Practice Schedule
All team members are expected to attend every practice. Everyone must show up at least 30 minutes early for warm-up. If a team member is unable to make it to practice, he/she must inform the team captain and/or coach at least 24 hours before the scheduled practice. This is very important as space is limited, and this will allow a teammate to fill in the missing spot. Indoor Winter Training 2011 Every Thursday, 8:00PM to 9:00PM, at the Olympic Basin (Parc Jean-Drapeau) Practice takes place indoors in the Quartier des Athletes paddling room Outdoor Summer Training 2011 Starting May 1st 2011 through the whole season: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:00PM ...
Dragon Boat Racing
Dragon Boat racing is a water sport involving a 40 feet long boat, a drummer, a steersperson and 20 paddlers. The drummer (in the front of the boat) sets the pace and making sure that all 20 paddlers in the boat are moving in a synchronized manner. The steersperson (at the back of the boat) calls all the shots and is in charge of navigating the boat, making sure the boat stays in its assigned lane, and steering the boat in different directions when needed. Attached to the end and front of the boat, is a dragon's head and tail, while ...
Join Us
We are currently recruiting male and female paddlers. Paddling experience is not necessary. Requirements: An ideal team member should have the following qualities: Strong work ethic; must be willing to train hard, learn from constructive criticism Commitment; must be able to attend all practices and competitions Team player We generally look for people who are in shape, and who have a solid base of strength. We also recruit non-fit people, as long as they are willing to train hard; not only during team practices, but in the gym as well (see training program). To join us, you may send an email to Captain Jimmy Chan at contact@chandragonboat.com.
Competition Schedule
Below is the list of events we will be competing in this year. All team members are expected to arrange their personal schedules accordingly. H20 Playground: May 28, 2011 Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival: June 25-26, 2011 Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival: July 22-23-24, 2011 ( July 22 is for student cup, not for us ). 9th Annual Quebec Cup (to be confirmed) (To be discussed later on to see who is available): September 17 to September 18, 2011
Club History
In 1996, the Montreal Chan Dragon Boat Sports Club was founded and organized by Jimmy Chan. At that time, he joined forces with the Gee How Tong and Chan Wings Chun Tong Associations, and became an independent men's team called Dragon Knights in late 90's. Dragon Knights (men's team) Our men's team, Dragon Knights has been around ever since dragon boating was introduced in Montreal. The name of this team comes from a great historical mysterious legend of thousands of years: Long ago, a knight was sent to conquer a powerful dragon. After defeating the dragon, the knight became its master, ...
Our captain, Jimmy Chan, organized a charity event to raise funds for the Chinese Community:
New Year Charity Ball of the Montreal Chinese Community and Cultural Center.
The event included an 8-course meal and a show performed by various singers from around the country.
Some of our Phoenix Warriors team members as well as from other teams like Maki Catta, came to volunteer and help out. Some of them performed lion dance and dragon dance, and some of them worked as hostesses, bringing guests to their tables.
Many government officials and representatives attended the event in support of the fundraising.
It was a very successful event!
Video (lion dance and dragon dance)
Photo Album
We had a very successful fundraiser at the Comedy Nest. A big thanks to all our supporters!
Photo Album:
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Special Presentation by Jimmy Chan to his good friend, Jacques Monette (Video):
Captain Jimmy Chan:
There will be a special presentation to one of our greatest team supporter after the show tonight, his name is Jacques Monette ,
He works with me in the same company, during our MIDRRF Montreal Dragon Boat Festival this year, he and his family came and cheered on us, he is one of our fan for years, he always wanted to experience to participate in dragon boating, but he has a health problem, I have been helping him in fitness training the past years.
This year, after he came to cheer on our team at the Montreal festival big race, on the same week during his vacation, he had a stroke, his heart stopped while he was sleeping, actually his heart stopped more than two times, but it wasn’t his time yet.
And now he has a pacer next to his heart to keep him in good health, he said, GOD sent him back, he sent him back to be with our team Phoenix Warriors, he came to me, and he has made a commitment to himself to train hard to run the marathon next summer, to prove that he is OK !
I was really touched when he told me, and asked me to be his trainer as to be his supporter, to give him more motivation. Tonight, it will be a special moment for him, for everyone in our team to come together like a big family to witness his new journey, and for that, I will be presenting him my own GOLD medal that we won at the men competition this year to him for his courage and spirit as a fighter, that he is running for his life.
We had our annual team celebration dinner at Wok Cafe!
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Like last year, we combined forces with team Isshin!
Race Results:
1st Place – 500m Communauté Finale A
3rd place – 200m Communauté Finale A
Race Results:
Phoenix Warriors:
2nd Place – Premier Division (Final C, 500m)
2nd Place – Premier Division (Final C, 200m)
2nd Place – Montreal Ethnic Community Challenge (250m Finals)
MIDBRF (Men) – “Dragon Knights & Isshin”:
1st Place – Open Division (Final C, 500m)
2nd Place – Open Division (Final C, 200m)
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For this year’s Toronto competition, we joined forces with LST (Let’s Sink Together), and won first place in the International Championship!
Race Results:
1st Place – International Championship
For our fifth year in a row, we came in 1st place in the community division!
Race Results:
1st Place – Community Division
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Video:
We moved the dragon boats into the water at the Olympic Basin. We also unloaded eight new 10-paddler dragon boats from the truck.
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