The Dragonboat Racing Association of Colorado (DRACO) displayed a dragon boat in the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade on August 10, 2K24. It was a great opportunity to increase public awareness of the sport of dragon boating and promote our dragon boat program for cancer survivors.
Additional photos taken at the event can be seen at this link:
In another stellar performance, the Phantoms crew captured Silver Medals in the 400-Meter Sport Division and Bronze Medals and the Third Place Trophy in the 200-Meter Premiere Division at the 2024 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival.
Additional photos and video clips of the Phantoms in action are posted here:
Congratulations to the Phantoms crew for another strong showing at this year’s Arizona Dragon Boat Festival, held March 23-24, 2K24. In a highly competitive event, our Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms crew placed third in the Guts & Glory Division D races. Many thanks to paddlers from other crews who teamed up w/ us to compete in this event!
Also, special recognition for our Pink Phantoms paddlers who assisted crews in other divisions. A generous grant from the Cancer League of Colorado helped make participation in this event possible for our BCS paddlers.
As always, this year’s Arizona Festival was a very competitive event. Check out the full Race Results
Additional photos of the event are posted here:
DRACO is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $5,000 Service Grant by the Cancer League of Colorado, in support of its cancer survivor dragon boat program and activities it provides that benefit Colorado’s cancer survivor community.
Many thanks to the Cancer League of Colorado for its continued support!!!
Here is the tentative race schedule for the Phantoms crew for the 2024 Season:
Combining forces with paddlers from another crew, the Phantoms captured first in the 250-Meter Sport Division at the 2023 Riverdale Regatta.
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)!
As part of its effort to promote its Colorado Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Program, DRACO had a dragon boat on display at this year’s Race 4 Research on Sunday, August 20, 2K23. The annual event was hosted by the Cancer League of Colorado, and is a major fund-raiser for that organization.
Additional photos taken at the event can be seen at this link:
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.
Additional photos taken at the event can be seen at this link:
Matt Norfleet, one of our cancer survivor paddlers, raced on the Team USA Senior A Open and Mixed crews in the IDBF Dragon Boat World Championships in Thailand this past August. The Open crew won 1 silver and 3 bronze medals, while the Mixed crew captured 2 gold and 2 silver medals. What a tremendous accomplishment!
Awesome job, Matt – Congratulations!!!
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
Additional photos and video clips of the Phantoms in action are posted here: