University of Waterloo Dragon Boat Club Staff/Faculty Team Meeting

University of Waterloo Dragon Boat Club

Staff/Faculty Team Meeting

Introductions

website: www.uwdbc.com | email : [email protected]

Execs CrewPresident: Davis Ly (Chem Eng)Fundraising and Events: Marieke Manshanden

(Int’l Dev), Laura Cudmore (Kin), Danielle Luxton (Kin), Karen Lai (Plan.)

Sponsorship and Grants: Corinne Hanlon (Env Sci), Stephanie Murphy (ERS) , Charles Desouza (Soft Eng), Phillip Bailie (Biomed)

Finance: Edbert Oey (AFM)

About Dragon BoatOriginated from ancient China 22 people in a boat racing in distances of

200m, 500m and 2000mTaken up by many adults all over the world!


About UWDBCCompletely student managed and run club.Have been successful in both local and

international competitions.Active year-round and attracts students from

all faculties.We are trying to expand the club into a full-

fledged canoe club that is unique in the UW (and even KW) community.


GoalsCreate a staff/faculty team that will race in at

least 1 regatta during the summer. Foster a fun and competitive environment for

faculty and staff members from all over campus

Show that a healthy, active lifestyle can be a boat-load (hah!) of fun

Win some races!


Practice Schedule/Location

1.5 hours, 1x week for at least 8 weeks. Most likely Saturday afternoons (not set in stone)

More if we have everyone in agreementLaurel Creek Conservation Area (Bearinger

and Westmount)Accessible by foot, bike and car (and most

other modes of transport)


Cost?Equipment rental (paddles, boat, PFDs): $0Coaching: $0 (maybe a bit of pride since it

might be one of your students)Regatta fee: ~$40/person/regatta (varies with

regatta and size of team)Uniforms: ~$15/t-shirt - $0 (if we can

convince the Campus store to donate some stuff!)


Possible RegattasFanshawe, June 15Toronto, June 22 -23 (one of the biggest

regattas in NA)Woodstock, August 10


F.A.Q Do I need experience to be part of this?

No, as long as you are willing to learn and can hold a paddle, you’re in! Do I need my own paddle for practice and races?

No, we provide everything you need to practice and there will be equipment at regattas

Do I need to be able to swim? No, you will be wearing PFDs at all times.

I heard that you need to be super fit and be able to complete an triathlon to join? No! Dragon boat is a sport for all fitness levels and ages. You will definitely notice

an improvement in physical fitness though! Can my spouse and/or child(ren) also do this?

As long as we have spots and they are above the age of 16 then absolutely! We have seen mother/daughter/father/son paddle on the same boat numerous times!

Will you be the envy of all other faculty, staff and denizens of UW? Definitely.


What now?Spread the word! We cannot do this without

support from staff, faculty and YOUGo to our website and register for our

staff/faculty mailing list, if you haven’t done so already

Follow us on Twitter (UWDBC), YouTube (uwdragonboat) and like us on Facebook (uwdbc)!

Think of awesome team names! (UW PhDragons? WATerloo Paddling Dragons?)


Questions?


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University of Waterloo Dragon Boat Club Staff/Faculty Team Meeting