King Xiao – BananaShip Dragon Boat Club

Toronto 2016

bananaship — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 03:34:29 +0000

First race of the season! And what a good way to start – BananaShip’s second appearance at the Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival, and we took home Bronze in Premier E category. On a side note, Happy Father’s Day to our surrogate dad, Xiao! (He’s the oldest) Some pics below.

BananaShip Awards 2014

bananaship — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:55:48 +0000

It’s already the end of our season, and that means our annual BananaShip Awards Night.
Here is a recap of our 2014 recipients. (More to come)

BANANASHIP HONORARY AWARDS
Most Banana Award 2014: Xiao Jie Shen (Two-time Winner)
Honorable Mention 2014*NEW*: Justin Raiche-Moyyen & Wing Ting Truong

BANANASHIP PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Most Valuable Paddler 2014 *NEW*: Jennifer Ang
Most Improved Veteran 2014: Stephanie Shiao & Charles Ye
Most Improved Rookie 2014: Andy Li & Kimberly Yeung
Never Give Up Award 2014: Kathleen Wong
Land Training Superstar 2014 *NEW: Tak Chung

BANANASHIP EXECUTIVE AWARDS
Captains’ Pick 2014: Natalie Wong, Ijazul Faruque & Mike Chan

Winter Training Is Back On!

bananaship — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:10:56 +0000

Alright Bananas! No more hibernating, not this year! Winter training will happen every second Friday beginning November 29. Too lazy to mark your own calendar? Just look to your right for the training dates. Same place as usual, our home away from home – the Olympic Basin!