Prague Dragon Boat Autumn

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Indohusbands + wives + friends in Chinese and Indonesian dragon boat race with a surprising success!

• info: Indonesia presented two dragonboats - Pantun and Gurindam from the Riau province for Prague 2009 Dragonboat festival at Cisarska Louka (12-13 September 2009). In response, the committee invited Indonesians to take part in the Dragonboat festival and be exempt from 7,500 kc team fee. Eighteen paddlers plus a drummer and a steersman went for 250 meter race on Corporate Cup. The surprise part is that majority of the team are not Indonesians but a collection of spouses and friends from Indonesian community. The best part is that team who are not regular paddlers and had only met and practised once, went ahead to the final with other 5 teams! Celebrate that! Cannot wait for the next year festival. Go Indonesian team!
• The opening and closing ceremonies
• Chinese Dragon Dance (Barongsai) to welcome the 250 meters boat competition
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• the dragons fight
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• Martin Konecny - the President of the Dragonboat Association
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• Kung-fu show
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• All kung-fu guys posing
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• The welcoming oriental dance
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• Bajidor Kahot - an upbeat Java-Bali dance celebrated the end of the event
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• Heated up by the belly dance
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• The exotic oriental dance was back to entertain all
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• Indonesian team
• info: Indo team decided to go for red and white costume with colorful face paint done by Ali Sunarto - our artist
• Pavel Sykora - the front left rower
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• The art of face paint on Daniel Kuhanec
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• Tomas/Diki is prepared for anything:-)
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• The white group - Martin, Pavel Sykora and Poles will paddle on the left side
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• The rower and his supporter
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• The three front runners posed for us
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• Our brave female drummer - Made
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• And Made's braveheart-like painted hubby - Ales
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• Aunty Sunarsih and Malvi who for a while did not recognize her mom
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• Was Ondra thinking to paint Cepi's face as well?
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• Indonesian team supporters
• Bara's support went as far as Mickey Mouse nose:-)
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• Ollie tried to replenish his energy first...
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• ...with his favorite corn puff, before supporting his dad
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• Tomik also made sure that his tummy is full enough:-)
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• The beenie was not forgotten too
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• Are you comfy, son?
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• Cepi, Imel, and Bara also came to support their man
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• Cepi was anxious of witnessing his dad's race:-)
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• Tirsa, her son Filip, her aunty and uncle from Holland also gave support for Ales V.
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• The ladies in red are ready on the racing location
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• Showing support on Made's being the team female drummer:-)
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• Sunarsih waited patiently for Pavel who was part of the team
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• Aunty Sunarsih was balancing between shooting the event and not letting Malvi jump into the boat to join her parents:-)
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• Tia vigilantly took photos
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• But can I go Aunty? My mum, the drummer rocks!
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• Malvi: Oli, can they do it? Oli: Yes we can!
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• Malvi decided to wave Indonesian flag to cheer the team
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• Our vigilant supporter can only be defeated by her sleeping bug. Uncle Kuan helped to tide her tight
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• The competitions
• The Indonesian's twin dragonboats - Pantun and Gurindan , the gifts from Tanjung Pinang
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• Gurindam's with her heavy deck graciously floated on Vltava River
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• The Indo team gathered for the first race
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• Drummer's beat is crucial for the team's tempo
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• the group focused as the key success lies in the teamwork
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• While the drummer worked together with the front rowers for the rhythm
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• The first round was tough and the team came out the last
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• The steersman said that the team technically showed correct skills though with more on the harmonic beats and paddling to work on
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• The Indo team triumphantly stole the second and the third race to compensate for the first race's loss
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• The whole team toiled
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• The Indo team was leading in the front
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• Teams were coming back to the shore. The finale was waiting for Indo team
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• The Indo team with their record. Not bad with two minute something score. Not bad at all.
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• After the three qualification rides we were fifth and therefore in the finale!
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• Cepi was proud that his dad and the friends are champions
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• Fourteen out of nineteen people raced on Pantun's boat
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• Its heavy deck and paddles, narrow seating, and the absence of drummer added some difficulties for all teams
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• No chance to win this one.. the team focused on the Corporate Cup race
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• info: Unfortunately, in the final we were only able to come out last out of the six finalists. But hey, it was because of the worst track - closest to the shore... No one won in that one in the whole day...
• After the final, all six finalists merged in one giant entity to greet and thank the audience
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• The femme-fatale drummers:-)
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• Indo team did not win but they made us proud for being finalist with only one practice session before the race!
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• Ales Ch. opened the bubbly to celebrate the team's braveness and hardwork
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• The proud team
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