Battle In The Bay
Dragon Boat Festival  
May 12, 2012 - Year of the Water Dragon
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Volume 4 Issue 6May 2012
Photo by Mary Beth Martel
Social Calendar
PIRATE TREASURE HUNT

Thursday May 10

Porky's Bayside BBQ

6:30 - 8P

Scallywags, rouges n heathens invited t' wear ye best pirate garb an pillage for hidden treasure. Followin' t' scavenger hunt, share a grog o' ale an' a bit o' swordplay with ye mates at t' best joint for BBQ vittles on t'island. Best costume and raffle prizes. Benefit for Safe Harbor Animal Rescue of the Keys (SHARK)

 

PADDLERS' PARTY

Friday May 11

The Hurricane

9 P

The Con Leche Band is brewing a hot mix of cool tunes at Marathon's favorite place to party with the paddlers.

 

 

LAST SPLASH PARTY & Awards Ceremony

 Saturday, May 12

 Sunset Grille & Raw Bar 

 6:30 PM Cocktails 

 7:00 PM Buffet opens

 7:30 Awards

The fun continues after the races, poolside. Fill  your plate with scrumptious Keys cuisine while        waiting for your name to be called as the winner of the Toby Keith autographed PINK Solo Cup. Entertainment by Jessica Lily and Smoky Rhythm with an encore performance by Fushu Daiko.

 
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS

Sunday May 13

Roco's 

Dockside Bar &  Grill

7 - 11A

Bring your pink Solo cups for a morning beverage and raise more funds for the Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys. Wounded Warrior Project benefits from the breakfast buffet.

Event Schedule
7:30 AM            Team check-in
8:00                  Team Manager/Captains, Team Marshals, Helmsmen, Volunteer                             Coordinator and Safety Officer meeting with Officials - Race                                   Headquarters

8:15                  Welcome - Richard Diedrich and Steve Miller

                        Awakening the Dragon Ceremony - at the boat launch lagoon 

8:35                  First teams called to marshaling area 

8:58                  Opening Shot Cannon Salute - Caysal Pirates

8:59                  Sounding of the Conch Shell - Mike Puto, Governor General of the                                                             Middlemost Territories of the Conch Republic

9:00 - 11:00       Qualifying Heats

                             Military Challenge 

                             Hospitality/Tourism Challenge

                             Marathon Vacation.Com Open Challenge

                             Dragon Boat Club Crew Challenge

                             Gift of Life Challenge

11:00 - 11:45      Short Break in racing

11:00 - 11:25      Fushu Daiko  - Art of Taiko Drumming

11:30                 Survivor Flower Ceremony

11:45 - Noon      Fushu Daiko

Noon - 1:40 PM  Semi-Finals

Noon - 2:00        Conch Country 98.7 live remote

1:40 - 2:00          Short break in racing 

                         Fushu Daiko

2:00 - 3:40          Finals

4:15                   2000 meter race - top A Division teams

6:30                   Last Splash Party - cocktails at Sunset Grill and Raw Bar. Buffet at                              7:00

7:30                   Awards Ceremony - Sunset Grill and Raw Bar

8ish                   Sunset - party on!

  • Teams are seeded into divisional Semi-final races based on their recorded time during Qualifying Heats.
  • Movement from the Semi-finals to the Final round is based on placing and time in each divisional Semi-final race. The two winning teams from each division Semi-final plus the next best time advance to the Championship Final. Remaing teams advance to the divisional Consolation Final.
  • Winner of the Challenge Races are determined by the race times in the first round of racing.
  • Pan American Dragon Boat Association, the Race Officials, determine the winners of the Challenge races, division races, final rounds and the 2000 m.
  • Top 6 finishing teams (A Division) qualify for the 2000 m.
Dragon Boat Booty
Prizes raffled at the Last Splash Party
Art Paddle 2012 by 
Julie Elkins

You could be enjoying a fabulous 2 night stay in Key West, Florida at Edith Amsterdam's Curry Mansion Inn or you could own the Art Paddle 2012 created by Julie Elkins inspired by the Chinese Year of the Water Dragon. 

 

Raffle tickets are one US dollar each and you can get 6 tickets for 5 bucks. You don't have to be present to win so if you're reading this newsletter on your computer in Australia, no worries! Email Raffle Tickets for more information.

 

 Playing off of the hit single "Red Solo Cup" by Toby Keith,

a Gre
atest Hits CD, photo and pink Solo Cup all autographed by 
To
by Keith are b
eing used as a fundraiser for The Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys.

 

For a minimum contribution of $20 you'll receive a numbered, unsigned, pink cup that holds not only your beverage of choice but also a chance of winning the trio of country music memorabilia. 

To purchase your cup and the chance to win, contact Mercy Hiller from The Cancer Foundation at 305-296-0021 or email  hillermg@bellsouth.net. Cups are also available the day of the dragon boat races by visiting the Cancer Foundation's booth. The drawing for the winner is being held at the Last Splash Party and Awards Ceremony being held after the races at Sunset Grill and Raw Bar.

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