BAD 3 Races to Victory at the Redwood Shores Race - May 9, 2009
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BAD3 turned in its best performance of the season by winning a decisive victory in the D division final at the Redwood Shores Dragon Boat Festival.The first place performance was a very memorable one for the kids from Independence High School who made up the majority of BAD 3.
The day got off to a brilliant start for BAD 3 who competed against some very strong opponents in the first heat.BAD 3 gave the teams in this competitive bracket everything they could handle.Jorge Cruz, Calvin Ly, Dennis Nguyen, and Steven Umali powered the way for BAD 3 who matched their opponents stroke for stroke throughout the race.Unfortunately for BAD 3, technique fell off in the second half of the race and they were unable to keep up with their more seasoned adversaries.Despite the rough patch at the half way point, BAD 3 was able to regroup behind the inspired racing of Elisha McIntosh, Robell Opilas, and Daniel Alarcon.The end result was a very respectable fourth place finish in the first heat.
Founded in 1996, the Bay Area Dragon Boat Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and our primary focus is dragon boat racing. Our racing team is known as the Bay Area Dragons (a.k.a. BAD). We have some of the most experienced dragon boat paddlers in Northern California. Bay Area Dragons provides coaching, steering, and general support for our members and local teams.
We offer FREE dragon boat lessons every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Foster City. We provide the life jackets, paddles, boats, and expert coaching. A dragon boat is a 44 foot canoe that seats 20 paddlers.
We also do team building events. Contact us for details.
We are in the Boat Park, the parking lot next to the dog park area. Walk to the water. You will see friendly people and 2 long boats. Introduce yourself and mention this is your first practice.
2009 Bay Area Dragons Waiver Form for Practices
