To All Club members,
The Penang crew has returned, all fired up and excited for the on coming season. An awesome experience for all, gaining invaluable insight into our fantastic sport, and to mix it with the best of the World was incredible.
Our Premier Mixed team came 7th from a field of 27 crews in the 2000m race, with Sydney’s Pacific Dragons 6th, and Brisbane River Dragons 8th.
In the 200m, we made the Plate Final, and came 18th from a field of 33 crews. (Major Final, Minor Final, Plate Final)
In the 500m, we again made the Plate Final, and came 16th from a field of 33 crews.
Over 4000 competitors representing 110 different clubs from 22 countries around the world contested the Club Crew World Championships, which makes this a huge event.
Our focus and determination throughout the entire event was very intense. The energy, enthusiasm and knowledge we all gained from this regatta will now be brought back to our Club- Broadwater Dragons- which can only make it stronger.
Special thanks to Karen for her organizational skills in putting the majority of this trip together. Micah’s wealth of experience in the travel industry was a huge asset, as was his advice on the bartering methods we used in Kuala Lumpur. Thank you to Micah for organizing bus transfers in KL with our very chatty tour guide- Solomon.
The team did organized training sessions morning and afternoons while we were in KL and Penang, to keep everyone supple, stretched and to acclimatise to the hot, humid conditions. Thank you to Corey, Micah and Odette, and PT for running these sessions.
Our video specialists- Bronwyn (James’ wife) and Juanita (Shane’s wife)- did a fantastic job of catching all our warm ups, races, etc, as proof we were there. Thank you to our supporters.
To James- a huge thank you for your support, patience and strength in being our Team’s “Bag Man”, carrying our water bottles, tags, extra clothes, hats, etc. You are greatly appreciated by all of us.
Special mention for the teams’ specialized DJ- Brett Nugent- who kept the music pumping for 2 nights at the end of our competition. Thank you for keeping us entertained.
And to the Penag crew- to the entire 25 of Broadwater Dragons who made me very proud to be your coach. “Broadwater” was there, we qualified to be there, and we earned the respect of others by doing so well. Thank you to you all.
Now we have returned, a new season starts, with our next focus the State Championships in March 2009, with the Australian National Championships in May 2009 in Caloundra, Queensland.
BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!
Paul
