Your 2019 Co-Captains, Nealy & Anne (aka: Capt'AnNealy) would like to relay how important all of you are to us and how we want your voices to be heard. To ensure the most effective team communication, it is very important that you think of Capt’AnNealy as ONE CAPTAIN and contact us both via our emails and cell phone #s listed above. Whether you are running late to practice or have any other questions, comments, or concerns, we both want to hear from you!

Welcome to the 2019 Survivor SAKE dragon boat season! We invite you to readthroughour first editionofWhat’s theCatch, Survivor SAKE’s newmonthlyupdate fromyourcaptains,whichwillprovideyouwithvaluabledragonboatinformationfortheteam’s2019season.Wewillattempttoprovideeverythingyouwillneedtoknowfortheseasoninthismonthlybulletin:announcements,accomplishments,updates,policies,meetingandsocial events, and, of course, what many of you have been waiting for, our 2019 raceschedule.So,pleasereadontoenterallthingsSurvivorSAKE.

MEMBERSHIPRENEWALS 2019ClubSAKEMembership:PleaserenewyourClubSAKEmembershipnowifyouplantopaddlein2019.Thisisacalendaryearmembershipandisrequiredtocontinuepaddlingandtosecureyourqualification forNationals. Therenewal includes theannualSAKEwaiverandethicspolicy.Ifyouhaven’tdoneso,pleasetakethetimenowtorenewatClubSAKE(https://www.webscorer.com/registerseries?seriesid=163917). Remember toselectTSNW/SurvivorSAKEteammembershiptogetthe$75rateandpleasepayonline. 2019TSNWMembership: PleaserenewyourTSNWmembershipbyclickingthelink here or go to the online form at: https://form.jotform.com/90266599463167.Remember,ifyourenewbytheendofFebruary,youwillbeenteredintoadrawingtowina$300NorthFacegiftcard!

WeaskthatallSurvivorSAKEmemberswhoareavailablepleaseattendtheClub’sannualmeeting,

whichmayreplacepracticethatday.Additionaldetailswillfollowsoon.

PleasepaycloseattentiontoRoula’sCoachUpdateemails.

MARKYOURCALENDAR:

ClubSAKEAnnualMeetingMarch2,2019(Time/LocationTBA)

Nealy Evans, cell 206.694.3850; email: neamckee@gmail.com Anne Marchand, cell 206.518.7001; email: flannied@gmail.com

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ANNUALSURVIVORSAKEORIENTATION

When: Saturday, March 9th, 9 am – 12 pm Where: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in Room G1006, main floor Parking: Street parking or SCCA Garage Bring: Food to share; paddle gear you would like to donate (if any) Demos: Contact Capt’AnNealy to participate in the paddle gear

fashion show and/or paddle stroke demonstration

TSNWRETREAT

Please help spread the word about Survivor SAKE’s orientation by distributing flyers where you think there may be interest

(hospitals, gyms, cafes) or via email. Request flyers from Capt’AnNealy! Be

sure to join the team in welcoming prospective new members.

The TSNW Retreat was a huge success!We participated in many fun activeworkshops, danced at Dance Church, atedelicious and healthy food, and mademanynewfriends.Thankstoourdynamicteammates who chatted with womeninterested in learningmoreabout dragonboating and helped demonstrate how topaddle and what we’re all about. Thankyou to everyone who helped make theretreatasuccess fordragonboat interest.Weareexcitedaboutournewprospects!

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PRACTICES

ATTENDANCE:Pleasekeepinmindthatthe10-personboatsarecurrentlybeingrepaired(signuptohelpviaClubSAKE’sschedule)anditisveryimportantthatyouRSVPonTeamCowboyatleast2daysinadvanceifyouintendtojoinpractice.Yourcaptains,coachesandtillersworkveryhardmonitoringconditionsandpotentialattendanceforeachpracticesowecandeterminewhetherpracticecangoforward.PleasebemindfulofthesecontributionsandRSVPinadvance,andonlyRSVPifyouarecommittedtoattend.Last-minutecancellationscouldaffecttheentireteambeingabletoconductpracticeatall,sopleasedonotcancelatthelastminuteunlessthereisanemergencyorunforeseencircumstances.Weappreciateyourcommitmenttotheteamandrespectingthispolicy.

CANCELLATIONPOLICY:OurpracticesareoftenatthemercyofMotherNatureduringwinterandspring,andwemusthaveaminimumnumberofexperienced,uninjuredpaddlerspresenttoconductpractice.Duetothesefactors,wearesendingthisreminderofSurvivorSAKE’syear-roundpracticecancellationpolicy.Allpracticecancellationswillbedecideduponasagroupeffortbytillers,coaches,captainsandsafetyofficers.Ifwearefacedwithpredictionsofunsafeweatherduetohazardouswind&waterconditionsandtheconsensusistocancelapractice,ORifthereisaninsufficientnumberofpaddlerswhohaveRSVP’dforpractice,youwillreceiveanemailfromyourcaptainsand/orfromTeamCowboyby7:00pmontheFridaybeforeaSaturdaypractice,andby3:00pmonTuesdayforourTuesdayeveningpractices.However,pleasebeawarethat,attimes,wemayencounterunforeseenhazardousconditions,andbeforcedtocancelpracticeon-siteorshortlybeforeapracticeisscheduledtobegin.Restassuredthatthesafetyoftheteamisourtoppriorityandwewillmakeinformeddecisionswhencancellationsareinevitable.WearerelyingonyoutoberesponsibleforcheckingTeamCowboyandyouremailin-boxifyouhaveanydoubtsbeforeleavingforpractice.

TUESDAY PRACTICES

Please mark your calendars that we will resume Tuesday

evening practices on Tuesday, March 12, 2019,

after daylight savings. These practices begin at 6 pm and run until 8 pm.

We are excited to have our Assistant Coach, Lisa Harkins, lead Tuesday

practices.

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2019RACESCHEDULE

Wearecurrentlylookingatsponsorshipand/orfundraisingoptionsfor

Nationals.Ifyouhaveideas,pleasecontactCapt’AnNealy.

Survivor SAKE’s 2019 raceschedule includes our veryexciting opportunity tocompete at the Club CrewNationalChampionshipRaceinColorado Springs in the All-Cancer Survivor Division withthe potential qualification forWorlds in France in 2020.Please review the race datesand determinewhich you willparticipate in this year. Forthoseracesyoucancommitto,please RSVP on Team Cowboynow.

May18: RainierDragonBoatFestival(Tacoma,WA) May26-27: FalseCreekWomen'sRegatta(VancouverBC) July13: KentCornucopiaDays(LakeMeridian,Kent,WA) Aug.23-25: ClubCrewNationalChampionships/Colorado

SpringsInternationalDragonBoatFestival(ProspectLake,ColoradoSprings)

Sept.14: SmallBoatIntramural(Seattle)

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