DragonMax

What a fun weekend ❗️Congratulations to DMax for a great performance at the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival, especially to our women who got 3rd place 🥉 in Women’s 500 meters‼️

DragonMax participated in the 2024 YMCA Chinatown Lunar New Year run.

Congratulations to all winners and everyone who participated in the first race of the season at the CDBA Regional Regatta in Foster City. Here is our team photo!!

A big Year of the Rabbit THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the Dragon Boat Experience at Berkeley Yacht Club. Attendance was several times larger than what we first expected, but I think everyone had a good time. We counted something over 650 people on the water for the hands-on paddling experience between 10:30 and 1:00 pm.

Special thanks to all the volunteers from the Berkeley Racing Canoe Center who made this happen, and also to our three distinguished dignitaries for their participation in the Lion Dance ceremony: Rashi Kesarwani (District 1 Councilperson), Terry Taplin (District 2 Councilperson), and Modesto Covarrubias (Chair of the Civic Arts Commission). The Civic Arts Commission funded the event, please support their various public art and culture projects going forward.

For those of you who would like to follow up with more dragon boat paddling: The next public opportunity is the Berkeley Bay Festival on Saturday April 22, 11-4. It’s back after three years of pandemic cancellations.

If you are interested in joining us for a team practice session please contact [email protected]. If you are setting up a school field trip or camp outing, or even a corporate team-building session, contact [email protected]. Details on our website, https://thebrcc.org/

If you are interested in Berkeley Yacht Club (no, you don’t need to own a boat) it’s https://berkeleyyc.org/. And to complete the resource list, Cal Sailing Club will be giving free sailboat rides at Berkeley Bay festival on April 22. CSC is the cheapest AND the best way to learn to sail: https://cal-sailing.org/

A big mahalo to everyone from the Berkeley Racing Canoe Center, the Berkeley Yacht Club and the Civic Arts Commission.

Celebrate the Lunar Year of the Rabbit with us on January 29th at the Berkeley Yacht Club!
Read more https://thebrcc.org/lunar-year-2023/

- FREE -
See an Authentic Lion Dance
Paddle a Dragon Boat (all ages)
Watch a Cooking Demonstration
Hear Traditional Lunar New Year Music
Practice Chinese Paper Crafts and Coloring
Learn about Chinese Maritime History and Technology

Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-the-chinese-lunar-year-2023-with-a-dragon-boat-experience-tickets-476939668387

Team photo from Portland Dragon Boat Festival 9/2022

Beautifully captured moments from recent race in Portland. Photo courtesy of Portland Dragon Boat Festival

Northern Nevada International Dragon Boat Festival in Sparks, August 20th, 2022
It was a great weekend of not only racing, but camaraderie, great food, and friendship. And we got some bling!

Northern Nevada International Dragon Boat Festival in Sparks, August 20th, 2022
Did we have FUN! It was a great weekend of not only racing, but camaraderie, great food, and friendship! Grateful to have our Rough Riders current and graduates in attendance along with Salem Otters women’s helping us in Sparks.
And we got some bling!
Mix1 : 3rd in Premier
Mix2: 1st in B division
Women: 2nd
Open: 1st