Sunday July 25, 2010
Events Square, Falmouth

CORNISH DRAGON BOAT CHALLENGE

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Richfords Restoration Racers

Team Name: Richfords Restoration Racers

Organisation: Richfords Fire and Flood

Richfords Restoration Racers were first timers at last year's event and surprised everyone (including themselves!) when we made it to the semi finals. Since then we have been plotting our strategy and aim to leave the other teams far behind! The rain at last year's event didn't put off our teams who are used to dealing with flooded properties. If we can work wonders on flood and fire damaged buildings imagine what we can do at this year's race!


Camborne Science & Community College

Team Name: Samurai

Organisation: Camborne Science & Community College

The Samurai team is composed of a mix of students from Camborne Science and Community College and their visitors from Ritsumeikan Junior High School in Kyoto, Japan.


Team Name: Team Stralfors

Organisation:Stralfors Plc

Stralfors, which is owned by Posten AB of Sweden, is an IT focussed business to business company with a print heritage providing total solutions within the field of information transfer. Stralfors develops, produces and delivers systems, services and products for the efficient communication of information crucial to operating a successful business.


Team Name: Pendennis Paddlers

Organisation: Pendennis Shipyard

Pendennis Paddlers are a mixture of trades and Staff. Most of the team have entered the event many times so we are looking for a win.


Team Name: 5 Degrees Ahead

Organisation: 5 Degrees West

 

Our team is made up of staff from 5 Degrees West, the best place in town to enjoy casual dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Why not try our legendry burger after a hard day on the water? Serving food all day till 10pm. Also staff from 5 Degrees Below - simply the only place to be until 3am! Great atmosphere & great music. Regular live entertainment and Jaeger Bombs are our house speciality!!


Team Name: Wasters

Organisation: Wasters

 

The Wasters is a local team made up from a group of Tony's mates who intend to have a little fun and intend to show the others how it should be done.


St Michael's Saints

Team Name: St Michael's Saints

Organisation: St Michael's Hotel and Spa

St Michael's Hotel & Spa are proud to be part of this year's race. The hotel has always made the most of its seaside location with uniquely designed interiors reflecting the very best of Cornwall. Now's the perfect time for staff to enjoy the Cornish location also and embrace the mild sea!! The team have been training hard in St Michael's Health Club with the added benefit of our in-house Personal Trainers and we're sure that the day after the race they'll be begging the Spa Therapists for a smoothing massage also! Good luck everyone!


Watermans Go Dutch

Team Name: Watermans Go Dutch

Organisation: Watermans

We are a team of locals and staff from the Watermans Pub. We may not have been very successful last year but have been in serious training this year. Not. One thing for sure. The future is Orange.


The Riff RAF

Team Name: The Riff RAF

Organisation: Royal Air Force

A mixture of Air Force Service Personnel and local Falmouth Folk!


Cornish Pirates

Team Name: Cornish Pirates

Organisation: Cornish Pirates

Could be a classic case of "All the gear… no idea!!" Our first ever voyage - maybe our last!? We are relying on our helmsman!


Rental Wizards

Team Name: Rental Wizards

Organisation: Enterprise Rent-A-Car

A dynamic team consisting of graduates working to gain the largest market share in Cornwall for rental whilst providing excellent service. Enterprise Rent-A-Car your local option for rental in Cornwall, with great rates and the free pick up service. Call 0870 350 3000 for rates.


Team Name: Hodgsons Accountants

Organisation: Hodgsons Chartered Accountants

Hodgsons is one of Cornwall's leading firms of Chartered Accountants with offices in Falmouth and Launceston. Our crew is made up of clients and friends. This is the second year we have taken part and obviously hope to win! Failing that we'll settle for having a good time and hopefully not getting too wet!


Odd Bodd's

Team Name: Odd Bodd's

Organisation: Sainsburys Truro

The Sainsbury's Team returns this year following


Team Name: Chainlocker Dragons

Organisation: Chainlocker & Shipwrights

 

The Chainlocker Dragons Team is a mix of staff and locals from the Chainlocker & Shipwrights Pub on Custom House Quay. Regular training sessions have been going on throughout the winter at the Bar!


Team Name: West Briton Dragons

Organisation: Cornwall & Devon Media Ltd / West Briton

 

The West Briton dragons and employees, friends and family of The West Briton. A local weekly newspaper published every Thursday. It was established in 1810 and is celebrating it's 200th Anniversary this July. It is part of the Cornwall & Devon Media group of companies. It is based in Truro.


Team Name: Gylly Crew

Organisation: Gylly Beach Café

The Gylly beach crew returns this year determined to take the infamous title. Preparation for this years race has included runs up and down the gylly beach café veranda, lifting hundreds of boxes of coffee and bench pressing barrels of beer. This years crew will be taking no prisoners this year. The only memory other teams will have of us is the back of our oars!


Cornish Mafia

Team Name: Cornish Mafia

Organisation: Nick Ferris Skip Hire

The Team to Beat - enough said!! Sponsored by Nick Ferris Skip Hire


Watermans R Us !

Team Name: Watermans R Us !

Organisation: Watermans

We all work together in the pub called the Watermans. We know we aren't any good but it's all about the taking part.


Team Name: Mike Munds Fitness

Organisation: Mike Munds Fitness

 

The cream of Mike Munds Fitness Studio. A weight training and fitness gym in Bodmin, Cornwall.


The Slop Hoppers

Team Name: The Slop Hoppers

Organisation: M J Medical Ltd

New for this year, this is a team from M J Medical Ltd in Truro.


   
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