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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 • Whidbey News-Times
Dragon boat race team places third at festival By JIM WALLER Sport editor
You might say Team Tsunami was a little late to the dragon-boat party. Dragon boat racing began in China 2,000 years ago, while the local crew made its debut in competitive racing Saturday, April 26, by placing third out of 12 teams at the ninth annual St. Martin’s University Dragon Boat Festival in Olympia. Actually, the North Puget Sound Dragon Boat Club, which includes members from Oak Harbor, Anacortes, La Conner, Greenbank and Coupeville, has been in existence for “seven or eight years,” according to spokeswoman Catie Harrison. In November of 2013, the club split into two boats, one competitive and one recreational. Sunday’s race was the first for the competitive team. As a recreational team in
the past, the local team took part in several competitions with little success, Harrison said. The St. Martin’s race featured 42 boats, 12 in Oak Harbor’s intermediate division. By dragon boat racing standards, that was a small turnout. The Alcan in Vancouver, B.C., for example, attracts more than 100 boats, Harrison said. The sport is popular in Canada and other parts of the world. Team Tsunami is coached by Jason and Drea Park and is based out of the Oak Harbor Marina. The team practices several times a week, including workouts at John Vanderzicht Pool during the winter months. Each boat has 16 to 20 rowers along with a caller in the front and a tiller/ steersperson. Most races are 500 meters; however, at St. Martin’s all were sprints, or 250 meters.
Team Tsunami qualified for the finals at St. Martin’s by recording the best second-place time in the semifinal heats. In the finals, it placed third, only .02 seconds out of second place. “This was the highest ever finish for the local dragon boat club in the competitive division races,” Harrison said. NPS Dragon Boat Team Tsunami is set to race in Kent and Seattle later this summer. Harrison said the club is “actively recruiting paddlers of all skill and fitness levels.” “If you enjoy being out on the water, looking for a fun way to stay active, a new cross-training regime or love to compete, come check us out,” Harrison said. For information, visit www.facebook.com/ NPSTeamTsunami or the club’s website at www. npsdragonboat.org
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR THE FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE P-8A MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT INTO THE U.S. NAVY FLEET In accordance with Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1500), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code 4321); and Department of the Navy (Navy) procedures for implementing NEPA (32 CFR Part 775), the Navy has completed a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the introduction of the P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime aircraft. The Final Supplemental EIS was prepared to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of providing facilities and functions to dual-site the P-8A at two established maritime patrol home bases. This document supplements the 2008 Final EIS with additional alternatives to provide facilities and functions associated with the proposed home basing action, changes to circumstances at the home base locations, and the latest P-8A project information. In November 2008, the Navy completed the Final EIS for the Introduction of the P-8A aircraft into the U.S. Navy Fleet, which evaluated the environmental impacts of home basing 12 P-8A fleet squadrons (72 aircraft) and one Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) (12 aircraft) at three established maritime patrol home bases. A notice of the Record of Decision was published in the Federal Register (FR) on January 2, 2009 (74 FR 100). Since this decision, the Navy determined that home basing P-8A squadrons at two locations could provide potential cost savings while still meeting current strategic operational objectives. The Navy released the Draft Supplemental EIS for public review and comment on September 20, 2013. In compliance with CEQ NEPA regulations, the Navy held open house meetings regarding the Draft Supplemental EIS on November 7, 2013, for NAS Jacksonville and on November 13, 2013, for NAS Whidbey Island. The public comment period for the Draft Supplemental EIS ended on December 2, 2013. The Final Supplemental EIS addresses comments received on the draft version of the Supplemental EIS and identifies Alternative 1 as the preferred alternative. Alternative 1 home bases 6 fleet squadrons plus the fleet replacement squadron at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, FL; 6 fleet squadrons in NAS Whidbey Island, WA; a permanent, rotating squadron detachment to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, HI; and periodic squadron detachments to Naval Base Coronado. Alternative 1 presents the greatest re-use of existing facilities and optimizes manpower, simulators, and facilities at NAS Jacksonville and NAS Whidbey Island. The Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2014, beginning a 30-day public waiting period after which the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, or his representative, will sign the Record of Decision. Various federal, state, and local agencies, and other interested individuals and organizations have been notified that the Final Supplemental EIS is available. The Final Supplemental EIS is available for review at www.mmaseis.com and has been distributed for review at the following local libraries: NAS Jacksonville, Florida Webb-Wesconnett Regional Branch Jacksonville Public Library 6887 103rd Street Jacksonville, FL 32210 MCB Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Kaneohe Public Library 45-829 Kamehameha Highway Honolulu, HI 96744 NB Coronado, California Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue Coronado, CA 92118
NAS Whidbey Island, Washington Oak Harbor City Library 1000 SE Regatta Drive Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Anacortes Public Library 1220 10th Street Anacortes, WA 98221 La Conner Regional Library 614 Morris Street La Conner, WA 98257 Coupeville Public Library 788 NW Alexander Street Coupeville, WA 98239
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Team Tsunami, nearest dock, finishes third during the St. Martin’s University Dragon Boat Festival this past Sunday in Olympia.
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