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)!
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:
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:
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
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.
Additional photos of the event are posted here:
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
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!
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:
In another great performance, the Phantoms took first place in the 250-Meter B Division at the 2022 Riverdale Regatta. Awesome Job, Phantoms!
Additional photos and video clips of the event are posted here:
On July 16, 2022 the Dragonboat Racing Association of Colorado (DRACO) provided boats, equipment and technical assistance to put on a charity dragon boat regatta on Grand Lake. The event served as a fund-raiser to benefit seven local non-profit organizations, along with DRACO’s breast cancer survivor (BCS) dragon boat program. These organizations put together 10-man teams, all without any prior dragon boat experience. It proved to be a challenging, but very successful and popular event!
In a stellar performance, the Phantoms crew captured Silver Medals in the 400-Meter Premier Division and Bronze Medals in the 200-Meter Premier Division at the 2022 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. Outstanding Job, Phantoms!
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: