
Wow! That was one intense weekend. This past July 26/27 was the annual Viewsonic Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival. About 110 teams converged onto Marine Stadium for a weekend of water fun.
As a team, we had 5 races over the 2 days; 3 on Saturday and 2 championship races on Sunday. We didn't collect any hardware this year, but man did we put on a strong showing. In our first championship race, we were a mere 7 tenths of a second away from winning a medal. In the second race, we had to surge all the way from 6th place to wrestle 2nd place away. That was such an awesome feeling. Even though we didn't get the hardware, I could still feel positive energy from the team. They truly enjoyed the battle.
I'm so proud of this year's team. We were basically a new team, considering all the rookies we had accumulated this year. Our rookies were outstanding. They did not succumb to the chaos of splashing water or screaming callers. As a team, so much work and effort was placed into our training, and it was evident in our poise and our concentration. The other teams didn't know what hit them.
Thanks 2008 team for making this season so memorable.