02/11/2024
It’s the year of the dragon! 🐲🐉
HYDRATE OR DIE! Green: the color of nature; the color of money; the color of…wild. And the color of our dragon. Some of us can even paddle too.
The Green Dragons are a team of nature lovers, thinkers, drinkers, artistes (just wait till you hear us sing “Me Darlin’ Flo”) drawn from the greater DC area and beyond but bringing the spicy kick of far away jungle madness to the otherwise noble art of dragon boating. We have discovered that experience is something that comes with time, but a team is something that comes with beer (and singing, a
02/11/2024
It’s the year of the dragon! 🐲🐉
07/11/2018
Just like our worthy rival team in DC, OutOfSight! https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/world/asia/blind-dragonboat-race.html
Blind and Graying, Dragon Boat Paddlers ‘Challenge the Impossible’ The Darkness Fighters are the only visually impaired team in an annual Hong Kong festival that blends ritual and rivalry.
06/28/2018
Green dragons, past & present - do you want a trophy to decorate your office or home? If so, contact Rachel - I have trophies from 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016 - due to the CI office consolidation I cannot keep them all. I also have extra medals (they give us extra ones when we WIN!)
05/06/2018
Second Green Dragons training of 2018!! ROAR
04/29/2018
First Green Dragons aquatic (and terrestrial) training of 2018 was a ROARING success!!
02/22/2018
First terrestrial training!
02/17/2018
We are now recruiting for our 2018 team! Festival dates are May 19 & 20. Join us! Spread the word! http://dcdragonboatfestival.com/ (reply in the comments if you're not on our email list and you're interested in joining the team.)
05/21/2017
Green Dragons after our final 500m race today, in which we took home the silver. ROAR.
05/21/2017
The Green Dragons celebrating our silver medals in the 500m B Major Division and bronze in the 250m B Major races!!
05/21/2017
Green Dragons win their first 500m race by six seconds!! ROAR