Outer Harbour Senior Women's Dragon Boat Team

A team designed to promote and encourage participation by women in the sport of Dragon Boat racing at all levels.

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 participating in physical activities outside of team paddling. Regular weight and pool training sessions are conducted in the off-season.

Recent Achievements:

  • 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
  • Consistently places top 2 at the annual GWN Dragon Boat Regatta held in Toronto

Program:


Pool Paddle and winter weight workouts take place on Sundays with pool paddle for the first hour and weights for the second hour. These both take place at the Mississauga Canoe club. Workouts run from Sunday November 9th until the end of April.

Regular on water practices are set for Tuesday and Thursday mornings and Friday evenings. OC practice will be on the weekend at a time to be determined.

See our calendar for further details.
(scroll down to find the current month)

Fees:


Click here to see our 2009 Fee Schedule.


Under 40?


If you are under 40 and would like to be part of the Outer Harbour Premier Women's Dragon Boat Team 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.