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The year 2011 was a great year for the Rusty Dragons.  We had a total of 124 different paddlers in total who joined one or more of our 11 teams.   These paddlers came from an amazing background of over 40 different teams.  Among many highlights last year, we went to Florida three times to train and race; Jim Farintosh's Pines Training Camp in April, we raced at the first annual Pan Am Club Crew Championships in Tampa in July, and we went to Orlando International with RBC in October.  We also put together our first women's collective team.   In addition to our Motley Crew teams, we were especially proud of our "Are We There Yet?", "Born to be Wild", and "Wild Thing" coached teams.  Congrats to all athletes!

We are planning our expansion for 2012 and are adding new coaches and teams for our 7th year.  Please consider joining one or more of our 13 teams in 2012!  Our website will be updated soon!

Highlights of 2012:

- FIVE + coached teams and TEN collective teams for single events > More opportunities!

- More coaches joining the Alliance.  Same great value.   Discounts for multi-event paddlers.

Tim MacFarlane

E-mail: Tim@RustyDragons.ca

Stay tuned for information on our 2012 season from all of our coaches...

Florida Spring Camp

Pan Am Club Crew - Tampa

River Pirates

Are We There Yet? - Canada Day

Barracudas Christie Lake

Motley Crew - Girls Girls Girls

Born to be Wild - Christie Lake

Wild Thing - Christie Lake

SOCIAL EVENTS:

     > FEB 10 - Chinese New Year Banquet & Dance - registration OPEN.  See BANQUET page.

Registration opens January 29th for...  (more team details will be published by January 8th)

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (June 23-24)

     > **NEW** "Motley Crew" - Collective team - racing for the first time at this big event!

O.P.S. CANADA DAY REGATTA at CENTRE ISLAND (July 1)

     > "Are We There Yet?" - 7th year Parents / kids Coached team - May 17 to July 1 (7 weeks).

     > "Forest Hill Dragons" - 1st year Parents / kids Coached team - May 17 to July 1 (7 weeks).

     > "Motley Crew" - 4th year Collective team - racing July 1.

HAMILTON WATERFEST REGATTA (July 7)

     > **NEW** "Motley Crew" - Collective team - racing July 7.

MONTREAL REGATTA (July 21-22)

     > **NEW** "Motley Crew" - Collective team - racing July 21.

WOODSTOCK REGATTA (August 11)

     > "Girls, Girls, Girls!" - 2nd year Women's Collective team - racing August 11.

     > **NEW** New team (name coming soon) - Coached team - July 5 to August 11 (6 weeks).

STRATFORD REGATTA (Sept. 15)

     > **NEW** "Just 4 Fun" - Collective team - racing Sept.15.

CHRISTIE LAKE REGATTA (Sept. 22)

     > "Born to Be Wild" - 6th year Coached team - Aug. 16 to Sept. 22 (6 weeks).

     > "Wild Thing" - 2nd year Coached team - ~mid-Aug. to Sept. 22 (6 weeks).

     > "Motley Crew Barracudas" - 2nd year Collective team - racing Sept.22.

27KM RIVER RUN (Oct. 6)

     > "River Pirates" - 6th year Collective team - paddling from Cayuga to Dunnville Oct. 6.

ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL REGATTA (Oct. 20)

     > "Rusty Dragons" - 2nd year Collective team - racing Oct.20 (practice on 19th in Florida).