So the latest news from canoekayak is that Banook won nationals this year, not Burloak. There was a miscalculation of points at the regatta. I get the impression that this is tied to the Black race. No one wants to be second in this 1000m C4 race because they get enough points to turn senior...which means they can't race for the Black next year. It's unusual (but not unheard of) for a crew to stop racing as soon as they realize they're going to cross the line in second. It's been suggested that's what happened here but the crew made it sooo obvious, the basically did a 90 degree turn to go out of their lane, that CCA officials couldn't ignore it. It cost Burloak 8 points and, oh, look at that, they lost by only 7 points. That sucks for both clubs.
Can you imagine what kind of a celebration it would have been for Banook winning the burgee AT HOME after so many years? I'm sure their fall banquet or christmas party will be great but it's just not the same as doing it after the last race and at the party later on.

"CanoeKayak Canada announces that an error in the overall points calculation for the 2008 CKC Sprint National Championships has been discovered. Further investigation has revealed the Banook Canoe Club of Dartmouth has accumulated the most points with 685 points. They were closely followed in second place by Burloak Canoe Club of Oakville with 678 points. CKC regrets the error and obvious disappointment which will be felt by the Burloak Club. At the same time, CKC congratulates Banook on winning a very close competition to win their first National Burgee since 1992."