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Dragon Boat on Display at CLC Race 4 Research

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Dragon Boat on Display for National Cancer Survivors Day

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 18, 2K24.  The annual event was hosted by the Cancer League of Colorado, and is a major fund-raiser for that organization.  One of our survivor paddlers, Kimberly Watanabe, entered the race and placed first in her age division!

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CLC Race 4 Research 2K24

Dragon Boat on Display in Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade

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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 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. 

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Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade 2K24

Phantom Dragons – Winter Dragon Boat Pool Simulator Practices

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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. It’s a very hard workout – we’re thrilled when we can finally get back out on the open water!  

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Additional photos and video clips from our pool training sessions can be seen at this link:

Phantoms Dragon Boat Pool Simulator Practices 2K24

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Dragon Boat on Display at CLC Race 4 Research

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Dragon Boat on Display for National Cancer Survivors Day

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.

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CLC Race 4 Research 2K23

Dragon Boat on Display in Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade

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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. 

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Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Parade 2K23

Phantom Dragons – Winter Dragon Boat Pool Simulator Practice

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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!

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Sinker, our Dragon Boat Pool Simulator

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Phantoms Dragon Boat Pool Simulator Practices

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DRACO hosts Adaptive Adventures Dragon Boat Simulator Practice

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On March 14 and March 28, 2022 we hosted dragon boat pool simulator practices for Adaptive Adventures, an adaptive sports provider that has several athletes training for an upcoming Paralympic competition. How awesome to be able to make our simulator accessible to this great group!

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Adaptive Adventures Dragon Boat Pool Practices

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Local BCS Paddler featured in 9News Profile

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Check out this news feature profiling our own Rebecca Novak 

Several months ago we were approached by a 9News correspondent, inquiring about the possibility of doing a profile featuring one of our BCS paddlers. The project was approved, and work has been ongoing throughout the summer.  The program was initially scheduled to be broadcast the evening of December 30, but was pre-empted at the last minute due to more critical coverage of the Marshall Fire, and finally aired on January 7, 2022.

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Colorado Woman’s Cancer Journey

 

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Dragon Boats on Display at CLC Race 4 Research

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Dragon Boat on Display for National Cancer Survivors Day

As part of its effort to promote Colorado Cancer Survivor (BCS) Dragon Boat Program, DRACO had a pair of dragon boats on display at this year’s Race 4 Research on Sunday, August 15, 2K21.  The annual event was hosted by the Cancer League of Colorado, and is a major fund-raiser for that organization.

 

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CLC Race 4 Research Photos

 

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Pink Phantoms promote at BCS Pink Hat Tea

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Members of DRACO’s Phantom Dragons / Pink Phantoms crew were honored to participate in Lutheran Medical Center’s BCS Pink Hat Tea again this year, an annual event for the benefit of newly diagnosed and long-term breast cancer survivors.  This event is a wonderful opportunity to gain visibility and support for our breast cancer survivor dragon boat program, and to connect with prospective BCS paddlers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BCS Pink Hat Tea 2K19

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