After covering 45,000 Km across Canada, the 2010 Olympic flame will be crossing the waters of False Creek on its final journey to BC Place for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics ... Pacific Reach will be part of this flotilla of dragon boats and outriggers. Pacific Reach members will be in the OC6 outrigger with 3 motor boats from our Club to transport the Media in this Torch Relay.
Rob Varnel, our coach - will be in the FCRCC Torch dragon boat (as an original member of FCRCC).
This 1:00pm leg of the Torch Relay is on Friday, February 12 paddling from Granville Island to the Yaletown Marina.
FCRCC: ... " When you think in terms of Winter in Canada - is a recognition of the importance which paddle sports have in many parts of Canada, especially in & around Vancouver and the Lower Mainland ... even in Winter! "
... " That this leg is on False Creek is recognition of how many people see the Creek as the central hub of their training & racing & simple recreational-paddling activites - not just FCRCC, but all the other clubs & groups & individuals using it too, and too, of how much the Creek has changed since it was primarily a very unfriendly-to-recreation beehive of industrial activities, before Expo 86 - when the first Dragon Boat events took place there. Kamini Jain, FCRCC's Head Coach, and Hugh Fisher, one of FCRCC's founders, both of whom have competed in paddling events at the Summer Olympics for Canada, have been honoured by being chosen as Torch Bearers for the False Creek leg.
Special thanks to Andrea Dillon for making this possible for everyone.