AeroDragons News
Monday, September 24, 2007
AeroDragons -
MIAMI AERODRAGONS - this SAT is the LAST SAT PRACTICE before Miami Race (team meeting Oct 6). PLEASE BE THERE THIS SAT so we can practice as a TEAM. Also - try and make as many SUN practices as you can before race weekend!
REPORT FROM SFO AERODRAGONS who were Guppies/Electric Dragons for the weekend - it rained SAT, was cool and cloudy SUN. Electric Dragons ended up in Consolation B Finals. Guppy Men's (Josh)/Women's (Iris, Michelle,Debs,Mary) - both teams took 3rd in their heats. Guppy Master's (Mary) ended last (hey, tough competition from 2 Canadian teams, BAD and Dragon Warriors. . .)
NOMINATIONS for Board so far: Anthony Luna for Treasurer - let me know if you'd like to nominate anyone else for our Board (must be located at or near Aerospace Corp in El Segundo and be able to sign checks!)
RACES MENTIONED SO FAR FOR 2008:
Tempe, AZ,
Ithaca, NY
Boracay, Philippines,
Vancouver, BC Canada,
Toronto
. . . let us know if you'd like to put a race out there for voting!
SCDBC CALLER/COACHING CLINIC tentatively scheduled first part of NOV - let me know if you're interested in attending. Connie Fleuras from WASABI will be conducting this for us.
REMEMBER-practices are WED 6P, SAT 9:30A and SUN 7:30A.
That's it for now! MIAMI FOLKS YOU NEED TO BE THERE THIS SATURDAY - NO EXCUSES PLEASE!!
--- M.
AeroDragons
Southern California Dragon Boat Club
MIAMI AERODRAGONS - this SAT is the LAST SAT PRACTICE before Miami Race (team meeting Oct 6). PLEASE BE THERE THIS SAT so we can practice as a TEAM. Also - try and make as many SUN practices as you can before race weekend!
REPORT FROM SFO AERODRAGONS who were Guppies/Electric Dragons for the weekend - it rained SAT, was cool and cloudy SUN. Electric Dragons ended up in Consolation B Finals. Guppy Men's (Josh)/Women's (Iris, Michelle,Debs,Mary) - both teams took 3rd in their heats. Guppy Master's (Mary) ended last (hey, tough competition from 2 Canadian teams, BAD and Dragon Warriors. . .)
NOMINATIONS for Board so far: Anthony Luna for Treasurer - let me know if you'd like to nominate anyone else for our Board (must be located at or near Aerospace Corp in El Segundo and be able to sign checks!)
RACES MENTIONED SO FAR FOR 2008:
Tempe, AZ,
Ithaca, NY
Boracay, Philippines,
Vancouver, BC Canada,
Toronto
. . . let us know if you'd like to put a race out there for voting!
SCDBC CALLER/COACHING CLINIC tentatively scheduled first part of NOV - let me know if you're interested in attending. Connie Fleuras from WASABI will be conducting this for us.
REMEMBER-practices are WED 6P, SAT 9:30A and SUN 7:30A.
That's it for now! MIAMI FOLKS YOU NEED TO BE THERE THIS SATURDAY - NO EXCUSES PLEASE!!
--- M.
AeroDragons
Southern California Dragon Boat Club
Monday, September 17, 2007
AeroDragons -
PRACTICE - normal practices this WED 6P, SAT 9:30A & SUN 7:30A. Please RSVP to the Evite (when you get it) or to this e-mail. REMEMBER SUN PRACTICES ARE NOW 7:30A TO 10A for the off season!
GOOD LUCK to Debs, Iris, Michelle, Josh and Mary (ME) who will be paddling with Killer Guppies and Electric Dragons this weekend in San Francisco.
WED PRACTICE - Jet Start paddlers Bryan + 4 will practice with us this WED. Afterwards, we may go to dinner at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles - let me know if you're interested so I can make reservations . . .!
2008 RACE SCHEDULE - let me know if you want the team to vote on any races for next year (other than the "usual" - Las Vegas, Vancouver, etc.) e-mail me the location, date and any other info you have!
MIAMI AERODRAGONS MANDATORY SATURDAY PRACTICES in effect until race weekend. COACH DEE SAYS CONCENTRATE ON LAND TRAINING, ESPECIALLY ARMS AND LEGS . . .
SAVE THE DATE - SAT MORNING OCT 6 - Team Meeting IN LIEU OF PRACTICE: we will have elections, recognition for those with the most practices, discussion about the races in which we will participate next year, discussion about MIAMI race. Bring a breakfast dish. We may have an optional hike to Crenshaw Extension Trail and Portuguese Bend Overlook if we have enough people . . .
LAND TRAINING (especially Miami crew) - don't forget your 3 sets of 30 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, 30 squats, 30 leg raises - 3 times a week . . .
That's it for now, hope to see you all on the water!
---M.
AeroDragons Dragon Boat Club
Southern California Dragon Boat Club
PRACTICE - normal practices this WED 6P, SAT 9:30A & SUN 7:30A. Please RSVP to the Evite (when you get it) or to this e-mail. REMEMBER SUN PRACTICES ARE NOW 7:30A TO 10A for the off season!
GOOD LUCK to Debs, Iris, Michelle, Josh and Mary (ME) who will be paddling with Killer Guppies and Electric Dragons this weekend in San Francisco.
WED PRACTICE - Jet Start paddlers Bryan + 4 will practice with us this WED. Afterwards, we may go to dinner at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles - let me know if you're interested so I can make reservations . . .!
2008 RACE SCHEDULE - let me know if you want the team to vote on any races for next year (other than the "usual" - Las Vegas, Vancouver, etc.) e-mail me the location, date and any other info you have!
MIAMI AERODRAGONS MANDATORY SATURDAY PRACTICES in effect until race weekend. COACH DEE SAYS CONCENTRATE ON LAND TRAINING, ESPECIALLY ARMS AND LEGS . . .
SAVE THE DATE - SAT MORNING OCT 6 - Team Meeting IN LIEU OF PRACTICE: we will have elections, recognition for those with the most practices, discussion about the races in which we will participate next year, discussion about MIAMI race. Bring a breakfast dish. We may have an optional hike to Crenshaw Extension Trail and Portuguese Bend Overlook if we have enough people . . .
LAND TRAINING (especially Miami crew) - don't forget your 3 sets of 30 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, 30 squats, 30 leg raises - 3 times a week . . .
That's it for now, hope to see you all on the water!
---M.
AeroDragons Dragon Boat Club
Southern California Dragon Boat Club
Monday, September 10, 2007
AERODRAGONS -
SAVE THE DATE - SAT MORNING OCT 6 - Team Meeting IN LIEU OF PRACTICE: we will have elections, recognition for those with the most practices, discussion about the races in which we will participate next year, discussion about MIAMI race. Bring a breakfast dish. We may have an optional hike to Crenshaw Extension Trail and Portuguese Bend Overlook if we have enough people . . .
COACH DEE says thanks to those of you who survived SAT practice. Coach pushed us to the max and we all pulled through. Row 2 TINA & IRIS - fastest women - TIE between row 5 JERRY & JOSH and row 6 DERF AND RAYMOND for fastest guys . . . DEBS has used all her dunking credits this year (2 SAT before last and 1 last SAT) no more dunks for her . . extra points if you can dunk Dee as many times as you can (from Debs).
PRACTICE - normal practices this WED 6P, SAT 9:30A & SUN 7:30A. Please RSVP to the Evite at http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/meltonm@earthlink.net/091507 (when you get it) or to this e-mail.
SUNDAY PRACTICE WILL NOW BE COMBINED W/ THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM - due to lack of participation- we will be combining practices with H2O Addicts high school teams on SUN - starting at 8A. We will still pick up at 9A on the beach if you can't make 8A. WED practices will continue as long as daylight holds out . . .
MIAMI AERODRAGONS MANDATORY SATURDAY PRACTICES in effect until race weekend. Remember to send me your flight details and hotel confirmation #'s!
LAND TRAINING (especially Miami crew) - don't forget your 3 sets of 30 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, 30 squats - 3 times a week . . .
SAN FRANCISCO AERODRAGONS please try and make Electric Dragons practice SAT AM at 8:30A for an hour (jump back on AeroDragon boat at 10A) and also Killer Guppies practice on SUN at 8:30A for an hour . . . will forward their Evites to you.
That's it for now, hope to see you all on the water!
---M.
AeroDragons Dragon Boat Club
Southern California Dragon Boat Club
SAVE THE DATE - SAT MORNING OCT 6 - Team Meeting IN LIEU OF PRACTICE: we will have elections, recognition for those with the most practices, discussion about the races in which we will participate next year, discussion about MIAMI race. Bring a breakfast dish. We may have an optional hike to Crenshaw Extension Trail and Portuguese Bend Overlook if we have enough people . . .
COACH DEE says thanks to those of you who survived SAT practice. Coach pushed us to the max and we all pulled through. Row 2 TINA & IRIS - fastest women - TIE between row 5 JERRY & JOSH and row 6 DERF AND RAYMOND for fastest guys . . . DEBS has used all her dunking credits this year (2 SAT before last and 1 last SAT) no more dunks for her . . extra points if you can dunk Dee as many times as you can (from Debs).
PRACTICE - normal practices this WED 6P, SAT 9:30A & SUN 7:30A. Please RSVP to the Evite at http://www.evite.com/app
SUNDAY PRACTICE WILL NOW BE COMBINED W/ THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM - due to lack of participation- we will be combining practices with H2O Addicts high school teams on SUN - starting at 8A. We will still pick up at 9A on the beach if you can't make 8A. WED practices will continue as long as daylight holds out . . .
MIAMI AERODRAGONS MANDATORY SATURDAY PRACTICES in effect until race weekend. Remember to send me your flight details and hotel confirmation #'s!
LAND TRAINING (especially Miami crew) - don't forget your 3 sets of 30 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, 30 squats - 3 times a week . . .
SAN FRANCISCO AERODRAGONS please try and make Electric Dragons practice SAT AM at 8:30A for an hour (jump back on AeroDragon boat at 10A) and also Killer Guppies practice on SUN at 8:30A for an hour . . . will forward their Evites to you.
That's it for now, hope to see you all on the water!
---M.
AeroDragons Dragon Boat Club
Southern California Dragon Boat Club
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
AERODRAGONS -
THANKS everyone who participated in the CAPSIZE DRILL on SAT. Everyone stayed with the boat, we counted off/watched for our bench buddies and all of us pulled the boat to shore . . .
PRACTICE - normal practices this WED 6P, SAT 9:30A & SUN 8:30A. Please RSVP to the Evite (when you get it) or to this e-mail.
OFF SEASON PRACTICES - guys, we need at least 6 people to conduct a practice: we will be combining practices with H2O Addicts high school teams on SUN - starting at 8A if you want to paddle early. We will still pick up at 9A on the beach if you can't make 8A. WED practices will continue as long as daylight holds out . . .
MIAMI AERODRAGONS MANDATORY SATURDAY PRACTICES in effect until race weekend.
DR. CHEN sends the Southern CA Dragon Boat Community a letter - please read it here!
PROFESSIONAL RACE PHOTOS from Long Beach DB Festival are in our photo album here . . . check to see how your technique looked!
SAN FRANCISCO AERODRAGONS please try and make Electric Dragons practice SAT AM at 8:30A for an hour (jump back on AeroDragon boat at 10A) and also Killer Guppies practice on SUN at 8:30A for an hour . . . will forward their Evites to you.
---M.
AeroDragons Dragon Boat Club
Southern California Dragon Boat Club
THANKS everyone who participated in the CAPSIZE DRILL on SAT. Everyone stayed with the boat, we counted off/watched for our bench buddies and all of us pulled the boat to shore . . .
PRACTICE - normal practices this WED 6P, SAT 9:30A & SUN 8:30A. Please RSVP to the Evite (when you get it) or to this e-mail.
OFF SEASON PRACTICES - guys, we need at least 6 people to conduct a practice: we will be combining practices with H2O Addicts high school teams on SUN - starting at 8A if you want to paddle early. We will still pick up at 9A on the beach if you can't make 8A. WED practices will continue as long as daylight holds out . . .
MIAMI AERODRAGONS MANDATORY SATURDAY PRACTICES in effect until race weekend.
DR. CHEN sends the Southern CA Dragon Boat Community a letter - please read it here!
PROFESSIONAL RACE PHOTOS from Long Beach DB Festival are in our photo album here . . . check to see how your technique looked!
SAN FRANCISCO AERODRAGONS please try and make Electric Dragons practice SAT AM at 8:30A for an hour (jump back on AeroDragon boat at 10A) and also Killer Guppies practice on SUN at 8:30A for an hour . . . will forward their Evites to you.
---M.
AeroDragons Dragon Boat Club
Southern California Dragon Boat Club
Sunday, September 02, 2007
AeroDragons - This is a letter from Dr. Chen (founder of the Southern California Dragon Boat Club) to the whole dragon boat community:
August 29, 2007
Dear Friends:
It has been one month since the 2007 Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival. To my family and me, this last month as been a nightmare. The race itself went very successfully, but the accident at the last moment ended the festival tragically.
In every one of the last ten years, our staff has improved the race noticeably despite the limited financial assistance and limited personnel. We have strived to reach perfection. We have tried everything to make the race run smoothly and end enjoyably for everybody. Unfortunately, this year's unfortunate occurrence left a scar on the race and upset everyone involved.
The festival staff, volunteers, my friends, my family, and I have been passionately dedicated to this sport. It is a sport that we love and a sport that we have practically adopted as a child in the family. But to me, it feels as if something was lost. In first response to the tragic event, my wife Melissa suggested that we should withdraw from this sport because of the disappointment in the things that had transpired. But throughout the last couple of weeks, which has been undoubtedly the worst time of my life, my friends have sent words of support and encouragement, a countless number of phone calls and e-mails, and donations to the cause. Melissa and I realize that we have a responsibility to the dragonboat community and that we should use our frustration and disappointment and translate them into something positive.
We have decided to face the issues surrounding us and will attempt to restructure the organization to put a heavier emphasis on safety. Future events will be safer for those in attendance as well as for the participants. I hope we can all learn from this accident and make this sport more successful than ever in Long Beach. This tragic incident will undoubtedly bring even more unity amongst the Southern California dragonboat community.
Lastly, I would like to thank everyone for everything. I have enclosed a form (below) thanking specific individuals for their contributions. I apologize in advance for any names I have left out. I would also like to hear any feedback or suggestions that will help out our race in the future. Please direct feedback or suggestions to Mary Melton (info@ladragonboat.com) or Wila Chun (wilachun@yahoo.com).
Sincerely,
Dr. Howard Chen
Donations:
Space Dragons
Rogue Warriors
APCA
BSPC
AeroDragons
Killer Guppies
Thunder Dragons
Fireball
Alpine
POSERS
Electric Dragons
Alex Chen (Killer Guppies)
X-Generals
Splashing Flyers
LARD
UCI
USC
UCLA
LAPD
Mike Baker
Wila Chun
Panee Chun
Jessie Wang
Diane McCabe
Sebastien Cheng (Killer Guppies)
DPW
Jennifer Hewitt (Cerritos)
Shu-Man Yang (Cerritos)
Christine Yee (KP Dragons)
Allen Mui (Ripple Effect)
CDBA
Team San Diego
Shu Kristy Lo (Kaiser Dragon Healer)
Kaiser Dragon Healers
Hans Wu (CDBA)
Jamie Beers (Panda)
Wen Lin Hsu (Panda)
Eugene Lam Family (Panda)
Diane Fang (Panda)
Peter Giannola
E-Mails and Letters:
Killer Guppies: Kathy Katsuda, Cindy Hung, Richard Waldron, Kay Santos, Frieda Wang
Electric Dragons: Becky Le, Jo McLachean, Kate Nicholson, Steve Earl Hama, Skip Robinson, June, Norma Sulit, Theresa Inocencio, Crystal & John Gutenberger, Bob Grave, Wayne and Shirley Sakaguchi, Nancy Tran Field, Ester, Kevin, Helena Le
AeroDragons: Pat and Dorec Lowe
LAPD: Sharon K. Mitchell
Ripple Effect: Allen Mui
San Diego: Les & Susie Hopper
Portland Wasabi: Kim Ketcham
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