Lively Dragon Events

11th Annual Milton Dragonboat Race Festival (25 May 2013)

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Lively Dragon
11th Milton Dragon Boat Event
at Kelso Conservation Area, Milton Ontario.

Mixed, Ladies, BCS, CCWC, Sport University CURL, Youth Divisions
(Minimum 4 teams to create a division)

Live Music, Beer Garden and more!! Amazing entertainment. Wide reportoire of music

Vendors:
link to register for this event is in Participant Application

Early registration $845 plus HST

(March 15) will get your team 25 free passes into Kelso Park (value $106.25)

Event registration is complete when payment is received. Early bird savings only apply if payment is received during the early bird time period.

Two steps to registering:

Event Registration
Team Participant Registration (roster, waviers etc done)

Need extra Park Passes? Click the Buy now Button Papal to be taken to a PayPal site for secure credit card purchases.

Let everyone know that your team will be racing up to Four times, Your Choice!!

Thank you for registering your team in the Tenth Annual Lively Dragon Milton Event!

As you already know, each team can book the use of the boat two times before the event. Coach and steersperson can be booked for an additional fee.

The festivities begins:

Saturday morning at 8am. (tentatively)---more accurate time to be determined.
Please note that all participants must have a park entrance pass to enter the park for free. If you do not have a pass standard gate fees apply.

Please enter through main gate and park in the designated parking lots and then walk to the racing and team area. It is a bit of a walk so if you have a lot to carry…a wagon may be helpful.

Team arrival times

Please arrive at least one hour before your first heat. The race schedule (first round of races) will be posted on the website by Wed May 23. This is NOT the official race schedule! this schedule is subject to changes.

Race info:

Each team will have the opportunity to race 4 times.

Each team will race 500 meters in their first heat.

(Community team will race 200 meters in each of their first three races.)

Every team races once and will be seeded into divisions for the second round of races. All round two races will be 200 meters.

Round one and two times will be combined for seeding into the third and final round which will be 500 meters for recreational teams and 200 meters for community teams.

Seeding for the 2000-meter race will also be based on the teams combined time in rounds one and two.

Medals:

A division Gold, Silver, Bronse

B to Z divisions medals will be awarded to the first place team in each division in the final heat.

Medals will be awarded to 25 team members. These medals go to the people on the winning boats of the division final race, please do not forget your steersperson and drummer.

"New this year" Medals will be handed out after each race.

Your team may purchase additional medals after the race for a fee of $8 per medal.

Your optional races are for fun and interest to see how your time compares to other teams racing the same distance. No medals for these optional races..

Captains’ Meeting:

Captains meeting will take place at 7:15 am sharp. Each team should have two representatives at the meeting. Rules will be discussed and the format for the day will be laid out. This meeting will take place near the marshalling area at the bottom of the hill.

Park Location:

Directions: From Highway 401, take Highway 25 north to Campbellville Road; west to Tremaine Road. South until you reach Kelso Road. Turn right into park entrance Please note…the park can only accept cash only at this gate…(Thousands of credit / debit card transactions will slow entry into the park)

From Highway 5, take Tremaine Road north to Kelso Road.

Gates will be open at 6:00 am Saturday.

Team Roster:

Team roster consists of 25 teammates. 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steersperson with three alternate team mates. There must be a minimum of 8 female paddlers in each boat. Lively Dragon can provide steerspersons. Please let us know if your team will need a steersperson by May 20. Also please let us know by May 25 if your team will be coming Friday for a practice… Friday practices are free if you have your own steersperson/coach. You need to sign up for this practice. Park entrance fees apply.

Race Day

7:15 am The captains meeting

7:00am-9am One Representative is asked to finalize your team registration. If you have not completed an online registration please have all your paper work, waviers, team roster ready to Hand in. All forms (two waivers with team signature pages…--medical form is optional)

Donations:

Hand in pledge forms and funds raised at the Willow Foundation Table. We sincerely thank you for your donations.

Marshalling

7:45 am Marshalling for the first race begins

Reminders

Please ask your team mates to have their park passes ready… Please have them handy… NOT in your gym bag, purse or even wallet…Have your passes out …and ready. This will help the line up move quickly.
Encourage your teammates to drink plenty of water all day during race day!
Everyone MUST wear a life jacket at all times while in the boat. Life jackets must be done up correctly. All life jackets and paddles are provided. **For those of you who have inflatable life jackets…if yours has a pull cord…IT IS NOT ALLOWED…if it automatically inflate when contact with water…it IS allowed.undefinedno accept ions.
This is a fundraising event for Willow Foundation.

Each person should bring:

Sunscreen
Lawn chair
Change of Clothes
Change of Shoes
Towel
Hat
Blanket
Signed Waivers
Pledge Money and Pledge Sheets
Personal Medications
Water and Food Vendors will be available on sites

Each team should bring:

Shade Tent...this is not mandatory but it helps your team defined gathering place. It also provides shelter from the sun and rain. (((ssshhhhh...do not say the 'R' word!))))]
Races happen rain or shine
Team Banner
Roll of toilet paper...just in case

When to arrive

Each person is usually expected to be at the park at least one hour prior to your first scheduled race.

Marshalling at the Docks
Each team must assemble at the dock and be ready to load at least 15 minutes before each of their scheduled races. We cannot wait for missing paddlers. A minimum of 8 female paddlers and 1 drummer must be on every boat..

Team Blurb

If your team has not filled in the team blurb please do so ASAP or you will miss being mentioned in the race booklet. This is an excellent spot to promote your team sponsors..

Hamilton Waterfest Dragonboat Race Festival 6-July-2013 Register by May 1 and get a FREE TEAM FLAG! (06 Jul 2013)

Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Lively Dragon 2010 Video Enjoy!!
Hamilton Waterfest Dragon Boat Event
at BayFront Park, Hamilton Ontario.

Mixed, Ladies, BCS, Youth Division, CCWC Qualifier,
(Minimum 4 teams to create a division)

Rythem & Bones Band, Beer Garden and more!!

Vendors: link to register for this event is in the Participant Application link to your left.

Registration $795 plus HST

$50.00 Bonus paid to your Team If you raced in Milton May Event

Two steps to registering:

Event Registration
Team Participant Registration (roster, waviers etc done)

Let everyone know that your team will be racing up to Four times, Your Choice!!

Thank you for registering your team for Hamilton Waterfest Dragonboat Festival.

As you already know, each team can book the use of the boat two times before the event. Coach and steersperson can be booked for an additional fee.

The festivities begins:

Saturday morning at 8am. (tentatively)---more accurate time to be determined.

Parking is Free

Please car pool, we want to mimimise impacting on our neighbouring community.

Team arrival times

Please arrive at least one hour before your first heat. The race schedule (first block of races) will be posted on the website by Wed May 30. This is NOT the official race schedule!undefinedthis schedule will be subject to changes.

Race info:

Every team races once and will be seeded into divisions.

The teams will race again and further seeding into divisions will be done. The team placing first place in the third race wins medals.

Medals
Every team chose their qualifying races (200m or 500m) and had the option of racing in an additional race not your qualifing distance (200m or 500m) as well as 2000-meter races.

Medals:

Medals will be awarded to A division Gold, Silver, Bronse

medals will be awarded to the first place team in each following division in your qualifying races.

Medals will be awarded to 25 team members. These medals go to the people on the winning boats of their division final qualifying race, please do not forget your steersperson and drummer.

Your team may purchase additional medals after the race for a fee of $8 per medal.

Your optional races are for fun and interest to see how your time compares to other teams racing the same distance. No medals for these optional races..

Captains’ Meeting:

Park Location:

Harbour Front Dr. Hamilton, Ontario ON L8L

View Larger Map

Team Roster:

Race Day

7:15 am The captains meeting

Donations:

Hand in pledge forms and funds raised at the Bay Area Restoration Table. We sincerely thank you for your donations.

Marshalling

7:45 am Marshalling for the first race begins

Reminders

Encourage your teammates to drink plenty of water all day during race day!
Everyone MUST wear a life jacket at all times while in the boat. Life jackets must be done up correctly. All life jackets and paddles are provided. **For those of you who have inflatable life jackets…if yours has a pull cord…IT IS NOT ALLOWED…if it automatically inflate when contact with water…it IS allowed.undefinedno accept ions.
This is a fundraising event for Willow Foundation.

Each person should bring:

Sunscreen
Lawn chair
Change of Clothes
Change of Shoes
Towel
Hat
Blanket
Signed Waivers
Pledge Money and Pledge Sheets
Personal Medications
Water and Food Vendors will be available on sites

Each team should bring:

When to arrive

Each person is usually expected to be at the park at least one hour prior to your first scheduled race.

Team Blurb

If your team has not filled in the team blurb please do so ASAP or you will miss being mentioned in the race booklet. This is an excellent spot to promote your team sponsors..

Christie Lake Dragonboat Race "Like no other" 2013 (21 Sep 2013)

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Lively Dragon

Christie Lake Dragonboat Race "Like no Other!!"
at 1000 Highway 5 West, Dundas, Ontario

Mixed

200m, Flag Catching, Back it Down Race, Suprise Race, 2000m

Race Schedule

To be anounced 12-Sept-2012

Rhythm & Bones Band, Beer Garden and more!!
www.rbones.ca

Vendors:
link to register for this event is in Participant Application

Registration $750 plus HST

$50.00 Bonus paid to your Team for each Lively Dragon Milton or Hamilton 201 Event You raced in

Two steps to registering:

Event Registration
Team Participant Registration (roster, waviers etc done)

Let everyone know that your team will be racing up to FIVE times, Your Choice!!

Thank you for registering your team for The Christie Dragonboat Races "Like no Other".

As you already know, each team can book the use of the boat two times before the event. Coach and steersperson can be booked for an additional fee.

The festivities begins:

Saturday morning at 8am. (tentatively)---more accurate time to be determined.

Parking is Free

Please car pool, we want to mimimise impacting on our neighbouring community.

Team arrival times

Please arrive at least one hour before your first heat. The race schedule (first block of races) will be posted on the website by Wed May 16. This is NOT the official race schedule!undefinedthis schedule will be subject to changes.

Race info:

Every team races once and will be seeded into divisions.

The teams will race again and further seeding into divisions will be done. The team placing first place in the third race wins medals.

Medals
Every team will race three 200m races plus a Flag catching Race, plus a back it down race plus a suprise race plus have the option to race in the 2000m fanale.

Medals:

Medals will be awarded to first place in each event.

Medals will be awarded to 25 team members. These medals go to the people on the winning boats of their division final qualifying race, please do not forget your steersperson and drummer.

Your team may purchase additional medals after the race for a fee of $8 per medal.

Your optional races are for fun and interest to see how your time compares to other teams racing the same distance. No medals for these optional races..

Captains’ Meeting:

Park Location:

1000 Highway 5 West, Dundas, Ontario

Parking:

Please car pool. Your team will be given tokens for the gate

Team Roster:

Race Day

7:15 am The captains meeting

Donations:

Hand in pledge forms and funds raised at the Charities Table. We sincerely thank you for your donations.

Marshalling

7:45 am Marshalling for the first race begins

Reminders

Please ask your team mates to have their park passes ready… Please have them handy… NOT in your gym bag, purse or even wallet…Have your passes out …and ready. This will help the line up move quickly.
Encourage your teammates to drink plenty of water all day during race day!
Everyone MUST wear a life jacket at all times while in the boat. Life jackets must be done up correctly. All life jackets and paddles are provided. **For those of you who have inflatable life jackets…if yours has a pull cord…IT IS NOT ALLOWED…if it automatically inflate when contact with water…it IS allowed.undefinedno accept ions.
This is a fundraising event for Willow Foundation.

Each person should bring:

Sunscreen
Lawn chair
Change of Clothes
Change of Shoes
Towel
Hat
Blanket
Signed Waivers
Pledge Money and Pledge Sheets
Personal Medications
Water and Food Vendors will be available on sites

Each team should bring:

When to arrive

Each person is usually expected to be at the park at least one hour prior to your first scheduled race.

Team Blurb

If your team has not filled in the team blurb please do so ASAP or you will miss being mentioned in the race booklet. This is an excellent spot to promote your team sponsors..

River Run "Cayuga to Dunnville" (05 Oct 2013)

Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Arrive in Cayuga ready for a days adventure. Arrive on time VIP. Shuttle cars. ( Quiet, It is Saturday morning some people sleep in) Make arrangements for return lift to your car if you are not one of the wonderful people volunteering to shuttle.

Stop at Tim Hortons in Cayuga for snack and bathroom break. Next stop is lunch. Be organized, is the launch site clean, nothing left by anyone? ready to board your boat. Relax, Enjoy, paddle, look at the scenery, paddle some more,

Pot luck lunch (what did you bring?) 100 plus people makes for an amazing spread of delectable food, Pack up, clean up, help ensure the site is spotless before we leave. paddle to the finish in Dunnville. Help pack up, stack boats, garbage in bags.

High Five your new friends.

Start point:

Boat ramp on Ouse St at the end of Brant St.

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End point:

Boat ramp on Main St W across from Church St. in Dunnville

View Larger Map

Lively Dragon Events

11th Annual Milton Dragonboat Race Festival (25 May 2013)

Mixed, Ladies, BCS, CCWC, Sport University CURL, Youth Divisions (Minimum 4 teams to create a division)

Live Music, Beer Garden and more!! Amazing entertainment. Wide reportoire of music

Early registration $845 plus HST

Let everyone know that your team will be racing up to Four times, Your Choice!!

The festivities begins:

Team arrival times

Race info:

Medals:

Captains’ Meeting:

Park Location:

Team Roster:

Race Day

Donations:

Marshalling

Reminders

Each person should bring:

Each team should bring:

When to arrive

Team Blurb

Hamilton Waterfest Dragonboat Race Festival 6-July-2013 Register by May 1 and get a FREE TEAM FLAG! (06 Jul 2013)

Mixed, Ladies, BCS, Youth Division, CCWC Qualifier, (Minimum 4 teams to create a division)

Rythem & Bones Band, Beer Garden and more!!

Registration $795 plus HST

Let everyone know that your team will be racing up to Four times, Your Choice!!

The festivities begins:

Parking is Free

Team arrival times

Race info:

Medals:

Captains’ Meeting:

Park Location:

Team Roster:

Race Day

Donations:

Marshalling

Reminders

Each person should bring:

Each team should bring:

When to arrive

Team Blurb

Christie Lake Dragonboat Race "Like no other" 2013 (21 Sep 2013)

Mixed

Race Schedule

Registration $750 plus HST

Let everyone know that your team will be racing up to FIVE times, Your Choice!!

The festivities begins:

Parking is Free

Team arrival times

Race info:

Medals:

Captains’ Meeting:

Park Location:

Parking:

Team Roster:

Race Day

Donations:

Marshalling

Reminders

Each person should bring:

Each team should bring:

When to arrive

Team Blurb

River Run "Cayuga to Dunnville" (05 Oct 2013)

Start point:

Boat ramp on Ouse St at the end of Brant St.

End point:

Boat ramp on Main St W across from Church St. in Dunnville

Mixed, Ladies, BCS, CCWC, Sport University CURL, Youth Divisions
(Minimum 4 teams to create a division)

Mixed, Ladies, BCS, Youth Division, CCWC Qualifier,
(Minimum 4 teams to create a division)