about us

Congratulations is due to all DASA teams, athletes, and volunteers. Through perseverance, innovation, cross-training, and love for our sport, we have endured the most difficult years in the history of dragon boating and we are ready to thrive!

Volunteerism is the backbone of our club and plays a critical role in our programming. We know that it is getting harder to recruit and retain these volunteers – and attention to this will be paramount. 

We are deeply proud of our athletes who are:

• enjoying a paddle at Henderson Lake,
• “showing up” at regatta’s (even on the ice!),
• digging hard at the Canadian National Competition,
• joining other clubs across Canada to compete at the highest level of our sport while we grow our own high performance crews, and,
• trying out for the Canadian National Teams.

The Year of the Tiger (2022) was about making big changes, but now in the Year of the Rabbit, we’re meant to take a step back, and (if you can believe it) chill. Rabbits are quick, but gentle creatures, and 2023 will be a year when thoughtful action is rewarded more than huge risks. After all the difficulty and tumult of the last few years, 2023 is for cultivating peace and patience! With this in mind, our outstanding Board is working hard to establish strong roots and in order to blossom into a strong and healthy organization!

I share Dragon Boat Canada’s President Scott Murray’s words – “I care deeply about Dragon Boat Canada and the sport of Dragon Boat Racing. I care passionately that every single individual who gets into a dragon boat has a safe, inspiring and stimulating experience. I care vigorously that our sport grows; that it’s presented in its most polished form to its audience both close-up and far away. I care intensely that our sport improves, that it innovates and engages, that it evolves and expands, that it continues its goodness and transcends to greatness.”

Live, Love and Dragon Boat!

Karen Johnson – DASA President