Welcome to VI Paddling! We are proud to be one of the largest paddling clubs on Vancouver Island and home to many great teams in communities across our island paradise. We currently have a large variety of teams from youth to senior, beginner to high performance, and women’s and mixed.
Learn to Dragon Boat Teams
VICTORIA – SMOKE ON THE WATER
VI Paddling’s learn-to-race dragon boat program for Victoria.
Nanaimo – Maffeo Maulers
VI Paddling’s learn-to-race dragon boat program for Nanaimo.
Comox – Wake Makers
VI Paddling’s learn-to-race dragon boat program for the Comox Valley.
VI Paddling Competitive Teams
Flat Out (Breast Cancer Survivor)
Flat Out trains to attend the Canadian National Championships every odd year to try and qualify for the Club Crew World Championships held every even year.
Gorging Dragons – Paradragons
High-performance and open (all ages, all genders). Paradragons is the term used by IDBF to describe paddlers who have some form of physical, psychological, neurological, sensory, developmental or intellectual impairment.
Gorging Dragons – Premier
Premier high-performance program – mixed and gender crews (ages 18-48)
Gorging Dragons – Senior B
Senior B (ages 49-59) high-performance, mixed and gender crews.
Gorging Dragons – Senior C
Senior C (Ages 59+) High performance – mixed and gender crews.
Gorging Dragons – Senior D
Senior D (Ages 70+) training for men and women.
