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 Rusty Dragons 

August 15 Update:  Congrats to our 4 teams who recently raced in Welland and Woodstock.  As our 7 teams wind down their seasons over the next 6 weeks (until the end of September), we are already starting to plan for 2025.  We will have two new teams next year:


 > An "All Cancer Paddlers" team, for men and women who have been diagnosed with any type of cancer.  This will be a new team with no prior paddling experience required.  Their goal to to be competitive.


 > An Indigenous-focussed team, for anyone indigenous and supporters.  Jerseys will be designed by   Anishinaabe artist Rhonda Snow, who is world renowned for helping save the native pony breed.     


Our existing 7 teams will continue to grow in 2025, and we look forward to to the biggest and best yet Canada Day regatta on Toronto Island.  A new twist for next year, is the formation of up to 4 Canada Day Corporate teams.  These teams will have 3-4 practices in June and race at our Canada Day event.  We already have two interested parties (to be announced later).  If you are interested, please contact the club!       


Beginners are most welcome at our club.  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.

The summer 2024 team practices are summarized as follows...


Barracudas [competitive] - Mondays & Thursdays 7:00 PM.

Liberty Waves [LGBTQ] - Sundays 10:30 AM.

Strokes of Luck - Saturdays 10:30 AM.
Water Wizards - Tuesdays 7:10 PM.

Flying Dragons - Thursdays 7:10 PM.

We Will Rock You - Tuesdays at 5:50 PM.

 

Mixed Ability Dragons - (Saturdays at 12:30 PM)

For paddlers of all abilities, skill levels, and experiences.  Members include paddlers with Down Syndrome, autism spectrum, and anyone of any ability.  We are supporting the formation of a multi-city league of Mixed Ability dragon boat teams.  There is a Spring session (racing on Canada Day after 4 practices) and a Summer session (racing in Welland after 4 practices).

 

Want an extra regatta on the side this summer?
Motley Crew mixed gender (Canada Day or Christie Lake).  

Angels women (Heart Lake or GWN Challenge).  

 

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Our teams

Rusty Dragons offer a unique range of coached and collective teams. Select any of our teams to learn more about registration, practices and regattas.

Barracudas

Practicing Mondays and Thursdays at 7 PM

Barracudas

Strokes of Luck

Practicing Saturdays at 10:40 AM

Strokes of Luck

We Will Rock You

Practicing Tuesdays at 6 PM.

We Will Rock You

Flying Dragons

Formerly known as Guns n Roses

Flying Dragons

Liberty Waves

Practicing Sundays at 10:40 AM

Water Wizards

Practicing Tuesdays at 7:00 PM

WATER WIZARDS

Motley Crew

This is our mixed-gender composite team name. They race at various events allowing both club members and those outside the club to come together for one-off races together.

Motley Crew

We'll Help you
Create New teams

We can help create NEW teams to practice and race, or create team-building events for any organization looking to get out on the water and enjoy the sport. Anyone can enjoy the sport and we can help make it happen! For more information please contact Tim@rustydragons.ca or call 647-971-7332. 

We'll Help you Create New teams

We also help create NEW teams to practice & race

We also help create NEW teams to practice and race, or create one-off team-building evenings / weekends for any organization looking to get out on the water and enjoy the sport. Anyone can enjoy the sport and we can help make it happen! For more information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 647-971-7332. Now is the time to plan! The cost for a group of up to 20 for a two hour intro to dragon boating (one hour on land, one hour on water) is under $250 ($12 a person) and the use of paddles and life jackets is included. We can also help create teams with 8 practices (once a week in evenings), and race on Canada Day for about $150/person.

New in 2018: We will pre-set several dates available to run Corporate Team Building for anyone interested. .



Stay tuned for details on our new 3rd team for youth & young adults with a developmental disability.

If you have any questions,
please don't hesitate to contact us

We also help others form teams by giving them whatever support they need through the use of shared resources; website pages, budget templates, Survey Monkey Pro for registrations, PayPal and budgeting, booking practices, hiring coaches, etc.  Contact the club as detailed below.