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Gong Xi Fa Cai and News about Clipper Sunday on 29th January 2012
Hello Paddlers
GONG XI FA CAI! | LAND TRAINING | CLIPPER SUNDAY
1) GONG XI FA CAI!
As we are about to enter the year of the Dragon in its Water year we are certainly looking forward to a very auspicious racing season for the British Dragons.
We would like to wish all our team members, sponsors and supporters: Gong Xi Fa Cai!.
We will be training on the water at Kallang as usual this Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd January 2012 (Coach Jason says that we will not need to bring Trainers for the Sunday morning training this week).
Please note that on Wednesday 25th January 2012 we will be doing Land Training outside the Singapore Indoor Stadium (as Farrer Park Pool will be closed for the Chinese New Year holidays).
We will be training at the entrance steps to the Indoor Stadium which are directly over the road from the exit from Stadium MRT (CC6 on the Circle Line). Here is the location: http://g.co/maps/46xc6
If you are driving you can use Car Park E. Please wear Trainers for the Land Training.
You can find all team training and social dates at: www.britishdragonboat.com/calendar/
3) CLIPPER SUNDAY
Training on Sunday 29th January will be at the later time of 3.30pm (for 4.00pm on the water) for a very special reason.
We will be hosting a visit from some of the crew members of the Edinburgh and Gold Coast yachts (including our Ladies’ Captain’s brother) who are currently half-way through sailing around the world in the Clipper Round the World 11-12 Yacht Race.
The Clipper crews will join us for training during their Singapore stopover and we’ll end the session with a race or two!
We would love to see as many of you there as possible to welcome the crews and take part in this special training session. Please let one of the Captain’s know this weekend if you can take part so that they can plan the event.
After training we will make our way to RedDot, Dempsey for a few beers and dinner and doubtless many war stories about the relative merits of racing Dragon Boats and Clippers. Please come and help us to make the Clipper crews’ Singapore stopover a very memorable one!
Wishing you all the best for the holidays and I hope to see you at training this weekend,
Philip N. Morgan - Team Secretary
British Dragons - Singapore
Bring your Trainers along on Sunday
Hello Paddlers
BRING YOUR TRAINERS ON SUNDAY |
1) BRING YOUR TRAINERS ON SUNDAY
Jason has requested that we all bring a pair of Trainers along for training this Sunday 15th January at 08.45. (and no – I’ve no idea what he has planned for us…)
He also suggested that we shouldn’t just bring them along in a plastic carrier bag – so you can toss your NTUC, Cold Storage or ShengSiong plakky bags back under the sink and instead proudly shoulder your nice British Dragons backpack (or at least a fabric tote bag).
All the best,
Philip
Philip N. Morgan - Team Secretary
British Dragons - Singapore
Newsflash! Sunday Training Cancelled on the 8th January 2012
Hello Paddlers
SUNDAY 8th JANUARY TRAINING CANCELLED! | FIRST RACE DATES |
1) SUNDAY 8th JANUARY TRAINING CANCELLED!
Sorry for the late notice of this training cancellation.
It is due to a Canoe competition event taking place at Kallang which will disrupt any launching of dragon boats. Training at Farrer Park Pool resumes on Wednesday 11th January and we’ll be out on the water at Kallang next Saturday and Sunday as usual.
It likely that the first race of the season will be on the weekend of 24th and 25th March – the MR500 at Lower Seletar Reservoir. Please make a note in your diary if you are keen to participate and look out for confirmation in the next few weeks.
Enjoy the lie-in folks!
All the best,
Philip
Philip N. Morgan - Team Secretary
British Dragons - Singapore
Happy New Year and Training Restarts on Saturday 7th January
Hello Paddlers
HAPPY NEW YEAR! | TRAINING RESTARTS |
1) HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you had a happy and restful holiday and wishing you all the very best for 2012.
Here’s looking forward to more adventures for the British Dragons in 2012. Let’s all train hard and consistently to ensure that we win even more medals in the coming year than we did in our very successful 2011 season.
We restart training for the 2012 season on Saturday 7th January at Kallang at 3.30pm.
You can find all team training and social dates at: www.britishdragonboat.com/calendar/
I look forward to catching up with you again on the water at the weekend,
British Dragons - Singapore
