Categories
Uncategorized

Learn to Paddle Sessions a great success

Our coaches hosted two Learn to Paddle Sessions on September Wednesday 4th and Wednesday 11th. 
Categories
Uncategorized

Read about us in the Gabriola Sounder

The Gabriola Sounder ran several articles about us this summer.

You can read them two online here:

http://www.soundernews.com/arts-events/gabriola-dragon-boaters-in-second-season.html

and here:

http://www.soundernews.com/lifestyle/gabriola-dragon-boat-club-wins-gold.html

Categories
Uncategorized

Mid-season Newsletter July 2019

Categories
Uncategorized

Rainy Day Paddling

The practice went ahead in spite of light rain.

Lesley arrived early and bailed the boat.

Most people had smiling faces!

Categories
Uncategorized

Day 1 Practice Silva Bay – April 1, 2019

With great enthusiasm, a full boat of paddlers enjoyed Season 2019’s first paddle, on April 1, 2019.

Through the generosity of the Silva Bay Resort & Marina, we are able to continue calling this beautiful site, home. Many thanks to the new owners.

Three new-to-Dragon Boating paddlers joined us. We had a spare coach sitting with them, and our Steer, did his usual masterful job of steering us around Silva Bay itself.

We were re-familiarizing ourselves with all needed actions of entering the boat; making sure each was well seated for maximum stability; timing and the different “calls” from the Steer in Dragon Boating that ensure, safety and consistency. And FUN…

Leaving the boat, we do our High Five down the line. As in the our first season of 2018, each face was brimming with smiles. All were chattering about the same thing. Fun, good to be back home, and the joy and peace of being a team on the water…