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Onake Dragon Boat Race
May 28, 2005
by Jean-François Girard-Berberi
Onake 2005
In all, the 4th annual Onake Dragon Boat
Festival went very well. We need to thank Mother Nature for sparing us from the
awful forecasted weather for the entire duration of the competition. Indeed, we
had near perfect conditions for races: no wind, lots of sun and the mercury
going past 20ºC.
This festival, as we all know, is one of the only times we are faced with long distances (that's if we disregard Lac Simon LOL!), that is, 2 x 1500m heats and a 500m final.
Summary of the Day
We all arrived at around 8:00am at the race site in
Kanawahke. In no time, Verdun members took over the best spot, which, with
all the tents pitched, strangely resembled a mini tent-city.
The first race was at 9:00am, right on schedule!
Unfortunately, the first start for Express was a bit off, due to some
miscommunication by the race official which cost us a few seconds. Express
finished their first 1500m in a time of 7:08.10. The Montreal Women's B
crew completed their first heat in a time of 7:18.17. With regards to the
2nd heat, Express was able to shave 3.5 seconds off their first time, with a
time of 7:04.50. BRAVO to all! The women's B crew posted a time of
7:08.79 in their second race.
Race Times and Rankings
| 1,500 m Preliminaries | Round 1 | Round 2 | Combined |
| Wong's Dragonslayers | 6:54.15 | 6:42.09 | 13:36.24 |
| BMO Groupe Financier | 6:59.71 | 6:59.78 | 13:59.49 |
| Isshin | 6:59.72 | 7:02.94 | 14:02.66 |
| Pointe Claire Drogonflyers | 7:03.04 | 7:00.07 | 14:03.11 |
| Verdun Express | 7:08.10 | 7:04.50 | 14:12.60 |
| Alliance | 7:09.57 | 7:09.18 | 14:18.75 |
A Division Final
| Time | Place |
| Isshin | 2:17.95 | 4 |
| Wongs Dragonslayers | 2:16.68 | 1 |
| BMO Groupe Financier | 2:16.90 | 2 |
| Pointe Claire Drogonflyers | 2:17.31 | 3 |
B Division Final
| Time | Place |
| Montreal Thunder | 2:22.69 | 3 |
| Verdun Express | 2:21.99 | 2 |
| Alliance | 2:21.77 | 1 |
| Asian Dragons | 2:22.94 | 4 |
Women's Final
| Time | Place |
| Montreal Women B Team | 2:25.46 | 3 |
| Onake Women's Crew | 2:27.73 | 2 |
| Pointe-Claire Dragonflies | 2:28.16 | 1 |
| Dunrobin Dames | 2:32.47 | 4 |
Finally, congratulations to the Montreal Women's B
team who performed very well for this first competition of the year and to all
the paddlers on Express!!! Also, thank you to Matt for the coaching before
and after each race and to all the members who took to the drum for the
encouragement during the races!!!
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