Greetings Paddlers!
Welcome to the 2008 Victoria Dragon Boat Festival!
The excitement continues as we welcome 90 dragon boat teams to the waters of Victoria's beautiful Inner Harbour for the 14th Annual Victoria Dragon Boat Festival.
The friendly competition between teams continues with our specialty races. On Saturday, the new format for the Grand Dragon Challenge will see the top 5 Grand Dragon teams racing for the trophy. New for this year's festival is the addition of a race-off for the top 5 women's teams for the Women's Cup (see details in the race information section). Sunday will feature the Silk Road Breast Cancer Survivor's Challenge races and carnation toss.
Please be reminded that the early bird deadline is May 1, 2008 and all team members, including the manager, must read and sign the Combined Team Roster/Waiver form.
We are pleased to once again announce that there will be no increase in the team entry fees. All fees are payable in Canadian funds this year.
Let's celebrate the sport of dragon boating and the spirit of friendly competition at this year's festival. On behalf of the Board of Directors we wish to thank all the paddlers for their commitment and enthusiasm for the sport.
See you in August!
Paddles Up!
Lillian So
Race Chair
Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society
