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We are currently recruiting! Creating excellence by offering high-caliber competitive training.

10/16/2026

False Creek Masters Sr B Women are now recruiting!

Do you…
• Want to be part of a competitive team?
• Have paddling experience, good technical blend, paddling ability and fitness?
• Want to compete locally, nationally, and internationally?

False Creek Masters will be hosting two recruiting dates for BOTH male and female paddlers aged 49+ to come out and paddle with us - Saturday, October 24th and Saturday, October 31st. Sessions run from 7:30am - 9:30am (Warm-Up at 7:30am, on the water at 8:00am).

Email us at: [email protected] to reserve your spot in the boat!

10/01/2026

This past weekend was a busy one with our last regatta of the season - Oddball Fall Classic 2026 - on Saturday and a 5K club time trial on Sunday!

The FC Masters won gold in both the Women’s A Final (200m) and the Women’s Division Grand Guts and Glory 2000m race.

The Guts and Glory race had a staggered start with the Masters starting in the 10th position. Paddling hard through tight turns, the Masters passed 8 boats before crossing the finish line winning a gold medal!

It’s been a great season, but there’s more to come from this team! Stay tuned!

📷: Dragon Boat BC

09/21/2026

It’s National Coaches Week 2026 and time to once again express our gratitude to our coaches Chris Scully and Will Rainey as well as our Assistant Coach Rae-Ella Pratt!

We are fortunate to have such an amazing team of coaches with so much experience and technical ability, all fully dedicated to guiding, teaching, and inspiring us to be the best we can be. Whether it’s dragon boat, outrigger, PErg training, strength training, or mental strength and focus, these coaches are here for us. Thank you coaches!!

Coaching Association of Canada

09/07/2026

We did it!! Gold in the 2km race in the Sr B Women’s Division!! 🥇

World Champions has a very nice ring to it!

The team has worked VERY hard to get here, and has shed blood, sweat, and tears (mostly sweat - especially this week) but it all feels completely worth it now!

It’s been an incredible trip here in Hualien. The racing was great - fast paced, well matched teams, edge-of-your-seat, nail biting competition on Liyu Lake. The country is beautiful, with so much to see, and the people have been very warm and welcoming.

Today was the last day of racing for the Club Crew World Championships 2026 in Hualien, Taiwan, but our season is still going!

📷: Jeannie Yee (team) and Gus Lee (medals)

09/05/2026

On Race Day 4 of the 2026 Club Crew World Championships in Hualien, Taiwan, the Masters had their second day of racing.

In a very tight race that came down to a dragon whisker (a difference of 0.09 sec), the False Creek Masters won a silver medal 🥈 in the 200m Women’s Senior B races, after coming in first in their first heat.

Second in the WORLD for their division in the 200m races! 🥈🇨🇦

Stay tuned - more to come from the False Creek Masters!

09/03/2026

If you saw our post yesterday you may have noticed our amazing BadA** Butterfly hats.

These were generously donated by Erin Hoyos the Executive Director of DEBRA Canada.

Erin even personalized them for us with “FCRCC Masters 🇨🇦” across the back! Amazing! Our hearts are full.

DEBRA Canada is a voluntary, registered, non-profit organization dedicated to providing support for families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and to increasing Canadians’ awareness of this challenging disease.

To learn more about this amazing organization, to donate, or find other ways to support them, please click here: https://debracanada.org/

You can even get your own EB butterfly hat (without the FCM across the back).

What is EB?
EB is a rare genetic condition in which the skin, and sometimes the mucous membranes (such as the lining of the mouth) blister in response to mild friction or trauma. In the most severe form, called recessive dystrophic EB, the child inherits from both parents an altered gene needed to make the collagen that anchors the layers of skin together. Because the collagen is defective, the outer skin layer separates easily from the deeper layer, forming a blister and a sore.

09/02/2026

From Woodles to Worlds it’s been quite a year for the False Creek Masters!

On their first day of racing at the 2026 Club Crew World Championships - the False Creek Masters won a gold medal 🥇 in the 500m Women’s Senior B races, after coming in FIRST in both their first heat AND the Grand Final!

FIRST in the WORLD for their division in the 500m races! 🥇🇨🇦

All of the dragonboat practices, OC1, OC6, dryland, P-erg (paddling erg), gym time, fit tests, time trials, and paddle camps are paying off.

Today was just the start, but it feels like a good start!

Stay tuned - we’re not done yet!

(The song playing here - “I’ve Got a Feeling” - was playing during the medal ceremony and will likely be a good reminder of this day whenever we hear it from now on!)

NoQuit

08/31/2026

The False Creek Masters (including our Singapore Six, and coach), are together again!

The team has reunited in Hualien, Taiwan for the International Dragon Boat Federation 15th Club Crew World Championships (CCWC)!

So far, we’ve completed our two practice days, and tonight the team went to the awe-inspiring, Opening Ceremonies, including an athletes’ parade. Next up - it’s time to race!

This event will welcome 5500 athletes and supporters from 21 countries at Liyu Lake, Hualien Country, from August 29 to September 6.

FCM race in the Women‘s Sr B division:
Sept 2 - 500m
Sept 4 - 200m
Sept 6 - 2K
(All in Taiwan Time - which is 15 hrs ahead of Vancouver)

To watch the live stream, use the links below:

IDBF Official Live Stream - YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/Zqj3J2-t8rE?si=wdbiSxmvVSnYXLzP

IDBF Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/idbf.dragonboat.sport/

IDBF Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idbf.dragonboat.sport/

IDBF Official website: https://www.dragonboat.sport

08/26/2026

The sun has set on our last practice and our preparations leading up to the IDBF Club Crew World Championships in Hualien, Taiwan.

Some FCM paddlers have already arrived in Taiwan, some are en route, and some will join the rest once they are finished racing in Singapore.

Now we look ahead with anticipation for what the Worlds will hold, and the races and opportunities of the next two weeks. We also look back at all of our hard work, sacrifices, dedication, and effort that got us here.

A huge THANK YOU to all of our families, friends, supporters, and sponsors: Apex Dental Clinic; Athena Financial Inc. (athenainc.ca/; .athena; https://www.facebook.com/share/16wub72T1R/?mibextid=wwXIfr); and Park Georgia Insurance (https://www.pgins.com/) - we couldn’t have gotten here without your support, and your understanding for our many absences and crazy schedules, and supporting our fundraising efforts, and cheering us on at every turn!

False Creek Masters, the time is now! Let’s GO!!!

08/23/2026

IMPORTANT - BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR “THE SINGAPORE SIX”

This infamous group of BadA** Butterflies, was most recently spotted in and around the IVF Va’a World Sprint Championships in Marina Bay, Singapore.

They have been collaborating with other kicka** women under the aliases of: Ocean Spirit, GFC Nuggets, Wahoos, and Sleni Wave Warriors. Have also been seen in the company of two suspicious males found under their own alias of P360.

Don’t let those smiles fool you.

Approach with Stealth and Speed as the Singapore 6 will leave you in their wash.

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