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Discover Flatwater Sport Disciplines 13 CANADIAN DRAGON BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS June 26-28 | North Course | Dragon Boat 14 WELLAND INTERNATIONAL FLATWATER CENTRE The Legacy is Only Just Beginning 15 MAP OF WELLAND Welland Champions Leading The Way 18 TORONTO 2015 PAN AM/PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES !VIVA PAN AM WELLAND! 20 CANOE ART PROJECT Where Art & The Waterway Meet 24 DRAGON BOAT NIAGARA 2015 Be A Part of the Wonder 24 PAN AMERICAN CLUB CREW DRAGON BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS August 14-16 | North Course | Dragon Boat 24 2015 WORLD DRAGON BOAT RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS August 19-23 | North Course | Dragon Boat CLUBS 10 SOUTH NIAGARA ROWING CLUB 18 NOTRE DAME ROWING CLUB 19 FEARLESS FEMALES 26 SOUTH NIAGARA CANOE CLUB EVENTS 08 BANANA BELT ROWING TOUR May 3 | North Course | Rowing 09 ROWONTARIO CAMP May 9-10, June 6-7, November 7-8 | North & South Courses | Rowing 11 SOUTH NIAGARA ROWING CLUB HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL May 16-17 | South Course | Rowing 08 OCSRA TEAM TRIALS May 30-31 | North Course | Canoe Kayak 12 WELLAND DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL June 6 | North Course | Dragon Boat 12 ROSE CITY TRIATHLON June 13-14 | Waterway | Triathlon 12 TONY BIERNACKI SENIOR MEMORIAL REGATTA June 13 | North Course | Rowing 19 CENTRAL ONTARIO ROWING ASSOCIATION REGATTA July 4 | South Course | Rowing 16 BALMY BEACH July 18 | North Course | Canoe Kayak 09 ROWONTARIO MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS July 19 | North Course | Rowing 16 WESTERN ONTARIO DIVISION TRIALS & CHAMPIONSHIPS July 25-26 | North Course | Canoe Kayak 09 ROWONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIPS July 25-26 | South Course | Rowing 22 PROVINCIAL OPEN WATER SWIM August 9 | North Course | Swimming 27 OCSRA FALLAPALOOZA CAMP September 19-20 | North Course | Canoe Kayak 22 NIAGARA FALLS BARRELMAN TRIATHLON September 20 | Waterway | Triathlon 22 HEAD OF THE WELLAND - FIVE BRIDGE CLASSIC September 26 | Waterway | Rowing WIFC | 2015 Programme 5 1. 2. 3. What’s Your A GUIDE TO FLATWATER Water? SPORT DISCIPLINES 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 6 WIFC | 2015 Programme 1. Canoe Sprint 2. Dragon Boat Primary location: North course Primary location: North course FEATURED Also known as canoe sprint, flatwater ca- Though dragon boat racing is over 2,000 3. Rowing noe racing is an extremely specialized sport. years old, it is the world’s fastest growing Primary location: North & south course Paddlers kneel on one knee and only pad- team water sport. Since the formation of the Rowing is a demanding endurance sport dle on one side to maintain a straight course. International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) requiring focus and discipline. It has been A one-person racing canoe measures 5.2 m in 1990, the sport has evolved into a festival, an Olympic sport since 1900. FISA has held (17 ft) and is designed for speed on a calm making it a popular method for local chari- annual World Rowing Championships since surface. Flatwater canoeing has been an ties to raise funds and support. Traditional- 1962. Flatwater racing boats (sculls) are Olympic sport since 1936 with annual World ly, a crew of 22, including a drummer and a unique in their design with sliding seats and Championships. As with kayak, racing takes steersperson, is required to race these mas- attached oars. Their long and narrow shells place in three boats, i.e., C-1, C-2, and C-4 sive 40 ft boats adorned with a dragon head are designed for speeds of up to 10 meters 3. and must meet international standards. and tail during race festivals. per second. Boats have 1, 2, 4, or 8 rowers. Unique only to Canada is the C-15, also Men and women can compete in single, known as the war canoe, with 14 paddlers double and quadruple sculls. Regattas held and a coxswain. 5. Kayak at the WIFC can vary from 500m to 2000m Primary location: North & south course and accommodate up to 6 designated Flatwater kayak racing is an extremely fast lanes. They can include all weight, age and 4. Canoe Polo Primary location: North course sport requiring paddlers to have a good lev- skill divisions including Adaptive Rowing. el of expertise. Racing kayaks (also known as Canoe Polo is a spectacular team game, sprint boats) are lightweight and can be up which combines elements of water polo, to 6.2 m (20 ft) in length – with narrow beams 6. recreational basketball and canoeing! The game is built for speed. Flatwater kayak racing host- There are various ways to enjoy the water- played by two teams of five players, each ed at WIFC can include K1, K2 and K4 races. way for only a day! Fishing platforms can trying to score goals with a water polo ball Courses for men and women cover 200 m, be found in numerous locations along the in a net suspended above the water at each 500m, and 1000m. waterway and offer very robust and varied end of a “playing pitch”. population of fish popular to anglers from all over, including Perch, Pan Fish as well 4. 8. open water swim as Bass. The recreational waterway offers 7. water polo Primary location: North course/ a chance to take advantage of gorgeous Traditionally, water polo is played in all deep penfinancial credit union flatwater weather in single kayaks, tandem kayaks, water, however, the sport can be played in pedal boats, recreational canoes, and stand any type of pool or open water. A game con- community centre up paddleboards. Scuba diving at the Lin- sists of 4 quarters with two teams attempt- Open water swimming is the latest Olympic coln Street Docks is a great way to enjoy the ing to throw the ball into their opponent’s sport. Most swims are between 1 km and 3 waterway from don under day or night. The goal line between the posts and crossbar. km. In a standard triathlon, the swim leg in park features a submerged boat, a sunken Each team consists of 6 field players and 3.8 km (2.4 miles).