BC School Dragon Boat Championships

On Sunday April 29th BCKC hosted the 2nd annual BC School Dragon Boat Championships on Burnaby Lake. Teams from Nanaimo, Pemberton, Pitt Meadows, North Vancouver, Vancouver and Burnaby participated in the event. We were treated with fantastic weather for the event, which was a huge relief considering the miserable rain we've had for so much of this April. Dave did another terrific job in organizing an eager crew of volunteers needed to manage the about 220 student athletes and about another one hundred spectators. Everyone had a great time and we even managed to get the parents involved in the racing during the lunch break with a parents challenge race in which 4 boats of parents participated in a fun race, putting on a impressive performance in front of the students. The 2007 BC School Dragon Boat Champions are Laoyam Eagles of Pemberton (Secondary school division) and Sherwood Park Elementary of North Vancouver (Elementary school division). Congratulations to all the teams!