Jul 09
What a way to start the 2019 season at Montreal Challenge! It was a pouring start to the weekend on Saturday, but after the clouds cleared, we couldn’t ask for better sunshine. For the 2019 Challenge, BananaShip managed to snag, not one, but two medals! Earning 2nd Place in the 500m distance, and then powering …
Aug 13
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.
Jul 12
BananaShip’s first race of the season, the renamed Montreal International Dragon Boat Challenge & Festival (throwback to old MIDBRF days), is done and dusted. This has been a challenging season so far, with Toronto unexpectedly postponed, and more than half our paddlers new to the sport – BananaShip earned a spot in the 2000m final …
Jul 15
In case you missed last weekend, BananaShip took 2nd in Mixed Division C at this year’s Montreal International Dragon Boat Challenge! Picture finish – with just 0.14 seconds away from the lead; motivation for Rawdon. (Credits to Mission Dragon Boat for the photo)
