AeroDragons News

Saturday, November 25, 2006

 
AeroDragons -

HOPE you all have a GREAT THANKSGIVING!

IT'S A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, but if you need to work off those extra calories, please RSVP for SAT practice. If you plan on being there, make sure you arrive PROMPTLY at 9:30AM for warm-up.

DON'T PARK ON APPIAN WAY - use the Boy Scout parking south of the 2nd St. bridge, or the metered parking.

REMEMBER in case of rain/sewage spill or other extenuating circumstance, find out status of practice by calling my cell phone at (310) 749-3592 after 8:00 AM on day of practice for a recorded message . . .

EAT SOMETHIN' in the morning before you come to practice (think bananas, energy bars, carbs/protein, etc..). Also, bring water or Gatorade to hydrate yourself while paddling.

See you on the water!!

--- M.
http://www.aerodragons.org
http://www.ladragonboat.com

Saturday, November 18, 2006

 
AeroDragons -

GREAT JOB getting through the resistance drills, guys --- just a reminder that you still need to make sure you're doing your land training at least 3X a week!

POKER/POTLUCK and PACQUIAO at Wil & Allita's THIS SAT 11/18. Poker at 5P, bring a dish - Pacquiao vs. Morales at 9PM.

SAVE THE DATE - SAT 12/2 Volleyball and bonfire at Dockweiler Beach (after practice).

PRACTICE SAT ONLY --- PLEASE RSVP for SAT practice, make sure you arrive PROMPTLY at 9:30AM SAT for warm-up.

SUNDAY BIKE RIDE again on The Strand from Torrance to Malibu. Let me know if you're interested

DON'T PARK ON APPIAN WAY - use the Boy Scout parking south of the 2nd St. bridge, or the metered parking.

REMEMBER in case of rain/sewage spill or other extenuating circumstance, find out status of practice by calling my cell phone at (310) 749-3592 after 8:00 AM on day of practice for a recorded message . . .

EAT SOMETHIN' in the morning before you come to practice (think bananas, energy bars, carbs/protein, etc..). Your body needs food to produce energy to paddle. We don't want you to get sick while out on the water. Also, bring water or Gatorade to hydrate yourself while paddling.

Have a great week and see you on the water!!

--- M.
http://www.aerodragons.org
http://www.ladragonboat.com

Saturday, November 11, 2006

 
AeroDragons -

NEW BOATS (2 full boats, 3 10man boats) will be delivered to Marine Stadium on SUN DEC 3 - need volunteers to help unload boats and paddle to Mother's Beach - meet at about 8:30AM - let me know if you can be there! Will probably conduct practice if we have enough people.

VIDEO of the 1000m race at Houston (thank you Anthony) and pictures are up on our website. More video to come!

VOTING RESULTS for next year's schedule and so far our races (in order of popularity are):
1. LB Dragon Boat Festival July 28-29 (date firm) - 73%
2. LB Local Race - April 29 (date firm) - 58%
3. Las Vegas - May 5 (date firm) - 39%
4. Hawaii - TBD August - 30%
5. San Francisco - Sept 23-24 (date firm) - 30%
7. Vancouver - June 16-17 (date firm) - 27%

POSSIBLE other races (we will vote again) - New York 15%, Arizona 12%

68.8% OF YOU prefer SAT practices. 51.6% of you wanted SAT only practices during the off season. Outrigger Day & Hiking Day tied for the most popular activity at 59.4% followed by Ski/Snowboard Day 50% and Bike/Volleyball Days at 49.6%

PRACTICE SAT ONLY --- PLEASE RSVP for SAT practice, make sure you arrive PROMPTLY at 9:30AM SAT for warm-up.

SUNDAY BIKE RIDE on The Strand from Torrance to Malibu. Let me know if you're interested

DON'T PARK ON APPIAN WAY - use the Boy Scout parking south of the 2nd St. bridge, or the metered parking.

REMEMBER in case of rain/sewage spill or other extenuating circumstance, find out status of practice by calling my cell phone at (310) 749-3592 after 8:00 AM on day of practice for a recorded message . . .

EAT SOMETHIN' in the morning before you come to practice (think bananas, energy bars, carbs/protein, etc..). Your body needs food to produce energy to paddle. We don't want you to get sick while out on the water. Also, bring water or Gatorade to hydrate yourself while paddling.

Have a great week and see you on the water!!

--- M.
http://www.aerodragons.org
http://www.ladragonboat.com

Saturday, November 04, 2006

 
AeroDragons -

CONGRATULATIONS HOUSTON CREW ON SWEEPING the 3rd Annual Houston Dragon Boat October Regatta! (see picture)

THANKS AERODRAGONS for a great 2006 season --- we ended up medaling in each of the races in which we participated this year:

LAS VEGAS - 1ST/500M
LONG BEACH LOCAL RACES - 1ST/250M, 2ND/500M
LONG BEACH DB FESTIVAL - 4TH/250M, 4TH/WOMEN/500M, 8TH/REC B
SAN FRANCSICO DB FESTIVAL - 1ST/REC A
HOUSTON OCTOBER REGATTA - 1ST/250M, 1ST/500M, 1ST/1000M

NOT BAD for a team that's only 3 years old . . . looking forward to another great season in 2007!

ONLY 3 PEOPLE signed up for the Naples Boat Parade so far - we'll need at least 16 to participate - please RSVP to the Naples Evite (even if you AREN"T going) so we can plan accordingly.

SAVE THE DATES! The Long Beach Local Races will be SUN APR 29th. The Viewsonic Long Beach DB Festival will be SAT/SUN JUL 28th & 29th.

SAT ONLY practices this off season starting this weekend. SUN practices will start up again in February.

VOTING for 2007 race schedule are still in process --- please complete the survey if you haven't already!

PRACTICE SAT ONLY --- PLEASE RSVP for SAT practice, make sure you arrive PROMPTLY at 9:30AM SAT for warm-up.

DON'T PARK ON APPIAN WAY - use the Boy Scout parking south of the 2nd St. bridge, or the metered parking.

REMEMBER in case of rain/sewage spill or other extenuating circumstance, find out status of practice by calling my cell phone at (310) 749-3592 after 8:00 AM on day of practice for a recorded message . . .

EAT SOMETHIN' in the morning before you come to practice (think bananas, energy bars, carbs/protein, etc..). Your body needs food to produce energy to paddle. We don't want you to get sick while out on the water. Also, bring water or Gatorade to hydrate yourself while paddling.

Have a great week and see you on the water!!

--- M.
http://www.aerodragons.org
http://www.ladragonboat.com

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