, lard, nationals, paddling, racing, tampa

Bay Area Dragons Mixed CCWC 2000m Bay Area Dragons Mixed CCWC 2000m
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 444 seconds

Bay Area Dragons Premiere Mixed at the 6th Club Crew World Championships in Penang, Malaysia, 7/31/08.
We were assessed a 5 second penalty for going inside of a buoy that had drifted out of place on the second turn.

Related: 2000m, ccwc, dragonboat, penang

BAD Clips BAD Clips
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 210 seconds

Masters Women and Premiere Open at Redwood City on 5/10/08.

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Redwood City Men\ Redwood City Men's Final 5/10/08
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 132 seconds

Bay Area Dragons Men take first place at the 2008 Local Regatta in Redwood City, California. (I'm steering.)

Related: combat, bad, dragonboat, flobots

DragonMax Wins by a Nose DragonMax Wins by a Nose
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 77 seconds

DragonMax edges out Wasabi Huge Surge, CCSF, Absolute Dragons, Space Dragons, and LARD Red at the 2006 San Francisco International Dragonboat Festival at Treasure Island on the San Francisco Bay.
DragonMax welcomes all members of the public to come try the sport of dragonboat racing. Visit http://www.dragonmax .org

Related: boat, dragon, dragonboat, island, paddling, race, treasure

Barracudas Masters Women\ Barracudas Masters Women's Crew
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 264 seconds

First race of the season for the Barracudas in Tempe, AZ, March 29th and 30th, 2008.

Related: dragonboat, tempe

DragonMax at the 2008 Fremont Sprints DragonMax at the 2008 Fremont Sprints
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 566 seconds

Masters, Mixed 1 & 2 and Men's crews in 250 meter races.

Related: dragonboat, dragonmax

Max & Ruby Racing Max & Ruby Racing
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 166 seconds

Max (6) and Ruby (4) of DragonMax battle it out with the big people at the May 12th races in Redwood City, California.

Related: dragonboat, kids

Intense Dragonboat Racing Intense Dragonboat Racing
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 89 seconds

Championship Race of the 2007 Redwood City, California Local Race.
1st Dragon Warriors 2:18.94
2nd Dieselfish 2:19.24
3rd Bay Area Dragons 2:19.53
4th DragonMax 2:20.23
5th UCLA 2:21.04
6th Lincoln High 2:21.53

Related: dragonboat, racing

Redwood City D & A Finals Redwood City D & A Finals
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 284 seconds

Final Mixed Races.
DM1's start hits 95 strokes per minute, starting around 2:28 in the clip.

Related: city, dragonboat, redwood

DragonMax Wins the 2006 Masters Race DragonMax Wins the 2006 Masters Race
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 137 seconds

With Jet Start forcing evasive action (and earning a 2 second penalty) DragonMax battles to defend its Masters title at the 2006 San Francisco International Dragonboat Festival.

Related: boat, dragon, dragonboat, paddling, race

Nymburk by a Nose at the 2008 Club Crew World Championships Nymburk by a Nose at the 2008 Club Crew World Championships
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 111 seconds

The Nymburk Premiere Open crew wins their first round 500m race with a time of 2:01.74.
They wonn gold in the 500m grand final with a time of 1:57.10, silver in the 200m in 0:44.20, and bronze in the 2000m in 9:43.44.
Full results can be found here:
http://www.penang dragonboat.com/ccwc- updates-2008.html

Related: ccwc, dragonboat, nymburk, penang

DragonMax at Redwood City DragonMax at Redwood City
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 234 seconds

Masters Race, A/B Semi-Final and B final for the DragonMax Crew. 5/10/08

Related: are, dragonboat, dragonmax, flobots, we, winning

Tempe\ Tempe's Top Teams
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 261 seconds

Assorted clips of some of the top teams racing in Tempe, Arizona on March 29th and 30th, 2008.

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New Paddlers\ New Paddlers' First Race
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 158 seconds

May 12, 2007 in Redwood City, CA was the first race for many of these paddlers, including 11 year old Rocky.

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DragonMax at Treasure Island September 2006 DragonMax at Treasure Island September 2006
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 281 seconds

Various clips of DragonMax crews racing at Treasure Island:
Men's Semi-final
Master's Crew #2
"Youth" Crew (average age around 38)
DragonMax Masters in Competitive B Semi-Final
DragonMax Masters in Competitive B Consolation Final

Related: boat, dragon, dragonboat, island, paddling, race, treasure

Practice Clips 7/7/07 & 7/9/07 Practice Clips 7/7/07 & 7/9/07
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 139 seconds

Preparing for 250m races.

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Houston Heat Pulling and Gliding in Long Beach 7/29/07 Houston Heat Pulling and Gliding in Long Beach 7/29/07
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 134 seconds

For their final race at the 2007 Long Beach race, Houston Heat adjusted to the big, heavy boats by getting a good catch, pulling hard and letting the boat glide during a relaxed recovery. The result was a 15+ second improvement in their time and a 10 second victory in their division.

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DragonMax Wins the 2005 Masters Race DragonMax Wins the 2005 Masters Race
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 115 seconds

DragonMax masters win the 2005 Masters division title at the San Francisco International Dragonboat Festival in August of 2005. Races were held at Treasure Island on the San Francisco Bay. DragonMax pulls off a "shocking upset" over the Bay Area Dragons according to commentator Bret Byers. The Masters division is for paddlers over age 40, and most of the DragonMax crew is over age 50.

Related: boat, dragon, dragonboat, paddling, race

2008 CCWC 500m Mixed Championship 2008 CCWC 500m Mixed Championship
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 49 seconds

Mayfair Predators from Toronto complete their sweep of the Premiere Mixed distances with this 500 meter win.
(I was busy trading jerseys with a Czech team, so I missed the start.)

Related: ccwc, dragonboat, mayfair, penang

SunDragons Plus & DragonMax at Alcan SunDragons Plus & DragonMax at Alcan
Posted by: RodgerRafter

Video duration: 143 seconds

7 DragonMaxers fill up the SunDragons Plus boat at the Rio Tinto Alcan festival in Vancouver, BC, 6/21/08.
Round 1 footage shows the SunDragons slow stroke rate and short, sharp pull.

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