Updated June 8, 2008
CDBA Regional Regatta at Paragon Point- May, 2008—
WOW! We couldn't have asked for better weather for our Season 11 race opener! Leaving our homes at the crack of dawn and arriving to the still waters of Paragon Point, no one knew what the day would hold. Our team has undergone a lot of changes....
Treasure Island 2007 —
Fishies, what a way to cap off the end to DieselFish's 10th season. Treasure Island 2007 had it all. Starting from a killer Happy Hour where some unnamed people had some body shots (what happens in The Cellar stays in The Cellar...) on to some killer racing on both days, and ending with some brews and Hot Mamas at Pizza Orgasmica...
Long Beach 2007 —
The sun rose on a beautiful morning for racing in Long Beach, California. Fueled by Chicken, Waffles, and Syrup Shots, the mighty crews of Dieselfish marched along the beach to victory...
Vancouver 2007 —
Mentioning Vancouver to DieselFish doesn't immediately bring up a Canadian city in the Pacific northwest — it's much more esoteric — it's a feeling, an experience, it's the red fire engine in a toy store, that little dog in the window (woof woof), the one with the waggly tail. It's friends, food, fun, it's brotherhood and sisterhood combined to one brosterhood amalgamation; throw in copious amounts of sushi and libations and how can you possibly not create some hot, steaming muffin of lasting memories?...
Paragon Point Races —
May 12 was a beautiful day for the season opener at Paragon Point in Belmont, California. The Regional Regatta is the first official race for all local teams to get their feet wet...
Season X Kickoff —
On Saturday, April 17th the undivided attention of the San Francisco Bay-Area was focused on Huddart County Park. Well, maybe not, but DieselFish did have it's 2007 Season Kickoff Event. Over the course of 5 hours, fishies (both salted and fresh) ate, drank and made merry...
***Drum Roll*** —
And yes — it's started! DieselFish's long awaited 10th Season!! Go DF-X! The sun is out (longer) the weather's warming up: it's time to wipe the cobwebs off the paddles and dust off the pfds! I'm so excited to be kicking off this milestone season with such a pumped up and dedicated core group of paddlers. And I'm so very proud to see DieselFish running stronger than ever as we round that decade corner...
Treasure Island —
Next year we should remember to bring one other thing with us to Treasure Island — flashlights! It's dark at 6:00 am at the end of September. Nonetheless, DieselFish started to fill the paddlers' village with activity early Saturday morning with tents, tables, food, water, tarps, chairs, more water, paddles, PFDs (did I mention water?)...
Victory in Victoria —
DieselFish visited our friendly neighbors to the North to participate in the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival over the weekend of August 19th. In the beautiful Victoria Inner Harbour overlooked by the majestic Empress Hotel and the British Columbia Parliament building, DieselFish competed with 89 other teams from British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. Not only was DieselFish the furthest traveling team at the race, but we were also the only team from California ever to race at the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival!...
Strong Beach —
On the weekend of July 29th two full crews of hungry Dieselfish paddlers headed down to Long Beach to show our friendly SoCal neighbors exactly how we bring it. By the time the weekend was over it was very obvious to all exactly how we roll. Along with our pursuit of victory, Diesel brings a deep hunger, an unquenchable thirst, a desire to throw all into the water, an ability to concentrate through near collisions, and of course as always the Diesel hotties bring it long and strong...
Fremont Sprints —
Saturday, July 8th 2006 was the date for the annual CDBA/NCOCA Sprint races at Quarry Lakes in Fremont, CA. Dragonboat sprints interlaced in between the outrigger races. This was a fun event where both paddling disciplines were able to show their stuff...
Winery Bus —
9am we arrived tired and cold on a foggy San Francisco morning at Crissy Field, yet we were ready to rumble! We quickly loaded up the bus trying to recognize all the different faces...
Time Trials —
On Saturday, June 10th, DieselFish held its first time trials of the season. What are the time trials? It's a relative measure of technique, strength, and endurance that is used by the paddlers to individually gauge their performance over the season...
Paragon Point Race —
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This is a broadcast from the EAS (Emergency Alert System)
The following message will be repeated:
"A Tsunami warning has been issued for the residents of Paragon Point.
Berkeley Pier OC Race —
The DF Outrigger team gathered at Shorebird Park in Berkeley to race on the OC-6 for the first time this season. The crew for this race were all first timers other than coach Ken: Chris, Sean, Thu, Kathy would paddle while Ken steered...
Paddling Catalina —
On Friday March 31st in the dreary rain, and before the sun had even risen, seven of us; myself, Victor, Simon, Ken, Gordon, Chris, and Sean, left for southern California as the first step towards the epic 41 miles ahead of us...
Winter Challenge Wavechaser —
On February 18th, DFOCC participated in the BAIR Island Wavechaser race in Redwood Shores. The great conditions and defending of our home turf brought out one of our biggest turnouts for a Wavechaser race so far, a whopping 14 paddlers!
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