FCRCC Sprint Outrigger Teams

The FCRCC Sprint Outrigger Teams have been enjoying much success in the CORA Cup Distance Outrigger Circuit this season, with both the men and the women leading in the current points standings. These teams were created to provide an avenue for members of the FCRCC High Performance Dragon Boat Team to train and race outrigger, as a secondary focus to dragon boat. Most team members are racing at the Dragon Boat World Championships which is their priority by necessity. The teams have been fortunate to be bolstered by some non-dragon boating wily OC-6 veterans, who, for their own reasons, are not able to commit to the frequent practices of the club's successful distance outrigger program. Or, in other cases, are committed to the upcoming 2010 World Outrigger Sprints, to which these teams will shift their focus after the completion of the dragon boat season.

Members of these teams are grateful for the opportunity to race through the distance season as it is a definite benefit to our team's fitness and camaraderie moving into the sprint events: dragon boat and outrigger.

I frequently have paddlers at outrigger clinics sheepishly tell me they started in dragon boating as if this is a bad thing. To all of you, paddling is paddling. Love it and it will love you back.

Kamini