http://www.RagingDragons.co.uk/ This is Raging Dragons rss News Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT en-uk http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=144 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=144 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:45:00 GMT [CDATA[ BDA London Royal Albert Dock 2009 MATCH REPORT The season finale… home waters. What started on a cold, grey day in Liverpool was ending on a warm sunny day in London. In between we managed to cram in Exeter, Bristol, Stockton (although I wasn’t present), Chinatown Lions at LRC, Preston, Worcester and Bewl Water. And I also managed to tag along with Typhoons to race in Hong Kong! We entered the day with two crews… we had a mix of young and old, experienced and inexperienced. But we worked as a team (well two teams), and produced some amazing races with excellent results. Raging Bulls did very well and should be proud of their achievements as many of the crew were competing for the first time! And a lot were only racing for the 3rd or 4th time! But I cannot report on how the races went as I was not in the boat… So onto the Raging Dragons... We put together the strongest team possible for the day and we were looking to blow the other teams away. We had races to win and bragging rights to fight for! 200m The first race of the day… and in typical Rage fashion we were late! Ha… home waters, we knew what time our race was and we still couldn’t get to the start line on time. Verbal warning was given and verbal abuse from Eddy followed! Anyway… we put this behind us and focused on the race. First race of the day on our own waters… we HAD to lay down our intentions and we did. From the start we propelled our boat forward and surged to a half boat lead before reaching out and pulling away for a fantastic finish in 47s and winning the heat in a convincing manner. This was to be the second fastest time in the heats and we knew we had the potential for scoring some big points. The second race was the 200m Semi Final… This was always going to be tough. Kingston Royals (consistently one of the best teams throughout the season) was next to us and we knew that it would be between to the two of us to qualify outright for the Major Cup Final. As soon as the starter shouted go we went for it… And in another typical Rage style, the dragon head came off and disrupted the left side of the boat and we lost a couple of metres on Kingston… We fought back and pulled level, but ultimately we lost by a dragon head. more on link http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=144 ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=137 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=137 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:45:00 GMT [CDATA[ Bewl Water RACE REPORT Ok, so it wasn’t a BDA event and there was literally nothing at stake, but Team Rage ventured into Kent, the ‘Garden of England’ and set up camp in the grounds of Bewl Water on a late Friday night to prepare for a weekend of Dragon Boat Racing. more on link http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=137 ]] http://www.ragingdragons.co.uk http;//www.ragingdragons.co.uk Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:35:00 GMT [CDATA[ Rage, it's time we step it up for the final two events of 2009, which so happens to be the most important two events of the season. BDA London Regatta Centre (LRC) our home grounds Sept 27th, and then the National Finals in Nottingham Oct 3rd-4th. Well done to everyone for coming this far, we've all trained hard and raced hard, we've produced some amazing results as a young team, we have a lot of potential waiting to be unlocked. Its now time to train even harder so everyone can feel our RAGE! After watching this I want all of you to feel the hunger for more, for that rush at the start, for that power and surge during the race, for the feeling of victory as we cross line! To all of Rage - Please can you share this link on your Facebook - we want to generate as much interest as we can and hopefully recruit more newbies. To all potential newbies - If you are feeling inspired and want a challenge, then look no further and join Rage now! Visit our web site for more info and drop us an email, everyone is welcome: www.ragingdragons.co.uk Big thanks to all those who took photos and filmed the races, you know who you are, keep it up! And a special thanks to Rosanna for letting us use her amazing photos! Rage as One p.s. please head to the bottom of the page for the clip ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=62 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=62 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:10:00 GMT [CDATA[ August events with the Raging Dragons Team ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=137 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=137 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:10:00 GMT [CDATA[ Raging Dragons will be heading to Bewl Water on the 12 and 13 September ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=138 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=138 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:10:00 GMT [CDATA[ We'll be having drinks, some food and some music, so please bring your family, friends, work colleagues and anyone that wants to have a good time. A raffle will be included in the £15 ticket price and drawn on the day. Please support this as much as possible as it has the potential to be a huge success for the club. RAGE SUMMER PARTY ON SUNDAY AUGUST 16 @ 5:30pm - 11:00pm Tickets £15 per person Raffle included. @ The Lotus Restaurant, 38 Limeharbour, Inner Milwall Dock, London, E14 9RH ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=132 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=132 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:10:00 GMT [CDATA[ Another day another BDA event… this time in Worcester. ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=127 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=127 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:54:00 GMT [CDATA[ Premier Crew Results Raging Dragons: 2nd in 200m major cup final. Raging Dragons: 3rd in 500m major cup final. Scratch Crew Results Raging Bulls: 3rd in 200m major plate final. Raging Bulls: 11th overall in 500m. Pretty darned good for just 1 months training! Raging Bulls: Best scratch crew trophy. Offical Race report shall follow shortly, but this is a quick update from the Road. With Congrats to every team member who made it there, battled through the Rain to make this possible! Especially, the Drivers who found themselves volunteering to drive owing to a late Minibus cancellation, Ronald for towing the Dragon Boat up to Preston and back to London! Special thanks to Alyssia who was hospitalized with suspected appendicitis. Get well soon Alyssia!!!! Which such an inspiration performance under our new Sponsors Sun Lik Beer, Oliver was kind enough to over see our launch of the New boat "Red Lotus" + new uniforms and patientlly watch through the Rain as we battled the other BDA Premier and Scratch crews ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=131 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=131 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:10:00 GMT [CDATA[ Please congratulate your team mates who are now BDA Certified Level 2 Centre Coaches meaning that they are now qualified to helm and run a training session as set out by BDA guidelines and also helm charity races. The new 'coaches' are: Cheng Eddy Gajan Jenny Ronald Tin This is another milestone in Rage's history as they are the first BDA certified coaches for the team! This does not change the roles of the current coaches, but it does mean we now should have at least one certified coach at each session even if they are not taking the training session, and ensures we abide by BDA safety guidelines. helming ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=130 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=130 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:37:00 GMT [CDATA[ Raging Dragons hosted an eye Dotting Ceromony for our First Dragon Head, for the Dragon Boat (vids and pics to see) Please read more about the Ceremony below The Eye Dotting Ceremony Chinese Emperors of old called themselves ‘Dragons.’ Dragon boats have good spirits dedicated to providing enjoyment for the racers. Before the (season's) races commence a Taoist Priest will offer prayers to the spirits of the dragon boats. The priest then makes offerings of fruit, jasmine tea, alcohol and rice. These offerings appease the spirits of the water and calm them in preparation for the racing ahead. If that was not done, legend has it that the Water Gods would clash with the Dragon spirits of the boats, with potentially disastrous consequences. Also offered at this time is symbolic money, bank notes from the Bank of Hell. The smoke from these notes goes to Heaven and appeases the Gods to ensure safety and good racing. He will also throw some notes on to the water for the Sea Gods. Having warded off evil spirits with his earlier prayers, the priest can now bring the dragon boats to life and make them strong for the racing ahead. Finally, having successfully resuscitated the ‘dragons,’ the priest offers thanks to heaven and the Gods, paving the way for future successful races. ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=129 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=129 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT [CDATA[ On 11th July, Raging Dragons Received our first Brand New Dragon Boat. Tested it out and raced it on Sunday 12th July! ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=124 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=124 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT [CDATA[ Videos and Pics from Chinatown Lions @ London Regatta Centre, Royal Albert Dock ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=117 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=117 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT [CDATA[ Race Report from Stockton-on-Tees ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=118 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=118 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT [CDATA[ Race Report from Bristol ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=112 http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/index.php?id=112 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT [CDATA[ New Videos from Raging Dragons to invite you to join us. ]] http://twitter.com/RagingDragons http://twitter.com/RagingDragons Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT [CDATA[ Find Raging Dragons on Twitter, fastest way to keep upto date with your Dragon Boat Team ]] http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/blog http://ragingd.lsp.co.uk/etomite/blog Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT [CDATA[ yskg86wuh9 technorati ]]