Houston:
Date: May 5, 2012
Location: Allen's Landing on Buffalo Bayou (1001 Commerce St Houston, TX)
Event Name: 12th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival
Hosted by: Texas Dragon Boat Association

We won 3rd place with a time of 1:15.XX at a distance of 250 meters. First place were Houston Heat with a time of 1:XX.XX, and Conoco Phillips in second with a time of 1:14.XX. The last race, the team was neck to neck against Conoco Phillips. We had the farthest lane out, Houston Heat in the middle, and Conoco Phillips in the lane closes to shore. Houston Heat is in lead the entire time, so we were fighting for 2nd place.

There were a total of 4 heats in the entire race, and it was time trial, bracket trial, semi finals, and finals. We won all our heats leading up to the final.

Overall our time improved towards the end:
1st Heat: 1:18.99  - 10:15AM
2nd Heat: 1:20.02  - 1:00PM
3rd Heat: 1:17.18  - 2:42PM
4th Heat: 1:15.XX  - 4:45PM

With a little more practice, we can improve our time. It's possible! Thank you everyone for coming out, and working hard for your medal. 3rd place out of 32 teams, not bad!

 

Austin:
Date: April 28, 2012
Location: Festival Beach (1600 Nash Hernandez Sr Rd, East Cesar Chavez, TX)
Event Name: 14th Annual Dragon Boat Festival
Hosted by: Asian American Culture Center

We won 2nd place with a time of 2:06.80 at a distance of 500 meters. First place were Austin Coolers with a time of 2:04.98, and Houston Heat in third with a time of 2:09.74. The last race, the team was neck to neck against Austin Coolers. We had the farthest lane out, Houston Heat closes to shore, and Austin Coolers in the middle lane.

There were a total of 3 heats in the entire race, and we were sharing the race site with a rowing race event. Competition against 18 different teams. Between the 2nd Heat and the 3rd Heat, there was a 5 hour gap.

Each heat, our time improved:
1st Heat: 2:11.72 (Lead Time) - 7:21AM
2nd Heat: 2:06.80 (Lead Time) - 9:06AM
3rd Heat: 2:09.74 (2nd place) - 2:20PM

Great work everyone for a job well done! We did our best, and achieve ourselves a 2nd place medal!

Starting in 2012, Hokulele will have a recreational and competitive program in dragon boat paddling. The program will offer paddlers opportunities to paddle in both the dragon boat as well as the outrigger canoes. Details and the workout schedule will be posted soon. 

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