San Francisco Dragon Warriors Dragon Boat Team

🩵 USDBF Club Crew National Championships 🩵
Sarasota, FL
October 17-19, 2025

Last day of practice before racing! Are you ready???

🐲NCIDBF🐲
September 20-21, 2025
Foster City, CA

SFDW ONYX
Competitive A Championship 🥇 02:20.61 (finished #1 out of 23)
Competitive A Sprints 🥉 01:10.61 (finished #3 out of 23)

🐲NCIDBF🐲
September 20-21, 2025
Foster City, CA

SFDW CRIMSON
Competitive B Championship 🥈 02:29.96 (finished #8 out of 23)
Recreational A Sprints 🥈 01:13.19 (finished #14 out of 23)

🐲NCIDBF🐲
September 20-21, 2025
Foster City, CA

SFDW WAGYU
Open Championship 🥇 02:16.98 (finished #1 out of 12)

🐲NCIDBF🐲
September 20-21, 2025
Foster City, CA

SFDW WOMEN WARRIORS
Women's Championship 🥉 02:36.96 (finished #3 out of 12)

🐲NCIDBF🐲
September 20-21, 2025
Foster City, CA

SFDW MASTERMINDS
Masters Championship 🥈 02:27.32 (finished #2 out of 8)

🐲NCIDBF🐲
September 20-21, 2025
Foster City, CA

There were a couple DW team members who coached novice teams for NCIDBF, and our very own Janet Leung was CDBA Novice Coordinator!

Bryan Wong coached and steered for KPMG. According to him, the highlight of the experience was “helping Janet put together a novice team on just a couple weeks notice. Coaching allows me to share the sport with others. Building trust and relationships [was] also rewarding. Motivating a diverse group and unlocking their potential is definitely stimulating. KPMG was able to handle every challenge and finished Second in Novice Finals!”

🐲NCIDBF🐲
September 20-21, 2025
Foster City, CA

There were a couple DW team members who coached novice teams for NCIDBF, and our very own Janet Leung was CDBA Novice Coordinator!

Jasper Hua was the primary coach for Webcor. He said that he enjoyed “teaching people the sport and seeing them learn to work together and paddle. Their happy faces at the end of every race is the most rewarding part.”

🛶 Portland Dragonboat Festival 🛶
September 6-7, 2025

Thank you all, each and every one of you (teammates and supporters), for making Portland Dragonboat Festival a fun destination race.

There is a lot of appreciations to reflect on:
🚙 🛶 Steven for transporting our paddles and for an outstanding job steering all the races.
🥁 Nathan for drumming and making so many new friends that we got two lunches.
🪘Mildred for drumming for the first time and doing an awesome job.
🔥 David, Richard, Mikiko, and Deborah for joining our team for the weekend.
🐲 Mildred, Mikiko, Deborah and Margaret, Marla for paddling with the Stowaways.
🍽️ Tammie for coordinating team dinners and excursions.

🛶 Portland Dragonboat Festival 🛶
September 6-7, 2025

What a fun time in Portland! We had great local hosts (The Castaways), and even got adopted by Portland Fire.

We fought on the water for every race against some pretty tough competition. Some accomplishments we achieved at the Portland Dragon Boat Festival:

SFDW Mixed – finished #11 out of 28
Comp C Final 3rd 02:18.49

SFDW Masters – finished #4 out of 5
Masters Final 4th 02:11.48

SFDW Open – Finished #4 out of 7
Open Final 4th 02:05.04

Stowaway (DW Women) – finished #24 out of 32
Women F final 4th 02:30.71

Castaway from SFO – finished #3 out of 5
Pride Cup (Open) 3rd 02:11.69

Keep inspiring each other. Keep pushing. It’s time to finish out the season strong for Norcal and Nationals.

Catalina Crossing Success! 🏆🌊

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Tek, Eri, and our Dragon Warriors alumni who absolutely crushed the legendary Catalina Race on September 6th!

These dual-club paddlers represented both Dragon Warriors and Kilohana Outrigger from Redwood City in the Open Coed division, securing a hard-fought 2nd place finish in an incredible 3:51:16!

Talk about a nail-biter. It was just one minute separating them from 1st place and another minute cushion over 3rd, this was an all-out 30-mile battle from Newport Beach to Catalina Island that had everyone on the edge of their seats! 🔥

But here's the story that gives us all the feels: This wasn't just any crew - 5 couples made up this boat! Imagine the trust, communication, and teamwork required when you're not just racing with your teammates, but with your life partner through 30 miles of open ocean. That's next-level connection right there! 💕

What made this performance even more special:
- Sub-4 hour crossing time (that's FAST!)
- Fantastic crew chemistry under pressure
- Representing two incredible paddling communities
- Proving that love and competition make an unbeatable combination

This crew's success showcases what happens when paddlers bring together Dragon Warriors heart and Kilohana experience - pure magic on the water!

Drop a 🔥 in the comments to celebrate this amazing achievement!