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On Saturday, November 22nd, from 2 to 5 PM, we are holding our "2025 End of Season Celebration" event.  ALL are welcome, including team members, guests who have paddled with us over the season, and anyone wanting to know more about our club and teams.  We'll recap the season for each team, thank our coaches, captains, and volunteers, and all paddlers.  We'll also reveal the results of our end-of-season survey and provide a sneak peek at exciting changes for 2026!

September 23rd Update:  

> Our We Will Rock You and Motley Crew teams did very well and had fun at the recent Christie Lake Regatta held in Hamilton's Bayfront Park.  Six races each including 2 x 200m races, 200m Back It Down race, Figure Eight race, surprise race (hold paddle with one hand), and end-of-day 2000m race with 4 turns.  Motley Crew came 1st of 26 crews in the Figure Eight race, and 4th overall (8 seconds from 3rd) in the "A" Division 2000m last race of the day.  Congrats to everyone!

> Our Liberty Waves and Flying Dragons teams had a great time racing in Stratford on Sept. 13 (the Lake was refilled!).  Congrats to all on their season-ending performances and fun at this special event run by the Stratford Rotary Club.

> Our Barracudas and City of Toronto teams raced at the GWN Challenge on Sept. 6-7 at Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto.  Both won bronze medals in exciting grand finals. Barracudas lost silver medals by 0.01 seconds in the B Grand Final.

Our Sunday practices (detailed below) will continue every weekend until Sunday, October 5th which is last paddle opportunity of the year.

> We now have a Mixed team registered for Puerto Rico on the Jan. 31 & Feb. 01, 2026 weekend.  The cost is $120 ($90 USD), and as of Oct 3, there are 5 spots left on the team (especially for men, as there must be a minimum of 4 on the boat). 

SUNDAY CREW!  We started this timeslot in June, and then decided to run it all summer.  What is it?  It's a combination of an Open House (new paddlers who want to try it), a make-up practice (for anyone from any team or club who wants to make up for a missed practice or wants an extra practice).  The cost is normally $15 per session, but for the Sept 21 practice and later, they are FREE (including the LAST session on Sunday, October 5th)!  Arrive by 10:30 AM, and we will be on the water from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. when possible to join a session (but you can just show up).  

Beginners are most welcome at our club (it's our main focus).  We start with the basics and build on that week by week until we are ready to race after several practices.  Dragon boats are 40-foot-long stable boats, and the use of paddles and life jackets is included.  Anyone is welcome to join the club.

The summer 2025 team practices are summarized as follows...

Sunday Crew (new!!) - Sundays all summer, 10:30 AM. >>  DROP-INS ($15)
Barracudas - Mondays & Thursdays at 7 PM. >> OPEN (3 spots)