Fastest Time For Lightwave In Vancouver
The team traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia for the 2011 Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, and after two days of racing, placed fifth in Recreation Division A!
Highlights include:
- First place in the qualifying heat
- Last place in the competitive seeding (with a time of 2:04.68, a team best!)
- Sixth place in the Competitive/Recreational Semi-Final?
- Fifth place in the Recreational A Championship
- Fifth place in the Visitors’ Cup
No medals this year, but a vast improvement from last year’s Vancouver results, and plenty of accomplishments to tout. Good job, Lightwave! Next up, Fremont Sprint Races in July.
For your viewing pleasure, we present this montage of the Recreational B championship finals that would be worthy of an Academy Award if there’s ever a Best Dragon Boat Feature category.
2010 Rio Tinto Alcan in Vancouver
Lightwave just wrapped up its first trip to Vancouver! After failing to finish the first qualifier race, we fought back to win not only the First Time Specialty race (2:19.300) but also the Recreational B championship (2:13.180)! This spectacular performance has motivated us to come back next year and go for hardware in Recreational A! While some members brought their gold medals straight home to San Francisco, others took theirs around the Vancouver area for a few extra days of celebration and sightseeing.
