July 9 - 12, 2009

                                               Dragon Boat Races

                       Kent Cornucopia Days 2009 - "The Festival of the Valley" - A community service project of the Kent Lions, Kent WA
 

 

 

 

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8th Annual Dragon Boat Races

Benefiting the

Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing

July 12, 2008

Lake Meridian

14800 SE 272nd Street, Kent, WA

 

 

Kent Cornucopia Days “Lion’s Cup” Dragon Boat Races

 Saturday the 12th, dozens of teams will come to Kent to race for medals and the coveted “Lions Cup”.  The races begin at 8:30 am until 6 pm.  Nearly 50 teams are coming in from all over Canada, Washington & Oregon, along with individual paddlers from California and across the nation!  There will be numerous local Kent teams racing for the honors.  The Kent Lions and the Kent Dragon Boat Association have spent all year planning for this event; it is the largest Dragon Boat Race in the State of Washington and part of the Northwest Circuit Challenge.  The beautiful venue of Lake Meridian provides the perfect location for this style of race while giving the team members and public an outstanding view. This race benefits the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing.

 There will be food, vendors, and displays for all ages. 

 

 

 

Registration
 
Entry Fees: Outside Washington
Local Community Teams
Puget Sound Corporate
Local Jr. & US
All Canadian (US Dollars) 		$450.00
$625.00
$775.00 - Advertising includes your company banner
$425.00
$325.00
No entries will be taken after July 7, 2008. A $75 cancellation fee will be charged for all cancellations prior to June 30, 2008. Fees are non-refundable after June 30, 2008.

 

  
Divisions:

 

 Women's
 		 Mixed
Specialty Divisions:
Mixed Seniors (45+) Juniors Corporate Women Cancer Survivors  
Women Seniors (45+)        
 
  • Teams will have 20 paddlers. 1 caller, 1 drummer, 1-4 alternates.
  • Mixed teams must have a minimum of 8 women.
  • Each team may register for one Division and one Specialty Division (i.e. Mixed and Juniors)*
  • Three teams are required to run a Specialty Division Race.
  • For questions or concerns about bracketing please email us at: bracketing@seattledragonboatraces.com
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    *Please note that the placement into the Specialty Divisions is different this year. IF we have more than 4 teams in a Specialty Division, each team's placement in the Specialty Division's final will be based on the cumulative scores from the races run earlier in the day. This is the same way a team's placement is decided for a Mixed or Women's final race.
    To Register:
    Just log onto http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1528847 and register for our race. Fill out all the details on the form, pay with your credit card, and get a confirmation of entry and payment right then! NO transaction fee this year. Don't forget to add your dinner information!
    Or you may download the Registration Form and mail your check and form to:

    Kent Cornucopia Days Dragon Boat Races
    c/o KDBA
    PM 174
    12932 SE Kent-Kangley Road
    Kent, WA 98030-7940

    Please make checks payable to: Kent Lions Dragon Boat Races
    Mail-In Registration Form
    Roster
    Waiver
    Race Rules Under Construction
     
    FEES WILL NOT BE RETURNED IF THERE IS A CANCELLATION DUE TO WAR, ACTS OF GOD, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE (RIOTS), ACTS OF TERRORISM, OR GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSURE DUE TO HEALTH PANDEMIC OR OTHER CIVIL EMERGENCIES.

     

     

    Opening Ceremonies 7:30 pm, July 12th

    Racing begins 8:00 am, July 12th

    Divisions: Women’s, Mixed Competitive & Recreational A & B, Corporate, Seniors, Juniors, Cancer Survivors

                                                                                                                               *June 1st

    Entry Fees*:  Outside Washington State                                            

     

     

     

     

    Short Background on Dragon Boat Racing

     

    Dragon boat racing is people friendly, and takes into team’s people of varying degrees of athletic ability and physical limitations.  Some teams are recreational, in condition, and others may be seriously athletic.  Some others may be blind, survivors of disease such as cancer, have diabetes, and have other special needs.  They learn about what they can achieve and do not allow themselves to be overwhelmed with any restrictions.  They celebrate life by being actively engaged with it, and having a great time living it.

     

    The time spent in a dragon boat results in teams learning to work together in unison to race to the finish line first. The skills that are acquired have more to do with technique and synchronization, than brawn.  Upper body strength is achieved in the gym and increased in the dragon boat, however.  Dragon boats can go at a fast clip, rising upon the water, as paddlers do up to 90 strokes and more a minute, an amount for a well seasoned experienced team. In China a dragon boat team looks like an extremely fast perpetual motion machine. The lighter the weight, the more seasoned the paddlers, the faster they can go.