Videos – BananaShip Dragon Boat Club

BananaShip @ Montreal Challenge 2024

bananaship — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:40:06 +0000

What a wild weekend – BananaShip reached the podium 5 times!

Placing 3rd in the community 500m final, and 2nd in the 2000m! Our boys at Super BananaBros took 2nd place in both the 500m & 200m open final, and took the gold for the open 2000m! Formidable!

Race results will be uploaded, but can catch them at Montreal Challenge.

Here’s some race footage over the weekend courtesy of Mission Dragon Boat

RACE 12

Race 34

race 42

RACE 54

BananaShip does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge!

bananaship — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 03:15:13 +0000

We were nominated by Typhon Dragon Boat Team for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge! And we hate to disappoint. Thanks for the nomination, and we pass on the next challenge to H2oplayground and Dan Levine of Montreal Summer Splash! Check it out!

And thank you for those who generously offered their lunch money as donations.

BananaShip July 2014 Promo

bananaship — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:50:14 +0000

It’s been awhile since we had a video. So in anticipation for this weekend’s big event, the Montreal Challenge, here’s a promo that our computer wiz, Ed whipped up. Nothing gets us pumped like nostalgia clips.

Credits to Ed Nguyen

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 – 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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The Ultimate BananaShip Season 2012

bananaship — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:28:47 +0000

Two weeks until the start of the new season! Here’s a quick peek into what you can expect as the club prepares towards its 6th season. 40 Paddlers, 2 Competing Teams, 1 Club

BS Season 2011 – July Pt.1 – BananaShip Academy

bananaship — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:57:07 +0000

We came up with an idea, why not teach our paddlers the basics by taking videos of us paddling? Within a day, this crazy idea became reality. Here are the first 3 lessons, bloopers, and Tug-a-War. Enjoy!

2011 Promo Video (En Francais!)

bananaship — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:38:19 +0000

Banana? Banana! Summer is still months away, but we’re still kicking in the cold.
We hope you enjoy this 2011 Promo video treat from us.

Also, don’t forget to signup to attend our recruitment orientation at the end of February. The deadline is February 20th, so register soon by clicking the banner.

BS Season 2010 – August – Last Stretches

bananaship — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:58:35 +0000

Bananaship did very well during the season, 14 members stayed to be part of the 20KM challenge, but we were struggling with not having enough girls. Everyone was exhausted. The land trainings still held, but 20KM was unfortunately cancelled. Still, it was a milestone season and we had every reason to celebrate!

BS Season 2010 – July Pt.4 – Montreal Festival

bananaship — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:31:05 +0000

All team members walked into the competition.. saying ” WOAH…!!” It wasn’t Summer Splash, it was 20x bigger. There were over 160 teams present from all over the world. The rookies were very excited but also very stressed out.

Phil’s Femmes Fatales cheer was “Be a man!.. Do the right thing!”
Razor Lemon cheered “Razor Lemon! We’re full of…Vitamin G!”
And the rest, “This SHIP is BANANAS! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!”

Every year, the announcer cheers for us, this year was no exception. Atiba, Jennifer, Sunny, Dan, family, friends from everywhere came by to cheer for BananaShip.

In the qualification race of Competitive, we raced against DCH, one of the best teams in the festival. Samie lost control of the boat because of the wave that was sent to her. It was probably the first time her confidence got shook so much. Competitive was no longer able to get into Premier division. Samie got extremely scared because she had to get ready and steer for the men’s team.. on the exact same lane at the exact same place. Broke a dragon’s tail in the morning, she got run over by another boat in the afternoon, then lost control on her steer right after.. the day wasn’t going well at all.

Lawrence steered for Phil’s Femmes for the first time, he was nervous, but handled it extremely well. Especially in the 6th lane. The second he was able to do it, nothing was impossible. Merica steered the Extreme boat, surprisingly, Extreme’s level increased dramatically from the Summer Splash placing them in a solid Final B Rookie.

Sarah and Samie spent a night on the phone with Jennifer telling them how she should’ve tackled the wave and how to avoid it next time. It calmed Samie down but she was still very upset by her performance.

On the second day, it was time for the finals, All BananaShip teams were placed in Final B in intermediate and in rookie. There was a big chance of getting a medal and a trophy. Izzy, Sheldon, were very hyped up about winning the category, everyone was.

The day ended with Silver, Bronze. Gendered Teams were placed in the 50th percentiles.
Razor Lemon made it very very close to 3rd place, it was a photo finish.
Extreme was doing just so well, the energy was unforgettable. For the first time, there was really strong chemistry.

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