Now should i show my bare ass??

Now Uhaul jacked up my reservation. I’m unbuckling my belt.

Bare Ass at Uhaul

So I’m standing in line at Uhaul picking up a trailer for my office move. There’s one guy in front of me. Kind of looks like Steven Spielberg. There was a problem with his reservation and he got pissed. So pissed, he stepped back, turned around and mooned (yes, bare ass)the cashier.

Classic.

Lanakila Helps Fight Cancer

Our neighbor a few miles north, the Redondo Beach Lanakila Outrigger Canoe Club, is holding a fund raiser to help fight cancer.

“So far, we have raised over $1,200 for the Sarcoma Alliance as team members of the Ocean of Hope,” she said. “Our goal is to raise more than $4,000 by Sept. 6, but any time is a good time to give.”

CLICK HERE for more information.

A great cause indeed.

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Sharks

Olaf just passed this article along about an OC6 in Laguna and a Great White.

CLICK HERE.

I spent all of last night watching Shark Week on Discovery Channel.  I think I’m going to watch Jaws tonight to completely freak myself out.

Excellent Discussion on Length of Stroke

A great discussion on paddling mechanics on an East Coast Dragon Boat forum has erupted.

CLICK HERE to read the thread.

What makes this link so interesting is the sniper fire – especially the stuff about Danny Ching being paid to paddle.  The thread quickly evolves into a Canada versus US and a FCRCC versus Mayfair debate.

On second thought, maybe it’s not the best thread on stroke length, but nonetheless, very entertaining.

My opinions (as if they matter), perhaps will be posted later in the LARD only section.

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Outrigger Paddling Anyone?

Now that Nationals is over, we have some time to get in the OC1s and OC6 again!

Some OC1 footage to get the outrigger juices flowing again….

Oakley Fans!

SteepandCheap.com will have an all Oakley day tomorrow (Wednesday).

The url is www.steepandcheap.com.

Let us know what you get!

The World’s Greatest Math Problem – LARD and the 100m Sprint

Growing up, I used to love math but I hated the word problems.  Here’s a dragon boat math problem for you.

LARD recently participated in the US Nationals where it recorded a time of 48.93 seconds in its third 200 meter race of the day.

The Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival was held last weekend where they had a demo 100m race (yes, one hundred meters).  The winning time was 30.01 seconds turned in by Tripod.  The complete results of this race can be found by clicking here (100m results are on page 23).

All other factors remaining the same, if LARD participated in this race, what would LARD’s projected  time be if it participated in that 100m race if it was based on LARD’s recent Nationals performance?  (Please no comments about paddling in new boats) 

Here’s your prize for playing – this year’s 100m race at Montreal with a nice huli:

Thanks, Ev L. for pointing this out!  Time to come back and paddle with us!!!!

LB Press Telegram Photos of LB Dragon Boat Race

Click HERE to see pictures from this past weekend.

Pictures to note:

1.  Picture 3 of 6 – the beautiful Pinks
2.  Picture 5 of 6 – what a beautiful paddle angle – she must be sponsored by Apex. 

Congrats, Nick

As most of you know, Nick pulled double-duty this past weekend paddling for LARD and Manayunk (you can see a picture of Nick on their website).

Nick’s team (not LARD, the OTHER one) was the only team to beat Philly in Nationals.

Congrats, Tall Man.

Next time you see Nick, give him some crap – if you dare.

Hey Nick, when are you getting inked? 

Your Comments, PLEASE

Here’s an email that Wila, the Visiting Team Coordinator, sent to the out of towners:

Dear Visiting Team Leaders,

On behalf of ICEA, I want to thank you for your team’s participation
in the 2008 Viewsonic Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival. We hope that
you and your team had a great time. The race results will be uploaded
shortly. We recorded the fastest race time in the festival’s
history–LARD in Mixed I-A Final, 2:05:88! (thanks to the new boats.)

We also welcome your feedback and any comments you may have. We
strive to improve the running of our festival every year.

See you next year!

-Wila Chun
Visiting Team Coordinator

Long Beach Press Telegram Coverage of LB Tournament

Jeannie found the Long Beach Press Telegram’s article on this past weekend’s Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival.

CLICK HERE.

Just call me, “Los Angeles’ Black”.

While I Try to Compose Myself…

Thank you, Phil.