competed in one of the largest & most competitive dragon boat tournaments in the world, the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat festival in Vancouver.
Immediately after completing yet another successful Vegas run, our man himself jumped on a direct flight to match his godly strength and paddling stroke technique against some of the finest dragon boat paddlers in the world on the famed waters of False Creek.
The results?
1) The Renaissance Man played a critical role in the "engine room" of the Space Dragons Red crew, which finished 15th out of 96 total mixed teams. The crew qualified in the Competitive B division, opening many eyes along the way.
Official race results here.
2) The Renaissance Man participated in the famed Alcan "Guts & Glory Race", a 2000m race complete w/ 3 hairpin u-turns reserved for the top 16 teams in the tournament. Think 16 dragon boat teams, 20 paddlers each, 3000 pounds of mass for each boat, racing hard through turns in a best-of-the-best free-for-all race.
3) Apparently, word of the Renaissance Man's participation in the festival reached local public news providers in Vancouver. Paddlers were caught off guard when the festival became flooded with paparazzi jousting for position in an effort to capture media of the Renaissance Man in action.
The following pictures were taken from a Vancouver television news feed on June 19th, which filmed the Renaissance Man & the Space Dragons in action:
As we've all come to expect, the Renaissance Man put in a herculean effort, helping carry his beloved Space Dragons team to new heights.
We all stand envious of his paddling team mates, who enjoy the rare and distinct privilege of going into battle w/ a man of the Renaissance Man's stature. But the Renaissance Man has been humbly quoted as saying, "I am just one of 20, just one cog of a machine, with all cogs of equal importance. We act & compete as ONE."
So inspirating, so motivating. As always, we stand in awe of his wisdom.
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