Text and photo by Sally Monteith
Overlooking the water with a back-drop of lovely greenery, the setting was beautiful. The music was interrupted by a horn and it was announced that the next race had started. Looking up the reservoir you could see paddles flying and water splashing. Although the race was a short 250 metres, it was intense. A lot could go wrong in less than 90 seconds and it did for a few teams. Many of the races were won or lost that day, by less than a dragon’s head.
The Canadian Dragons had boats in 5 categories, including a “Senior’s” category - which we prefer to call the “Mature” boat. These races gave our newest members an opportunity to experience a race situation. We will be gearing up for the big Singapore River Regatta at the end of November.
The Canadian Dragons always welcome new members, whether or not you have paddled before. We are multi-cultural with many nationalities represented in our boats – including Canadians! If you are interested in joining our fun team, come out for training at the Kallang Riverside Park. We train in the boat on Saturdays from 4:00pm – 6:00pm, and Sundays from 10:00am – 12:00 noon. Please come 30 minutes early to sign in, get kitted out – we have PDF’s and paddles, and to warm up. You can always contact us through our website at www.canadiandragons-sg.org/?q=node.
No comments:
Post a Comment