Here is the tentative race schedule for the Phantoms crew for the 2024 Season:
- Mar 23-24 Arizona Dragon Boat Festival
- Jul 27-28 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
- Sep 22 Riverdale Regatta Festival
- Sep 28 Kansas City Dragon Boat Festival
Category Archives: Phantom Dragons
Phantoms Take Home Gold at Riverdale Regatta 2K23
Phantoms – Place First in 2023 Riverdale Regatta!!!
Combining forces with paddlers from another crew, the Phantoms captured first in the 250-Meter Sport Division at the 2023 Riverdale Regatta.
Photos / Video
Here is a link to 360° video of our final race, shot from the Nichi Bei Go boat (we’re the crew to the right, and squeaked out a win in a very close race)!
Dragon Boat on Display in Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade
Dragon Boat on Display in Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade
The Dragonboat Racing Association of Colorado (DRACO) displayed a dragon boat in the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade on August 12, 2K23. It was a great opportunity to increase public awareness of the sport of dragon boating and promote our dragon boat program for cancer survivors.
Photos
Additional photos taken at the event can be seen at this link:
Phantoms Win Gold and Bronze at CDBF 2K23
Great Phantoms Performance – Silver and Bronze Medals at CDBF 2K23!!!
In another stellar performance, the Phantoms crew captured Bronze Medals in the 400-Meter Premier Division and Gold Medals in the 200-Meter Sport Division at the 2023 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival.
Race Results for the two days of racing can be found at these links: Saturday Sunday
Photos / Video
Additional photos and video clips of the Phantoms in action are posted here:
DRACO Hosts 6th Annual Shining Stars Dragon Boat Day
DRACO Hosts Dragon Boat Event for Shining Stars Foundation
On June 10, 2023 DRACO hosted the sixth annual dragon boat day on Sloan’s Lake for the Shining Stars Foundation. It was a great event for all the children and their families, and again proved to be such a success that next year’s event is already in the planning stages. This is always one of the high points of the year for our cancer survivor paddlers.
More photos can be seen here: Shining Stars Dragon Boat Day 2K23
Phantoms Attend Dragon Boat Race Camp in Ontario
Members of our coaching staff attended the Bow Wave Race Camp in Pickering, Ontario. This intensive week-long camp taught by world class coaches covered a broad range of subject pertaining to dragon boating technique, coaching, race strategy, etc. It also afforded an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with paddlers and coaches from all over the United States, Canada and other parts of the world.
Our own coach for the week leads the Dragonheart Vermont organization, arguably one of the most well-established and successful BCS dragon boat crews in the country. The finale of the camp was an opportunity for attending crews to compete in the Pickering Dragon Boat Festival.
Photos
Additional photos of the event are posted here:
Phantom Dragons – Winter Dragon Boat Pool Simulator Practice
From November through March, our Phantoms crew trains at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, using a custom-designed dragon boat pool simulator. This training allows us to travel to Tempe each year in March to compete in the Arizona Dragon Boat Festival on equal footing with west coast crews that can paddle on open water year-around.
Unfortunately, the 2023 Arizona Dragon Boat Festival suffered a last-minute cancellation due to flood/debris conditions at Tempe Town Lake. Still, our winter training left us well-prepared for the summer dragon boat season!
Photos
Additional photos and video clips from our pool training sessions can be seen at this link:
Phantoms Dragon Boat Pool Simulator Practices
DRACO Hosts 5th Annual Shining Stars Dragon Boat Day
DRACO Hosts Dragon Boat Event for Shining Stars Foundation
On September 17, 2022 DRACO hosted the fifth annual dragon boat day on Sloan’s Lake for the Shining Stars Foundation. It was a great event for all the children and their families, and again proved to be such a success that next year’s event is already in the planning stages. This is always one of the high points of the year for our BCS / cancer survivor paddlers.
More photos can be seen here: Shining Stars Dragon Boat Day 2K22
Phantoms Win Bronze in 2K22 Portland Dragon Boat Festival
Phantoms – Bronze Medalists in 2022 Portland Dragon Boat Festival!!!
The Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms crew captured Bronze Medals in the 500-Meter Mixed-C Division at the 2022 Portland Dragon Boat Festival. Several of our paddlers filled open slots on Women’s and BCS crews, and brought home additional hardware! Congrats to all for a great performance!
Results and Photos
This was our first trip to Portland, and it proved to be a very fun and competitive event. Check out the full Race Results
Additional photos of the event are posted here:
Phantoms Take Home Gold at Riverdale Regatta 2K22
Phantoms – Place First in 2022 Riverdale Regatta!!!
In another great performance, the Phantoms took first place in the 250-Meter B Division at the 2022 Riverdale Regatta. Awesome Job, Phantoms!
Photos / Video
Additional photos and video clips of the event are posted here: