It was a close one! Finished third right behind two teams that TIED for first.

Third race, first place!
How will we do in the finals?

Another speedy time! Looks like we're the second seed this afternoon.

With the third fastest time among all women's teams this morning.

The first race of the day (mixed division) is underway and the Dragonflies are assembled lake front waiting for our first race at 10:30.

It's a cloudy morning here in Kent and we're crossing our fingers that the forecasted thunderstorms for the Seattle area stay away.

More later!

On Saturday, July 14, the OWLS Dragonflies will compete in the Kent Cornucopia Days Dragon Boat Races on Lake Meridian in Kent, Washington. Twenty-four Dragonflies will travel to Kent to race against teams from Oregon, Washington, Canada and Australia. 


Races begin at 9:00 a.m. and we will again be posting updates as the day progresses.  Paddles up!

On June 9 and 10, the OWLS Dragonflies competed in the Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association Dragon Boat Races on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. The Flies had a great day on Saturday, earning the best possible score of 2 points by finishing first in Rounds 1 and 2. On Sunday, the Flies started the day seeded 3rd out of 22 women’s teams based on points and combined race times from Saturday.

Quarterfinals were a tough race because the Flies drew lane 4, and it has a tricky current that pulls the boat off course and requires more steering, which creates drag. Racing next to tough competition, lane 4 was no match for the Flies who finished in third place, posted the fastest time for a women’s team from lane 4 during the quarterfinal round, and advanced to semifinals.

In semifinals, the Flies caught fire and, for a third time, finished in first place at the 2012 Portland Rose Festival Races. Finals were decided by a margin of less than 3 ½ seconds between the four boats in a double photo finish. At the line, the Flies captured the flag with a time of 2:57:01 to become your 2012 Women’s Division I Bronze Medal Winners.

Special thanks to our coach, Laura Ricker, generous sponsors, and OWLS friends who came out to watch the races. The OWLS Dragonflies will race locally again in the Portland Dragon Boat Race held on September 8 and 9 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, so please save-the-date and come see the Flies in action.

I promised you a photo finish. In a double photo finish, OWLS Dragonflies take third to become your 2012 Women's Division I Bronze Medal Winners at the Rose Festival Races.

2:57:08, 2:57:01, 2:53:99, 2:53:87... Awards ceremony up next.

With a time of 2:55:09, the Flies finished first in Semifinals to advance to the Final round in Heat 83 at 3:36 p.m.

Go Flies!