Everything Gaelic you need to know this week!

35th Singapore River Regatta And Our Gaelic Of The Month

We are so close to the end of the race season… Where did the time go? Have you already achieved the goals you’ve set when we started the race season?

In a few days, we will be racing on the last race of the season, the Singapore River Regatta. We’ve spent months of literally sweat, blood and tears, working so hard, in the boat, and in the gyms, just to prepare for this big day. You’ve dedicated your weekends to intense training, and chose to be with the team. Nearly a year of doing all these, it will finally pay off.

You are capable of achieving your goals. You are capable of achieving big things. You can think of getting the gold for this race. Why not? Aiming high doesn’t hurt! Believe that you can, and you will get there. Make it happen! You’ve reached far enough, trained hard enough. Let go of the negative thoughts that is pulling you away from your goal. If we all think this way, nothing is impossible. This team has reached milestones and have proven that we can get things done with teamwork, same goal, same mindset.

So while you are on that boat, never let go on the last 50 or 100 meters. You are not alone fighting! And you will never be until the end of the finish line. We will finish the race strong! We will finish the race as ONE TEAM!

NO TRAINING THIS WEEKEND!

Be at the Penny Black to support the team! Wear your Gaelic jerseys or drinking shirt.

Note: Wednesday morning session is ON! This is the last training session before SRR! If you think you can make it to this session, please be there. 6.30 am at cage! We’ll be off the water by 8 a.m. See you there! Don’t forget to bring your own water to training.

 
Do you have what it takes to survive the 
Bootcamp of DOOM?!
 
Perfect way to spend your Tuesday night and be race-ready for this weekend’s River Regatta. Join us for tonight’s bootcamp and we’re pretty sure you will be proud of yourself completing it!
 
Find us at The Promontory @ Marina Bay (under the giant fans – message Jess Golding on Facebook for directions)7:30pm til 8:30pm, every Tuesday.

How much? $5 for PAYG members, and free for subscription members! What to bring? water, towel and a shitload of enthusiasm!

Remember the 2nd of November

2 November, from 8pm

The Penny Black

We are back on our regular Thursday night! Join us for a fun trivia and quiz night at The Penny Black starting at 8pm. Bring in your team and win the bucket! It will be grand!

Please find updates on this Facebook event by our Quiz Master!

#itsgrandwithMasterSid

Singapore River Regatta Night Race

3 November, from 7 p.m.

After 22 years, the night race is back at Singapore River. Boat Quay waterfront will be illuminated and transformed into a battleground as they welcome dragon boat warriors from all around the region to compete in this race!

We will be sending out a mixed crew for this night race and will be stationed at none other than our sponsor, The Penny Black! This is where you can get one of the best spots to watch the night race.

The Penny Black is reserving us some space and will be open for all Gaelics starting from 5.30 p.m. So be there to support our night race crew!

For non-racers, please wear your Gaelics drinking shirt. It will also be a good time to promote the team. See you there!

35th Singapore River Regatta

November 4-5

The last race of the season and the race that we all have been waiting for is coming this weekend!

We will be again stationed at our sponsor pub, The Penny Black for the whole weekend! For all racers, race email will be sent out soon by the captains. Also check the Gaelics Whatsapp group for more updates.

For non-racers, you can be at Penny Black as early as 7 a.m.

See you all this weekend!

David Beattie Memorial Newbie Day

11 November, 1 p.m.

We are inviting, all the old and new Gaelic Dragons members to join us on the first ever David Beattie Memorial Day. This will be a day of reminiscing and pure fun as we pay tribute to our founding Father, David Beattie. There will be fun races and exciting games during the day. There will also be some special reading that will happen during the opening.

To the old and active members, reminisce and share to us your Gaelic Dragons stories. If you have old photos, especially with our dear David, please send it to info@gaelicdragons.org and it will be published to our upcoming newsletters and website.

For the newbies, join us and experience what dragon boating is all about. There will be a paddling session and fun races at the end. Learn the dragon boating techniques and develop this new skill.

For all the members, you already know the drill. Remember to wear your Gaelic Dragons jerseys.

For newbies, bring the following:

1. Comfortable sports/workout clothes and be prepared to get wet in them

2. Flip flops

3. Loads of sunscreen

4. Caps or bandanas if you have

5. Towel and change of clothes

Do bring your family and friends and share the experience! No dragon boating experience required for those first timers.

The cost of the event is $35 and this covers equipment, training, food, water, soft drinks, alcohol and a bus to our sponsor bar The Penny Black in the evening.

If you have not completed the waiver (newbies and oldies), please complete it here before you arrive to save time on the day.

Prince of Wales Pizza Eating Competition

18 November

The Prince of Wales is having a pizza eating competition on Saturday, 18th November. They are looking for 8 teams, 3 people in each team. You need to eat a 20-inch pizza between 3 people to win prizes worth $300. Now we only have 1 team joining. If you’re also interested, message Mandy Irvine on Facebook.

There is also no cost to enter the race. Absolutely free!

Gaelic of the Month

for October

Gaelic of the Month is something the captains decided to start this year but we realised we’ve never really explained much about it!

Gaelic of the Month is decided at the end of each month by the captain and vice captains. It’s a nice way for us to acknowledge someone who we think has put in that extra bit of effort at training, volunteered to help with out with something or done something that really shows the Gaelic spirit over the previous month.

We very specifically chose to do Gaelic of the Month (and not paddler of the month), because a lot of what we do happens off the water and we wanted to be able to include that.

If you think a fellow Gaelic deserves to be considered for the accolade in future months you can let the captains know and we’ll keep your suggestions on mind.

With all of that – this month the award goes to…..

Amy Bruce

For her commitment to race training and for her help with planning our David Beattie/Newbie Day.

Save the dates!

Race Dates

We have updated race dates, and do plan ahead.

November 4-5

The 35th Singapore River Regatta

December 2-3

Penang International Dragon Boat Festival

Fun Races & Upcoming Social Events

November 11

David Beattie Memorial Newbie Day

December 16

Gaelic Dragons Christmas Party

Gaelics, we need your help!

For the past newsletter issues, we have been calling the Gaelics to submit stories or articles to be featured and published on our Gaelic Dragons website. We are still encouraging you guys to write for our newsletter and we would be very delighted to receive it.

To submit, please email it to info@gaelicdragons.org.

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