We've got a few more new faces in here... @Cindy Cheong @Chris Head @Amy Fuller @Kate Bechak @Emily Zacherle @Lisa OConnor @Kay Roberts so glad you're here. Let us know: - what team/club you're with - what's the most fun race you've ever done - what's your dragon boat pie-in-the-sky goal/dream! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ p.s. those of you who've been here a while.. feel free to reintroduce yourselves... you never know who missed you on the first round!

Please extend a warm welcome to @Claudia Perge @Adrienne Hanlon @Season Devereux @Annie Winkler @Janice Kuretich @Sue O'Donovan @Marie Hirsch @Doreen Clyne @Elizabeth Simmer @Wendy Composto — we're so glad you're here! If you've never been on Skool before, there's a little primer for you in the classroom. Feel free to post, ask questions, chat with others... this is YOUR community. ANd we hope to see you in our community hangout on Sunday at 6pm Eastern! Bring a beverage, pop in and say hello, or stay the whole hour. Would love to see you "in the flesh" 🤣

I have been a member of Akron's Dragon Dream Team (BCS) since 2018. I began steering in 2019 on a casual basis to fill in when needed. Additionally, I have taken a few in person steering clinics starting with my own coach, then one in Marietta, Ohio and another in Cleveland, Ohio. I was asked in 2025 and 2026 to coach a local community team that bought a 10 seater dragon boat because they wanted to become more competitive in my team's annual dragon boat festival. I love coaching them and would like to extend my coaching to my BCS team. We have the very good fortune of having a large chain of lakes that both my community and BCS teams practice on. This provides variety to our practices while also allowing us to challenge ourselves to rougher water by entering speed zones where wake is created. My BCS team has three 20 seater boats and one 10 seater. Each boat steers in subtly different ways. We have 2 steerers who are dedicated solely to steering. I personally am more of a paddler than a steerer, but enjoy steering when the team needs me to.

We've had lots of new folks join us in recent days. So let's welcome them in and start some new conversations going!! Here's what to do next: 1️⃣ If you've been in the community a while, please "Like" this post, then drop a GIF or a hello to welcome our new folks. 2️⃣ If you've just arrived, please also "Like" this post, then go read this post, and follow the instructions you find there. (Click on the blue words "this post" and you'll be taken to the post I'm talking about.) It will help you understand how the community works and how to start connecting with others here! Happy you're here: @Ali Joglekar @David Paoli @Mira Geffner @Kelly Wilson @Tammy OHara @Sandra Stein @Katie Peck @Lucy Belle @Amy Rolph @María Julia López Ballent @Katrina Pierce @Alison A. @Jackie Wright @Christina Allard @Leisa Fearing @Tracy Jenish @Amy Bruce @Stephanie Taylor @Michelle Wade @Kim Yousey-Hindes @Jacquelyn Johnson @Parker Foss @Annette Rothermel @Sarah Rosedahl @Lonnie Homenuk @Anne Backer @Stephanie Deraiche @Suzanne Monzel @Desiree Maurer @Georgie Rubens @Debbie Schweitzer @Sonia Rogers @Janice Bagnato @Pamela Sullivan @Wendy Giordan @Catherine Hagele @Jill Schieve @Kearstin Gauthier @Loc Ho @Zoi Koukaki @Jessica Walker @Chris Lowings @Tracy Wilson @Shannon Oborne @Silvana Ursini @Ed Poon @Alison Huck @Heather Sullivan @Louisa Matthew @Marina Della Putta Johnston @Gina Fortunato @Bill Glenski @Rudy Spannaus @Erica Bernstein @Henar Alonso Pimentel @Sherri Otterson @Connie Sol @Jennifer Sibilly @Timothy Duez @ConnieLynn Hutchison @Erin Conneely @Lin Lee @Jody Nelson