OH Women’s Regatta

Our 6th annual Toronto Women's Regatta will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Heart Lake Conservation Area. 200m knockout, 500m and 2K races, coffee, baked goods, prize table and vendors. Early Bird fee $550 if registered by March 31! For further details: please email cdevarennes@cogeco.ca

Outer Harbour Senior Women's Dragon Boat Team

A competitive team committed to competing at the highest level of women's dragon boat racing.

About Our Team

The OHSWDBC practice in the relative calm enclave of the Outer Harbour in the east end of Toronto in Buk Dragon Boats. This is Toronto's cleanest and most convenient Dragon Boat practice location.

Team members are expected to maintain a high level of fitness by following all aspects of the weight training, running and practice programs. Regular weight and pool training sessions are conducted in the off-season.

Achievements:

• 3rd place finish in the 2K and earned a berth to the 2012 CCWCs at National Championships, Welland Ontario, July 2011
• 3 bronze medals at the 2010 Club Crew World Championship, Macau. China
• 1 gold medal in 2000m and bronze medals in 500m and 200m at the 2008 Crew Club World Championship, Penang, Malaysia
• 3 gold medals at the 2007 World Dragon Boat Championship, Sydney, Australia
• 2 silver, 1 bronze and a 5th place in 2006 at the Club Crew World Championship in Toronto

Program:

Winter: Program: November - April 30

Sundays at Mississauga Canoe Club, 12:00 – 2:30 pm

• Paddle Pool
• Weight circuit
• Core

Tuesdays at Monarch Park C.I., 8:00 – 9:00 pm

• Swim training

Summer: May 1 - mid-September

• Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 5:45 - 7:00 am
• Alternate Wednesday mornings, 5;45 – 7:00 am
• Friday evenings: 6:15 - 7:30 pm

Under 40?

If you are under 40 and would like to be part of the Outer Harbour Premier Women check out their site.

History of Dragon Boating

Dragon boat racing has its origin in 290 BC China when the great poet and wiseman Chu Yuan threw himself in the Miluo River to protest the corruption of his beloved homeland. People of the town searched the river in a vain effort to find him.

Each year thereafter they celebrated his life and teachings by holding dragon boat races on the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. Eventually the tradition spread to all corners of the world and, today, dragon boat racing is the world's fastest growing sport.

A dragon boat crew is made up of 20 people, who paddle to the beat of a drummer at the bow, while a steersperson, at the stern, calls the race. Although dragon boat races are typically 500 metres, they can range from 100-metre sprints to 6-km tests of endurance. Competitive teams generally complete a 500-metre race in 2 to 2.5 minutes.