Team name: Flying Dragons
Founded: 2006
Team type/Race division: Women’s Recreational
Practice times: Saturdays 9:30 – 11:00am and Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30pm March through October at Comox Marina and potential for winter padding on Comox Lake, TBA
About the team: Flying Dragons is a recreationally competitive women’s dragon boat team, formed in 2006. The focus of the team is to ‘be as competitive as we can be’ while maintaining the spirit of the sport and enjoying the friendship and camaraderie of the team. To compete at races is the reason we train – participating in approximately 5 local regattas each season – but we’re also a fun group enjoying social picnic paddles and annual dry land events.
Coach: Lauren Douglas has been padding dragon boat since 2009 and coaching the Flying Dragons since 2012. She has a passion for bringing out the best in the team and particularly loves coaching and watching the growth of new paddlers.
Festivals attended: We race in local Island festivals in our home waters of Comox, in Port Alberni, Campbell River’s Race the River, the Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival, and the Canada Dry Victoria International Dragon Boat Festival.
Contact information: Email us at info@vipaddling.com to find out more or you can find out more about the Flying Dragons and contact us through our Facebook page here.
Sponsors:Somers Private Wealth – RBC Dominion; various generous local businesses in the Comox Valley.
Recruiting?: If you have the passion, we’ll find you a seat!
