Long Beach dragon boat races : day 1
We did surprisingly well in our first mixed-division race (3rd) and shockingly well in our first corporate race(*) (2nd place, less than a second behind DPW and more than 10 seconds ahead of whoever finished third). Our mixed result (har har) put us into the higher division, so we didn't do quite so well in the next race -- okay, we came in last, but we were gaining on the 5th-place boat at the end, sigh.
Today we have one more race in each division. For mixed it's still technically possible for us to get a medal, but only if we come in first. For corporate... well, there are 3 medals, we're in the top 6 teams, and we did really well yesterday. I think we've got a pretty good chance there.
Oh, and apparently I'm calling in the corporate race this morning. Should be entertaining. It's been about a year since I've done that; hopefully I can remember what to say & what order to say it all in. :P
(*) considering who were were in with -- "Who's that next to us? Oh expletive, it's DPW, we're SO doomed...."
Today we have one more race in each division. For mixed it's still technically possible for us to get a medal, but only if we come in first. For corporate... well, there are 3 medals, we're in the top 6 teams, and we did really well yesterday. I think we've got a pretty good chance there.
Oh, and apparently I'm calling in the corporate race this morning. Should be entertaining. It's been about a year since I've done that; hopefully I can remember what to say & what order to say it all in. :P
(*) considering who were were in with -- "Who's that next to us? Oh expletive, it's DPW, we're SO doomed...."