BS Season 2012 – BananaShip Dragon Boat Club

BS Season 2012 – August – Rawdon

bananaship — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:34:05 +0000

It’s the first time BananaShip raced in an event outside the city! And how did we do? 2nd Overall!
Complementary champagne for the podium!

Had a little technical difficulty with that bottle

BS Season 2012 – May Week 2 – 2000m Challenge

bananaship — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:15:14 +0000

Week 2 – Challenge #1 (May 6 to May 12)

His Majesty’s BananaShip called for victory with a time of 12:03 in their 2000m race. While Bananaship All-Stars were close behind with 12:40.

James Vu has been booted out as captain of All-Stars! In a big turn of events, Yu Wai was voted captain outvoting the runner-up PT by just 1 vote. Interesting twist as Yu Wai is a new member to BananaShip and has no experience prior to this season. How will he survive this week? How will his team help him win? Will Phil Pham’s His Majesty’s BananaShip be unpleasantly surprised?

Challenge # 2: This week, the teams will compete in 500m, 250m, 200m and 100m races.

BS Season 2012 – May Week 1 – “Mingle Mingle”

bananaship — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:23:03 +0000

Week 1 – Mingle Mingle (April 29 – May 5)

Today was Amalo’s birthday, we threw her a surprise with the girls near the weight room, and the boys hiding in the locker room. She was told the women’s locker had been infested. Land training was made of 7 stations; Burp..Burp..Burpees, Bleep Test, Wacky Jacks, Situation, Yoga Pose, 36.6m Dash (oddly specific distance, we know) and a lot more.

In the first part of the night, rookies watched the experienced paddlers train. In the second part, the rookies got into a boat. As with every first-ever practice, the rookies were all over the place because they did not know how to paddle. A little bit of adjustment was made, and they were filled with potential.

The vote was cast for the two competing captains for the week: James and Phil, with a challenge awaiting their respective teams.

Challenge #1: Challenge consists of boating etiquette, setting a balanced roster and a 2000m time-trial!
Which team will come out on top for the first TUBS challenge?

BS Season 2012 – April Pt.2 – Why Am I a Good BananaShip Member?

bananaship — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:54 +0000

5 of our paddlers bravely volunteered to give a few words as to why they believe they are a “Good” BananaShip Member. (And hopefully earn some bonus points towards being team captain) Give it up for our athletes: King, Chloe, Ed N, John & Izzy!

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BS Season 2012 – April – 2nd Annual Club Sugar Shack

bananaship — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:38:23 +0000

Spring has arrived! Time for the Bananas to gather after their long winter snooze. This year, we went to La Grillade in St-Alphonse, where the club indulged in delicious frenzy-inducing, maple-bathed delights. As usual, you can expect the Bananas to be a wild bunch! And of course, here are the obligatory photo uploads.