Our Races
Breast Friends sent crews to compete at the following festivals this 2012 season:
The 2012 Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver, June 15-17
Congratulations to our Breast Friends crew, which took gold in the Breast Cancer race in Vancouver with a time of 2:43! Other BF race results in Vancouver:
Race 19, time 2:35
Race 45, time 2:43
Race 51, Women’s semi-final, time 2:42:80
Race 74, Women’s Recreational A final, time 2:36, 8th place
The ATB Financial Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival, July 6-8
Two Breast Friends crews had an awesome weekend at the Lethbridge festival. Breast Friends took gold (Titans – 2:42:89) and silver (Juggernauts – 2:56:34) in the breast cancer race known as “The C Cup”. We loved racing with the ladies from Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Calgary. The annual rose ceremony was so lovely.
Other Lethbridge race times for Breast Friends’ crews:
Juggernauts: 2:53:44, 2:50:73, 3:01, 2:54:35 (7th overall in Women’s Division)
Titans: 2:37:69, 3:12:22, 2:52, 2:38:50 (6th overall in Women’s Division)
Watch Breast Friends and other teams featured in a CTV news report on the Lethbridge Festival:
2012 Banff National Park Dragon Boat Festival, August 11-12
One Breast Friends crew went to Banff and had a wonderful weekend. The 200 metre sprints were a new event for us; our times were 54:43, 57:36 and 55:80. In Sunday’s races we posted times of 2:20:40, 2:18:23 and 2:25:53. Breast Friends took gold in the survivor race and came in first in the women’s consolation final. What a beautiful setting for a festival — Lake Minnewanka!
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival, August 17-19, 2012
Local survivor team: That’s us!
Wow! What a weekend. The weather was out of this world. The venue was perfect. The competition furious. The team spirit – alive and well. We had two Breast Friends crews, the Titans and the Juggernauts, and we were thrilled to be joined by two other survivor teams: Sistership from Calgary and Busting With Energy from Saskatoon.
Results:
Saturday   Titans      Juggernauts
am               2:41:25   2:47:56 ( 5 sec penalty for not leaving the loading dock in the stated direction)
pm               2:42:77  2:44:18
Sunday      Titans       Juggernauts
am               2:47:19    2:46:39
pm              2:48:91     2:46:39
Pink Ribbon Challenge
Titans       Juggernauts      Sistership      Busting with Energy
2:46:69Â Â Â 2:47:22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2:52:85Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2:52:35
Many thanks to EDBFA and its many volunteers and supporters for making our festival so great!
2012 Calgary Dragon Boat Festival, August 25-26
 Hurray for Sistership for providing delicious lunches and a warm welcome to our Breast Friends crew. If only they had control of the weather too! Despite our disappointment with some of our race results, we had a wonderful weekend. A highlight was meeting Premier Alison Redford on the dock following the Pink Flower ceremony.
Weekend Race Results: 2.36:61, 2.33:87, 2.36:26, 2.42:56 + 30 second penalty, DQ
12th Annual Penticton Dragon Boat Festival, September 8-9
Wind was a factor at this 2012 festival as well. We raced on Saturday morning (2:27.35), but the afternoon races were cancelled because of white caps on the lake. We did our second qualifying race on Sunday morning (2:27.29). Then just before noon we raced in the Breast Cancer Survivor Race (2:19.34), the fastest time ever recorded by a Breast Friends crew, earning us gold. It was a thrill to raft up with nine other survivor teams from all over BC and Alberta! Then we were in the Women’s Diamond A final (2:22.24), placing fifth. The scenery, the Friday night party for survivors, all the great vendors, made for another amazing Penticton experience!
