Last updated 8/30/2016 at 6:25pm
Women's Teams
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Amazon Dragons
Portland, OR The Amazon Dragons Paddling Club is an organization which provides lesbians with camaraderie, fitness, and physical strength through competitive dragon boat racing. We convey positive lesbian visibility through competition, personal integrity, community service and good sportsmanship. |
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Angry Unicorns
Salem, OR First, some facts about unicorns: 1) Unicorns have one horn (hence the name). 2) Unicorns are creatures made up of cotton candy and light with bubblegum frosting... until you make them angry. Then they are made of hot tamales and nightmares. 3) Unicorns are very bad at rescuing cats from trees (ask us how we know). 4) Unicorns like peanut M&Ms, but peanut butter M&Ms make them psychotic. 5) We fed a unicorn peanut butter M&Ms and it went on a homicidal rage that ended with us all up a tree without a paddle. This is how we discovered our true team name, The Angry Unicorns. 6) Our team initials (AU), that’s the periodic designation for gold. We know this because we are also major nerds (this is not a fact about unicorns). There is something very demented about the idea of an angry unicorn. Our team is made up of very demented people. Demented people who like to paddle and wear horns. |
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Bridge City Velocity Blue
Bridge City Velocity Gold Portland, OR Bridge City Paddling Club is excited to be paddling in front of our friends and family in the Portland area. On September 17, we will be back on the water paddling for twelve hours to raise money for the Children's Cancer Association. We welcome any team here to come out and take a lap with us. |
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Castaladies
Portland, OR Marooned on a desert isle for over 15 years with the Skipper and his little buddy, the Castaways women have finally found their way out. This powerful group of smart, beautiful women will no longer be slowed by their male counterparts. The Castaladies, like the rest of the team, enjoy a quality IPA after a hard practice and can Karaoke with the best of them. They play hard, stay focused in the boat, and paddle with the precision of a finely-tuned engine. Say hello to Portland's Castaladies. |
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Desert Dragons
Las Vegas, NV A drinking team with a paddling problem! Equally serious about both. Twenty plus women from diverse backgrounds. Some, strangers at the start, but once we cross the finish line ... we finish as friends. We come with a competitive spirit but also to have fun and enjoy camaraderie! FIREBALL!!! |
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DragonMax
Berkeley, CA DragonMax of Berkeley, California, is the largest paddling club in the San Francisco Bay Area. We welcome paddlers of all ages and ability levels. Our 60+ paddlers raced this year in Adelaide, Australia at the Club Crew World Championships. We are a community service based organization, giving more than 1500 free dragon boat rides annually to youth groups and members of the Bay Area community. We love racing in Portland and visiting the Pacific Northwest. Drop by the DragonMax tent to say hi. |
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DragonSprites
Portland, OR A women's dragon boat team committed to paddling together with a common goal - performing at our best individually and collectively on and off the water. Commitment is the structure and heart is the motive. |
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Golden Dragons Women
Portland, OR The Golden Dragons PDX Dragon Boat Paddling Club is men and women, at least 50 years old, who paddle dragon boats for fun, fitness and friendship year-round on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. The club was founded in 1996 and currently has more than 150 members. Golden Dragons only pick up speed when they get over the hill. |
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Ladies of the Lake
Kent, WA We are a rockin' group of girls who love to paddle! We practice hard and have a great time at our "home field" on beautiful Lake Meridian. |
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Mighty Women
Portland, OR Mighty Women Paddling Club, Inc. is a non-profit, competitive, year-round Dragon Boat and Outrigger Canoe Club in Portland, Oregon. We are an adventurous group of women with a competitive spirit and a strong sense of community on and off the boat. We welcome anyone that has the desire to be part of a team, who likes to have fun and shares our competitive spirit! |
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OWLS Dragonflies
Portland, OR The OWLS (Oregon Women Lawyers) Dragonflies is a team of women lawyers and other legal professionals. We practice year-round and compete in several regional races, balancing our passion for paddling with busy professional and personal lives. The Dragonflies extend our thanks to our sponsors, employers, families and colleagues for their generous support. DISCLAIMER: This team bio does not create or imply an attorney-client relationship between any team member, member of any other dragon boat team or the general audience. THIS MESSAGE MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL THAT IS CONFIDENTIAL, PRIVILEGED AND/OR ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT. If you are not the intended recipient, you must cease and desist reading immediately and turn your attention to the forthcoming races. You are hereby put on notice that lawyers may, on occasion, exhibit a sense of humor. |
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Pink Phoenix (2 Teams)
Portland, OR Pink Phoenix empowers breast cancer survivors through the sport of dragon boating. Teammates find strength and quality of life by paddling together and through the unity of a breast cancer diagnosis-the only requirement to join the team. Pink Phoenix is named for the mythical bird who rises from the ashes symbolizing rebirth and the beginning of a new life. We celebrate life every day, but 2016 is extra sweet. It's our 20th season on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon! |
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Rip City Paddlers
Portland, OR Rip City Paddlers, RCP for short, is an all-women’s team based in Portland, Oregon. Our team originated from a core group that branched out from paddling only for Portland’s Rose Festival race. The goal was to be more competitive and put all that practice to work in multiple races throughout the racing season. Our team is made up of a number of veteran paddlers and newcomers to the sport. Regardless of how experienced any team member is, all share the common love of the water and the challenge of dragon boat racing. Paddling brings a spirit of camaraderie and support that has lead to positive, life-changing experiences for women on our team as well as higher fitness levels for all. Go Rip City!!! |
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Seattle Flying Valkyries
Seattle, WA Under the guidance of Coach Valerie (Val-kyries, get it?), we paddle the waters of Lake Union, occasionally singing loudly and out-of-tune the "Ride of the Valkyries." Valkyries are powerful women of Norse mythology who descend upon flying horses to choose which slain battle heroes enter Valhalla. Valkyries are associated with fairness, brightness, and gold. The Seattle Flying Valkyries descend from Seattle wearing brightly-colored jerseys to fiercely (but fairly) fight for gold! A special thank you to Kenmore Air for graciously donating moorage for our boats. |
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Sirens
Portland, OR The Sirens Paddling Club is a women’s dragon boat team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2003, the Sirens promote sportsmanship, fitness and camaraderie in a competitive and supportive environment. We are a dedicated group of women of all ages and all walks of life united by our commitment to each other and our shared goal of working hard and finishing to win. We’re unique in that we’re not just a group of women that happen to paddle together, but really a tight knit team, proud to call ourselves Sirens. The Sirens Paddling Club is proud to be sponsored by Frontier Management. "We are excited to support the Sirens dragon boat team. This group of athletic women demonstrates a commitment that we value in our operations as a premier Senior Living provider. It fits beautifully into our #FrontierCulture”, stated Greg Roderick, President and CEO. |
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Space Dragons Women
Long Beach, CA Established in 2002 as a corporate team, we quickly evolved into a fun-loving year-round team with a competitive edge. You'll find us having fun on the water year-round (rain or shine), pushing ourselves through tough workouts or engaged in intense competition. Based in sunny Long Beach, California, under the Southern California Dragon Boat Club, and consider our paddling grounds a privileged marine playground, with regular sightings of sea lions and dolphins. Each year as a club we travel somewhere: Vancouver, Hong Kong, Toronto, Adelaide; and many of our teammates have been part US National Teams. |
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Starbucks Club SAKE Sapphires
Seattle, WA Club SAKE Dragon Boat Club is Seattle's oldest and largest dragon boat club, celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2016. Our home is on the beautiful shores of Lake Washington, in the shadow of Mount Rainier. Our mission is to promote the physical, mental and emotional benefits of dragon boating to the community at large. We are excited to be in Portland racing as one team, one club, in strength, together. Paddles up! |
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SunGoddesses Paddling Crew
Portland, OR The SunGoddesses Paddling Crew consist of junior women paddlers (high school age), mothers of paddlers, and friends of the SunDragons Paddling Club. This is our third race of the season racing as a Women's crew. Coming together (on and off the boat) only on race day events challenges us to be at the top of our game! |
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TEAM Survivor Sea Dragons
San Diego, CA The TEAM Survivor Sea Dragons are a group of thriving cancer survivors who love paddling together. We want to inspire women to see that having cancer can be an opportunity to change one's thinking and look at life with new possibilities! We can each try something completely new and go farther with it than could be imagined. |
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Unsinkable Survivor Association
Salem, OR The Unsinkable Survivor Association, "The Unsinkables," is a dragon boat team formed in 2015, from the World Beat Dragon Boat Club from Salem, Oregon. We have paddled as a team in two World Beat Festivals, and last month in Victoria, BC where we earned a silver medal in the Jade Division! We are very ecxited because this is our first time racing in Portland! Our team is comprised of cancer survivors (all types of cancer) and supporters of survivors. This team paddles for Health, Healing, and Hope. We also participate in other healthy activities such as Yoga, The Pink Walk, and social events in our community. |
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Wasabi Force
Wasabi Impact Portland, OR Wasabi SOAR Portland, OR Wasabi SOAR (Survivors On A River) is dedicated to promoting the fun, camaraderie, and health benefits of dragon boat racing to women cancer survivors and their supporters. Our paddlers range in age from mid-30's to mid-80's. SOAR is open to survivors of all cancers, not just breast cancer. We welcome women of all ages and levels of fitness; our motto is 'paddle to a healthier you.' We encourage survivors to discover a new passion for paddling and racing while developing lifelong friendships with the other women on the team. |
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WOW Women on Water
Portland, OR We are WOW from the mighty Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, established in 2007. Our vision of FUN - FRIENDSHIP - FITNESS on the water grew to an incredible bond that cements our team. Our paddlers share the joy of dragon boat racing, enthusiasm, energy, and ever-lasting friendships. We are a socially dynamic group of paddlers from diverse backgrounds, professions, age groups, and athletic abilities. We promote good sportsmanship on the water and pull together off the water to proudly give back to build a stronger community. |
Mixed Teams
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Alameda DragonFlyers
Alameda, CA Alameda DragonFlyers, from the island city of Alameda in the San Francisco Bay, enjoys an island blend of competing, eating, exercising and socializing. Our membership includes paddlers from 18 to 78 and many family members join and paddle together. ADF practices on the Alameda-Oakland estuary and welcomes new paddlers year-round. |
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Blind Ambition Portland, OR Blind Ambition, a team of men and women with different degrees of vision loss, was formed in 2002. We debuted at the Portland Rose festival, but have since competed in regattas throughout the country. We love the inclusive nature of dragon boating. It is a community like no other, where all are welcome and treated as friends. |
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Bridge City Blitz Blue
Bridge City Blitz Gold Portland, OR Bridge City Paddling Club is excited to be paddling in front of our friends and family in the Portland area. On September 17, we will be back on the water paddling for twelve hours to raise money for the Children's Cancer Association. We welcome any team here to come out and take a lap with us. |
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Castaways
Portland, OR The Castaways is a mixed recreational team, with the emphasis on recreation. "Beer, anyone?" is a question often heard after practice. We paddle hard, win a few races here and there, and always put enjoyment of the sport above the final results. We're nurses, librarians, teachers, computer geeks, retirees, and everything in between. A small cadre has been known to break out into song in the middle of practice while maintaining our consistently perfect timing. For a good workout and a fine time on the water, you can always count on the Castaways. |
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Concord Pacific Flying Dragons
Vancouver, BC We are one of Vancouver's inaugural dragon boat teams celebrating over 25 years of paddling the waters of False Creek and elsewhere! Over the years the faces may have changed but the enthusiasm for the sport, desire to compete and focus on fun has remained unchanged! After the Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival you can find the Flying Dragons paddling in San Francisco, Montreal, Hawaii, Shanghai and cities throughout BC. We are grateful for the continuing support of Concord Pacific, the title sponsor of the Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival and developers of the vibrant community hugging the north shore of False Creek. |
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Dragin' Tails
Kent, WA The Dragin’ Tails are from beautiful Lake Meridian in Kent, WA. Breathtaking Mount Rainier is perched on our shore and the majestic eagles, who nest here, keep us company as we paddle. We are competitive and like to work hard, but we also love to have fun and try not to take ourselves too seriously. We show up on race day with our game faces on and our paddles at the ready! We are teammates and friends who also enjoy sharing life together while challenging one another in our athletic pursuits, supporting each other and above all, paddling as one! |
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Dragon Fuel
Portland, OR This is our first race season with the Portland Race being our 3rd race together. This is our year of the Firsts! We like to show others how to maintain a healthy lifestyle by living it out ourselves. |
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DragonMax
Berkeley, CA DragonMax of Berkeley, California, is the largest paddling club in the San Francisco Bay Area. We welcome paddlers of all ages and ability levels. Our 60+ paddlers raced this year in Adelaide, Australia at the Club Crew World Championships. We are a community service based organization, giving more than 1500 free dragon boat rides annually to youth groups and members of the Bay Area community. We love racing in Portland and visiting the Pacific Northwest. Drop by the DragonMax tent to say hi. |
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DUC Delite
Dallas, TX DUC Delite is Dallas' premier competitive dragon boat team. The team was founded in 2011 by a group of freshly-graduated friends who were looking to compete in the local dragon boat festival. After placing humbly in third first race, this group of ambitious friends wanted more and, right away, bought a dragon boat and started a year-round competitive dragon boat club. Now, the Delite competes in races all across the country, making new friends along the way. The team not only focuses on training and competition, but also enjoys building camaraderie as a group. We organize frequent fun social events outside of paddling. |
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The Fire Breathing Blowfish
Portland, OR A decidedly expressive team, the Fire Breathing Blowfish are united by a love for competition, the harmonious sound of thrashing the water in unison, and a tendency toward inappropriate behavior at inopportune moments. Noisy, joyful, and proud of having become Portland's "THAT team" in our past 7 years of competition, we hope you'll all catch the Blowfish spirit and hoist a beverage, grind your neighbor, and join us in the battle cry, "We Breathe Fire!" over this wicked weekend of racy racing. |
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Grainger Portland Dragons
Portland, OR Grainger has been serving Portland since 1945 and is location in Swan Island. We have 100 local team members connected to our branch in Portland and are excited to have our first Dragon Boat team in the Pacific Northwest. |
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Highland Dragons
Salem, OR 21 of us are direct descendants of William Wallace. We wear argyle socks over our exceptionally large biceps and we practice in a boat that weighs 3 tons. Chances are you won't be able to hear the clanking of all the participation medals wrapped around our necks because our laughter is drowning it out. We love our hood, our city, and this sport. Keeping Highland Fun since 2012! |
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KP Dragon Fit
Long Beach, CA KP Dragon Fit promotes Kaiser Permanente's commitment to total health in mind, body, and spirit through the sport of dragon boat racing. Our team is committed to community service, sportsmanship, and camaraderie. We recognize the value of diversity while encouraging team members to develop their fitness and unique strengths through teamwork. |
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KP Dragons
Oakland, CA KP Dragons came alive in 2001 as the result of collaboration between Chris Yee, a former paddler with the Tasmanian Angels, and the late Susan Chan-Lin former president of Kaiser Permanente Asian Association. Today KP Dragons continues to thrive with spirited like minded KP employees and community members who represent our diverse Bay Area community. Our KP Dragon Boat teams represent many cultures, ages, ethnicities, and professions. We all believe in being fit and having fun and have not wavered from the founders' goals of collaborative teamwork and dedication to health. KPD also supports a youth team. |
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Mountain Home Canoe Club
Portland, OR We are a competitive outrigger canoe club located on the mighty Columbia River in beautiful Portland, Oregon. We work hard year round and place a strong emphasis on technique in addition to distance and speed in our training. We believe that hard work pays off, but that none of it matters unless you have fun in the process. |
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Peace Dragon Warriors
Salem, OR Since 2007, one for all and all for peace. Peace work takes a warrior's heart. |
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Seattle Flying Fire Dragons
Seattle, WA We love to paddle on Fire! Across the waters of South Lake Union we Fly. Anyone who wants to fire it up a level is welcome to join this comp mixed team within the Seattle Flying Dragons. Huge and ongoing thanks to Kenmore Air who graciously donate moorage for our boats. Come visit us if you are in town! |
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S.O.L. Dragons
Portland, OR The S.O.L. Dragons is a team selected by a highly technical and stringent scouting process, meticulously performed over the span of several years by some the best and brightest coaches in the nation. They are among the fastest, the strongest, the fittest, the most motivated athletes ever to grace the Pacific Northwest! That, or they were picked at random off the streets... one of the two... I don't remember which... They never let up, never give up, never slow up. Always making time to save kittens and kiss babies, S.O.L. is a team you'll be proud to bring home to mother! |
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Space Dragons Blue
Space Dragons Red Long Beach, CA Established in 2002 as a corporate team, we quickly evolved into a fun-loving year-round team with a competitive edge. You'll find us having fun on the water year-round (rain or shine), pushing ourselves through tough workouts or engaged in intense competition. Based in sunny Long Beach, California, under the Southern California Dragon Boat Club, and consider our paddling grounds a privileged marine playground, with regular sightings of sea lions and dolphins. Each year as a club we travel somewhere: Vancouver, Hong Kong, Toronto, Adelaide; and many of our teammates have been part US National Teams. |
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Starbucks Club SAKE Emeralds
Starbucks Club SAKE Onyx Seattle, WA Club SAKE Dragon Boat Club is Seattle's oldest and largest dragon boat club, celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2016. Our home is on the beautiful shores of Lake Washington, in the shadow of Mount Rainier. Our mission is to promote the physical, mental and emotional benefits of dragon boating to the community at large. We are excited to be in Portland racing as one team, one club, in strength, together. Paddles up! |
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Stumptown Blews
Portland, OR 2016 brought many changes for BlewbyU and Stumptown paddlers! This season we joined forces and together with our coaches Rolando and Marv we have worked diligently to perfect our stroke, increase our power, stay in time and of course... win! We are looking forward to the 2016 season to test our abilities at both local and out of town races. So, watch out for the team in blue as Stumptown Blews! |
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Sync or Swim
Portland, OR Sync or Swim is a coed dragon boat team rockin' the boat and dominating beer gardens from San Francisco to Vancouver, BC, since 1998. With the boom box in tow, our coach DJ Short Change drops the old school hip hop beats and keeps us Rocking the Boat in time. One boat, one paddle, one love! Cheers! |
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TDBA Destiny Dragons
Tacoma, WA The Destiny Dragons are a year round paddling club. Our members paddle for recreation or competition. Our motto is fun, fitness, and fellowship for people who love being outdoors. Members range in age from 18 to over 80, and come from a wide range of professions. The Destiny Dragons are named for the city they live in -- Tacoma, Washington -- which has been known for over 80 years as the City of Destiny. |
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Tsunami USA
Portland, OR
Who are we? TSU-NA-MI! Tsunami USA originated as a corporate crew sponsored by Providence Health Systems 28 years ago and has only ever raced at the Portland Rose Festival. Paddlers range from their 20's to their 70's and include a wide range of Providence employees. This band of hooligans works hard and plays harder.
Portland, OR
Who are we? TSU-NA-MI! Tsunami USA originated as a corporate crew sponsored by Providence Health Systems 28 years ago and has only ever raced at the Portland Rose Festival. Paddlers range from their 20's to their 70's and include a wide range of Providence employees. This band of hooligans works hard and plays harder.
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University of Western States Hot Wasabi
Portland, OR The University of Western States is a university dedicated to the art of health and science. UWS offers programs in chiropractic, sports and exercise medicine, sports psychology, functional medicine, human nutrition, and massage therapy. For the Portland Races we have joined forces with the Wasabi Paddling Club which has provided us with excellent training. |
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Zamboanga Aquarockets
Portland, OR The Zamboanga Aquarockets are a competitive youth team comprised primarily of paddlers from Franklin High School. Officially founded in 1998, they have a storied history as the longest continuously running high school team in Portland, and have won multiple gold medals in various races along the west coast, and have even qualified for Worlds! These highly competitive junior paddlers are hungry for gold again in the 2016 Portland races! Zamboanga Paddling Club
Portland, OR Zamboanga Paddling Club is back! After taking an almost 9 year hiatus, Zambo is back and ready to take on the competition with a very driven, experienced crew. We look forward to bringing all we've got and taking home some hardware in the Portland race this year! |
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