News – BananaShip Dragon Boat Club

Rawdon 2017 – Femmes Fatales Strikes Gold!

bananaship — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 03:50:00 +0000

What an achievement by our Femmes Fatales! Placing convincingly 1st in each of the qualifiers and taking home the Gold at Rawdon. And with that, for many of our padders, a terrific finish for 2017. You earned it girls! And for the rest of us, final stop – Quebec Cup.

Fusion and Girl Power at Rawdon

bananaship — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 03:23:07 +0000

Rawdon, that annual event signalling the end of season and remaining days of summer. To that effect, BananaShip did things a little different. Our ladies revived an old classic – “Phil’s Femmes Fatales” – and took home the bronze! And the guys fusion danced with the boys from McGill Dragon Boat Z (Yes, that was a Dragon Ball reference) – forming Banana Ball Z! How did our combined boat do? Placing 4th in the Grand Open final, just needs a few polishing in the hyperbolic time chamber. And with that, our 2016 comes to a close. Check back once in awhile for updates – there’s still the end of season festivities.

BananaShip is Bronze at Rawdon!

bananaship — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 02:40:57 +0000

With Montreal Challenge done & dusted, and Quebec Cup being what feels like centuries away, our Bananas were still hungry for more. Fortunately, it just so happens that Rawdon Festival took place just 2 weeks after the Challenge! After some last minute Facebook postings, our captains wrangled a boatful of our most dedicated paddlers up north, blasted their way past the finish line and into a 3rd place finish in Final A division. Another ‘tick’ to our medal tally.

BananaShip takes Bronze at Summer Splash!

bananaship — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:54:58 +0000

“Welcome to the 2014 edition of Summer Splash!”
We’ve been coming to this race every year since 2008, and it never disappoints. And this year is no different. With another blend of fresh and familiar faces, our ambition was to make a podium finish in every event we raced. Great start so far with BananaShip taking home the Bronze for the second time in a row.

2013 End of Season Dinner

bananaship — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:42:05 +0000

2013 – New venues, new faces, new leadership. How did this season’s Bananas fare? Well, if you’re a regular here, then you’ll know that our Extreme Team went above & beyond expectations! Give a well deserved pat on the back to our rookies who stepped up and helped with the land trainings. And as appreciated always, our veterans breaking the ice for our newbies. To summarize this summer, some emotional words from our 2013 “Never Give Up” winner, Dang. Pictures after these messages…

“It’s always difficult for me to end the season, as it also marks the end of summer.

I initially joined Bananaship to hang out with my friends. Every members of the BS family are the reason I go to practice and work out with. In fact, I love every single one of you.

I know this season was very hard for the captains with the new leadership. So I’d like to thanks Xiao Shen, James Vu and Edward Trinh for their amazing job all season. They’ve had a lot of work on their hands and I can’t be happier of the results.

I’d also like to thanks all rookies that joined this season. You guys clearly improved throughout the season and I loved seeing the progress you’ve all made. The team wouldn’t have been possible without you.”

Drummondville Dragon Boat Festival

bananaship — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:28:46 +0000

In BananaShip’s existence, our second ever out-of-town event: Twice the shenanigans, twice the fun, twice the teams! In a nostalgic moment from history, our girls paired up once again with Montreal Waves; with Banana Waves taking home the Bronze medal from the Women’s Division.

BananaShip at the Montreal Challenge

bananaship — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:56:58 +0000

Replacing the Montreal Dragon Boat Festival this year, is the Montreal Challenge! Two days of paddling fun and our club raced in its first 2000m race. Both teams dominated their first heats, with Team Extreme even placing higher than our flagship guys! Extreme finishing in Final B of the 2000m, and Comp in Final C. Well done! Us, old geezers, can retire now knowing our rookies can take over… (jokes)

BananaShip at Summer Splash – Podium Again, Again

bananaship — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 20:47:28 +0000

For a third year in a row, BananaShip takes to the podium at Summer Splash! This year, our team goes home with the Bronze. Also, a strong showing from our rookie crew in the Extreme team, taking 3rd in their category. There is a ton of untapped talent in Extreme, so watch out in the near future everyone! This festival gets bigger and better every year, so we would like to thank the organizers for such a great event.

End of Season Dinner 2012

bananaship — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:45:14 +0000

Another season dusted by your favourite team, BananaShip. Not to mention our most successful season yet; 6 medals in total! We medalled in every event we participated in. Great team effort! And to celebrate, our annual End of Season Dinner. This year our dinner was hosted at Restaurant l’Academie on Crescent. Good food, good company, and above all, memorable speeches from our speakers. Enjoy the break, signing off until 2013…

BananaShip Goes to Rawdon… Comes out 2nd!

bananaship — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:08:26 +0000

We won 2nd Place in the Rawdon Grand Final (Our second out-of-town race ever) with our best recorded time of 2:10.60! We’re simply getting stronger and faster. The organizers even provided champagne! Of course, no underage drinking, we’re responsible people here!

And with that, BananaShip’s 2012 season comes to a close. But the fun isn’t over yet! Stay tuned for our Annual End of Season Dinner Party – A night promised to be full of glamour, entertainment, and shenanigans only our Bananas can pull off!