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By Kristin O. Pitoniak Many of us can understand all the benefits of paddling with our home teams. Our teammates know us, paddle with us, and support us. Some of us share a cancer experience, but all of us share the love of paddling and the tremendous camaraderie that...

By Kristin O. Pitoniak I can think of a million reasons to say no to exercise. “I’m too busy, work is hard, it’s coming up on the holidays, I’m tired.” So the week has been busy! While the reasons to say no seem to flow so easily, we all need to think of the benefits...

By Chris Cronin I started Dragon Boating about 10 years ago purely by accident.   I was taking learn to row classes at the Pioneer Riverfront Club and when a Learn-to-Row-Level-2 class was cancelled, my friend Rose said “Hey, Donna and I are going to try that new...

New Zealand 2023 Kristin PitoniakBay State Connection Dragons April 8, 2023 was the day we embarked on our epic journey to New Zealand. Weall came together, each person bringing their own individual strengths andexperiences. We are breast cancer survivors and...

By Laura Russell Do you like to travel? Do you like to travel internationally? Well, traveling to practice dragon boating or racing in dragon boats is a whole new level! I have traveled once to Florida to attend camp and once to Florence, Italy for the 2018 IBCPC....

by Kevin and Fiona I think the key to becoming an effective steerer is to keep at it. The old adage is that practice makes perfect and it definitely applies to steering. The more time you spend doing it, in practice or at races, the more exposure you get to different...

By Rachel Levey The International Breast Cancer Paddlers Coalition (IBCPC) Participatory Dragon Boat Festival is hosted every four years in a different part of the world. In some ways it feels like the Olympics of Dragon Boating, at least for the subset of paddlers...

By Rachel Levey Big disclaimer here, I am not a medical professional. I am however a person whose post-cancer-treatment physical health has improved since joining a Dragon Boat team, and I know I am not alone in this experience.  The connection between dragon...

By Rachel Levey As we age, and I believe especially as women, our relationship with our bodies changes. Hormonal shifts, physical changes, at each stage of life we have to re-learn our bodies and re-build the trusting, loving relationship we have with ourselves. In my...