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:
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:
This season’s dragon boat events were all canceled again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, that didn’t stop us from practicing, initially by holding “socially-distanced” training sessions in outrigger canoes. After we determined (via anonymous polling of our paddlers) that we could address COVID-19 concerns by requiring that everyone be fully vaccinated, we resumed our training in dragon boats. At the conclusion of the summer practice season, we moved back inside, holding dragon boat pool simulator practices.
Miscellaneous photos and video clips of our practices can be found at the following links:
Outrigger Canoe Practices 2K21
Dragon Boat Pool Simulator Practices 2K21
The Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms performed well at the 2K19 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The crew placed well in both divisions, capturing 2nd Place in the 250-Meter Recreational B Division, and winning Silver Medals in the 500-Meter Recreational Division. Outstanding Job, Phantoms!
Additional photos and video clips of the Phantoms in action are posted here:
Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms – CDBF 2K19
The Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms performed well at the 2K18 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The crew placed well in both divisions, capturing 3rd Place in the 250-Meter Recreational Division and 2nd Place in the 500-Meter Recreational Division. Outstanding Job, Phantoms!
Here’s a link to some great drone footage capturing the spirit of the event:
Additional photos of the Phantoms in action are posted here:
Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms – CDBF 2K18
Great Phantoms Performance at CDBF 2K17!!! The Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms performed well at the 2K17 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The crew placed well in every division, capturing 3rd Place in the 500-Meter Recreational Division, 3rd Place in the 250-Meter Recreational B Division, and 2nd Place in the 125-Meter Recreational Division. Outstanding Job, Phantoms!
For this event, we allowed a Denver Post videographer to mount a 360 degree camera on the dragon boat during our races. Here’s a link to one of the videos:
Additional photos and video clips shot at the event are posted here:
Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms – CDBF 2K17
Phantoms Win CDBF Bling!!! The Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms crew raced to a strong finish at the 2K16 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The crew performed well in every division, capturing 3rd Place in the 120-Meter Competitive Division, 2nd Place in the 500-Meter Recreational Division, and 1st Place in the 250-Meter Recreational Division. Congratulations Phantoms!
Additional photos and video clips shot at the event are posted here:
Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms – CDBF 2K16
Team Scorch (a combined Phantom Dragons / Florida crew) brought home some bling from this year’s Colorado Dragon Boat Festival.
The team received Gold medals and a 1st Place Certificate for the 250m Rec A Division. The team also placed 4th in the 500-meter Competitive Division, and posted the fastest time in the 1,000-Meter “Guts & Glory” race (but were forced inside by another boat, missing a buoy in that race, which was for “bragging rights only”).
Due to an improperly called start (which was protested), the crew was allowed to re-run the 125m Final (with some awesome help from their LBT friends, who ran alongside to help push them along). Even though the PD/Scorch crew had to run that race back-to-back, immediately after one of its 250-meter heats, they posted a faster time than any other team in the final heat.
It was a great weekend of racing and camaraderie. Congrats to all!