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EventsAuckland National Dragon Boat Festival: 29 March 2008 In 2007, Busting With Life was pipped at the post for the Championship Shield by Christchurch’s Abreast in a Boat, but not this year !!! Busting With Life saved its best for the 5th and final race of the day to win the NZ Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Championship Shield, missing the gold medal by only a whisker to the visiting 80-20 Dragons Abreast Gold Coast (80% of the team being breast cancer survivors. The Nationals were held for the first time on Lake Pupuke on Auckland’s North Shore. This was an exciting new venue for Dragon Boating in New Zealand, providing a full 500 metre course and excellent spectator viewing. Go to gallery to view more photos Wellington Dragon Boat Festival: 15 & 16 March 2008 Wellington put on magnificent blue skies and calm waters for its annual dragon boat festival. The weather brought out cheering crowds to urge on the 1800 competitors and 72 teams from around the country for the 1st day of the event. Wellington City Council's WCC Conquerors took the gold in the corporate grand championship final, and Masterton's JNL team took honours in the open section. The Wellington Festival did not have a breast cancer division, so survivor teams competed against mixed teams (guys and gals) in the Open Social section. Busting With Life brought home the bronze medal in this category, the top finishing position for breast cancer teams all day, and the team's first medal in an Open Social Grand Final. And - they did so while being short 2 paddlers. Quite an accomplishment for this determined lot of ladies and their coach Sean Ogden. ... Bring on the National Championships !!!  Tauranga Super 12: 1 March 2008 Another success for Busting With Life - winning the breast cancer final in the 2nd annual Tauranga Super 12. Not even the blustery weather and strong currents could deter our ladies as they left even mixed teams (guys and gals) in their wake. The team celebrated in fine style at the post regatta medal ceremony with the odd glass of bubbly and wine, followed by a team dinner.Tiger Beer Dragon Boat Festival - 16th February 2008Held in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour, the festival was brought forward this year to coincide with the Chinese New Year. The timing provided a reminder to all of the sport's long history and roots.Congratulations to Busting Wth Life for winning the Breast Cancer Grand Final, Hamilton City Watersports for knocking KPC off their crown as Open Grand Final Champions, and the Airforce…winners of the Corporate Grand Final and recipients of $28,000.00 towards airfares from Cathay Pacific to race at the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Festival in June later this year! |
| Breast Cancer Grand Final: | Time: |
| Gold - Busting With Life | 1:28:93 |
| Silver - Boobops | 1:29:15 |
| Bronze - Ascot Radiology Pink Dragons | 1:33:39 |