Dragons Abreast Nth West Tasmania (Devonport)

A winter solstice swim for four of our brave paddlers. I get goosebumps just looking at them. Well done, ladies.

A lovely paddle on calm water and a gorgeous rainbow as well.

Ok, so I guess we should give way to the Spirit as she is a bit bigger than us! 🤣🤣. Another lovely evening paddle before Daylight Savings ends shortly.

The 2026 Ni***es on Ripples Regatta is done and dusted, and what a great day it was. The weather was perfect and the lake was mostly calm. Races ran smoothly and there were some close finishes. The Flowers on the Water ceremony was very moving as usual. After the presentation dinner was the party with the theme of Roaring 20’s and everyone looked the part and had a ball.

Last paddle for the year and we had two boats out, a 20 and a 10 seater. Conditions were tough as we had to come back against the tide and into a head wind (as a ship berthing prevented us from going the other way!) The sweeps had to work hard and we had to paddle hard but a great time had by all

A group of us went to Melbourne to meet up and paddle with our Dam Buster buddies. The paddle was hard as the water was very choppy at times with occasional rain showers to boot! Nevertheless we had a great time both on and off the water, followed by a tasty Italian lunch. The Christmas decorations looked great at night and the Town Hall decorations projected onto it were amazing. We ate way too much, walked a lot and will go home exhausted but happy. 😃

Today we had the President and State Coaches of Dragon Boating Tasmania visit and paddle with us, where we got some guidance with paddling technique, paddler safety and avoiding injury, followed by morning tea and an informal chat. We much appreciated their input.