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General FAQ about Dragon Hearts
What's Our Mission?
Our mission is to get people to come join dragon boat. We wanna get people interested. This sport is so great, we want to share it with everyone. We want to support each other and keep this sport alive!What can I get out of doing dragon boat?
You get lots from joining dragon boat: friends, friends and more friends.
You get even more when you commit to this sport: Learn more about yourself, better your endurance level, learn to be strong both physically and mentally, learn to be a very good team-player, learn to focus (as you know it's very difficult), and learn to fight as a team.
It's a team sport that will help you learn about yourself and grow.
Who is Dragon Hearts?
Dragon Hearts, aka "Dragon Hearts Club" is a club run by many enthusiastic dragon boat lovers for 10 years! One of the founder of Dragon Hearts Club is John Ko. He deals directly with our team. There are also many other founders of the club and many generous people supporting this club in the background.
How many paddlers and spares do you have per team?
We have more than 20 paddlers in our team. We're all paddlers, there are no definite "SPARES" until the week of the Alcan. The coach and captain will evaluate our performance and likely put committed paddlers on the seat first. Who will or will not be a spare depends on attendance. 80% attendance is required to guarantee a seat on the boat for the races. Attendance is a must for the 2 practices prior to race day.
What kind of boats do you use to practice?
Either a Gemini or a 6-16 depending on what we're assigned that day.
To read more about "Gemini" Dragon Boat click here [document file].
To read more about "Six-Sixteen" Dragon Boat click here.