2006 Year in Review
- Tempe
- Vancouver
- Long Beach
- San Francisco
- Banquet
| Squad | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 500M Out of State Championship | 3rd (2:34.32) | |
| 250M Out of State Championship | 3rd (1:13.18) |
March 18 -19 Tempe
| Squad | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Comp C Championship | 1st |
June 17-18 Vancouver
only one result?| Squad | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Black: | Mixed I Final | 5th (2:19.03) |
| Red: | Mixed II Final | 4th (2:21.50) |
| Black | 250m final | : 1st (1:02.01) |
| Men: | Open | 2nd (2:13.32) |
| Women: | 2nd (2:32.63) | |
| Pink: | All Female Cancer Survivor | 2nd (2:53.35) |
| Pink: | Masters Final | 6th (3:05.34) |
July 29-30 LONG BEACH
oooooh yeah! i remember now! this is the year we totally got shafted and were put into a old-generation boat when everyone else in our heat was put in new-gen boats! the china team were in the boat we were supposed to be racing--so they had a new-gen boat in a heat full of old-gen boats (LARD red included, shafted again) and got in late. so they sent us out on the old-gen boat china was supposed to have used. add insult to injury: the china team TOTALLY got a rolling start on their race again red too, ZERO doubt about it.
| Squad | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Black: | Comp A Championship | 6th (2:21.29) |
| Visiting Cup Championship | 2nd (2:19.13) | |
| Red: | Comp B Consolation | 6th (2:37.25) |
Sept 23-24 San Francisco
| Award | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Most Improved (veteran) | ||
| Most Improved (novice) | ||
| Jack Ko Award |
Banquet: Belmont Brewery (rain w/ cover)
TeamLARD and supporters,
This, our ninth season as the Los Angeles Racing Dragons, was our most successful season thus far. It was characterized by many things. Hard work, sweat, friendship, laughter, fun, teamwork, cheers, some disappointment, strive for improvement, desire, faith. These are just a small sample of the things we experienced this season. And these were some of the factors that affected outstanding results for us - internal improvement, external rewards in our placings and performance in Tempe, Vancouver, Long Beach, and finally in San Francisco.
Each of you have "brought something to the table" and have contributed to the team, in our races and our organization. Fellow coaches, directors, paddlers, friends, and family. I want to thank you all personally for your participation, for myself and behalf of the rest of your teammates.
As we go into the off-season, we want to encourage you to continue to come out. It will be a great time to bring out friends, as we will have much more time to work with new paddlers. Now that a lot of the pressures of preparing and training for races are absent, weekends can become a great way to catch up with the friends we've met on the team, all the while maintaining fitness.
This year was extremely special. But next year. Do you all know that next year will be a milestone for our team? It will be our 10th season!!! I would love to have all of you back to celebrate this milestone.
Thank you all again. The pictures shared online are only a small glimpse of the warm and wonderful memories you all helped to make for me this year.
In the meantime, see you all out on the water.
Leon
Coaches: Jason C, Leon C, Will L, Courtney W, Scott W
Captains: Chuck C, Nick C
Board: Peter L, Gilda S, Evelyn W, Jesse W