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Portland Dragonboat Rose Festival
June 12-13, 2005
Writeup is in the works. In
the meantime, check out the
gallery and full results.
And here are a few Maniacs' stories:
"There is lane four's tail, (we take a
stroke) the tail is now gone, there are two back benches (we
take a stroke) gone!, two more benches:gone... until boys
and girls, we have ourselves a race! Timing could be
compare to synchronized
swimming (but cooler and not wearing a nose plug) once
again, WOW! Hands, snaps, paddle placement and bends were
beautiful."
-Banana
"I was riding the bus to work today and just had
a gigantic smile on my face. After watching the video last
night I just have
this weird disembodiement feeling. Was that us? Could our
timing really look
that good? Are we really powering in sync all the way to the
final inch?
Unreal. " -Sashimi
"...then, as it set in that i'd be wearing glitter - i'm
thinking - i've been here before. We've had the great
race, but if we're lucky we can go out and race nearly
as well, but no where in my wildest dreams did I think
that you all had an extra gear - a sixth gear - in ya.
And the calm and quiet on that boat - as we paddled as
champions - was truly inspiring. Ben said it most
eloquently, the whole reason we paddled for three
months, (remember that massive rain-storm swamped
practice!) all was worth it for those fleeting moments
when we paddled as one. which is exactly why i
love this sport." - Sir Drinks
A Lot
"It may sound weird but I've been waking up to Tom's voice in
my head
screaming "Come on Maniacs! It's anybody's race! We're neck
and
neck!" And I am overcome with this sense of urgency to
paddle
harder, but I have no paddle :-) " -Storm Trooper
"i have no voice and i can't tie my shoes. it was a great
weekend. :)" -Benforcer
"Yes - I still have a voice to re-tell the story!!!" -1/2
pint
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