Join A Dragon Boat Team
Ever thought about joining a dragon boat team but didn't know where to start? Check out our list of team postings that are currently recruiting!
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Is your team currently recruiting? Send an email to customerservice@sunnysidepc.ca with the following information to join our posting site:
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Team Name:
Contact Person:
Contact/ team email:
Social/Website:
Team in brief: ex. (Affiliation, Team Goals, Demographics if applicable, years of existence)
Start and End date:
Practice times:
Team Photo:
Windburn
Contact Person: Rodney MacLean
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Contact/ team email: ram001@sympatico.ca
Social/Website: N/A
Team in brief: Our team have been paddling for over 15 years now. We are an experienced community team that welcomes paddlers of all skill levels from rookies to experienced vets. With a track record of success in numerous regattas, including clinching the Gold in the B division at the GWN Challenge in 2022, we're more than just a team – we're a force to be reckoned with on the water. We are all ages from 25 and up. We are competitive and have fun. While we thrive on competition, through intense paddling sessions, we enjoy just chilling via socials, after practice drinks or potlucks. We are competing in 3 regattas this season, Pickering in May, Hamilton in July and the GWN Challenge Toronto in September.
Start and End date: May 13 until September 9
Practice times: Tuesday nights 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm at SPC
Paddle of Fury
Contact Person: Evelyn D'Cruz
Contact/ team email: evdcruz007@gmail.com. T: 416 315 4083
Social/Website: https://www.facebook.com/paddleoffury/
Instagram: @paddle_of_fury_cdn
Team in brief: We are a rec level team that welcomes both new and experienced paddlers. We have three regattas planned this year and are pumped to have some fun and bring some muscle to our races! Looking forward to sunny days on the water, chasing that sweet bling!
Start and End date: May 4 to Sept 7, 2023
Practice times: 6:30 pm warm up at Sunnyside beach near volleyball courts, 7-8 pm practice followed by cool down
Smoke On The Water
Contact Person: Brock Johnston
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Contact/ team email: brockjohnston@rogers.com
Social/Website: smokeonthewater.ca / Smoke On The Water Dragon Boating (Toronto, ON) | Meetup
Team in brief: Community team, around since 1998, open to anyone interested in dragon boating and willing to commit to weekly practices. Our times are currently 2:25 – 2:30 for 500m but looking to improve back under 2:20. We do 4 regattas a year (Milton, Toronto Island, GWN Sport and GWN Challenge). Note Smoke is full for the rest of 2023, but every year there is turnover and look for new paddlers. If you are interested, please reach out on meetup and respond to my welcome saying looking to find a new team for 2024, will add to the list and communicate our 2024 plans when available.
Start and End date: Pool practices start late March, paddling at Sunnyside late Apr to early Sept
Practice times: Thursday nights – 7:30-8:30
The Dragonators
Contact Person: Amanda
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Contact/ team email: thedragonators@gmail.com
Social/Website: https://instagram.com/thedragonators?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Team in brief:
We are an all ages intermediate community team. Our main goal this year is to have fun, improve our paddling as a team and see how well we can do in our races. Each year we have some veteran paddlers as well as some newbies and by the time the races start we are ready to bring it!
We train once a week and have three regattas planned this season: Invasion of the Dragon June 22, GWN Sport July 12, Hope Floats August 9th
Start and End date: May 7th to August 9th
Practice times: Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 PM
Toronto Running Club (TRC)
Contact Person: Andy Watson
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Contact/ team email: andynwatson201@gmail.com
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Social/Website: N/A
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Team in brief: We are an adjuct of the Toronto Running Club. About half the DB team are runners, with the other half being friends, relatives of the first group.
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Start and End date: Practices once a week from July 1 to mid Sept. We compete in GWN ( mid Sept ), and that concludes our season.
Practice times: Thursday evenings at 6:15 pm.
