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Twilight Paddle around Scotland Island, Pittwater (8000m)

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Published on Monday, 12 December 2011 00:13
Written by Site Admin

A selection of photos from the Twilight series - Race 1 8km paddle around Scotland Island in Pittwater. Thanks to Bei Loon Dragon Boat Club for hosting the event.

Thank you to Victor for contributing his photos, and to Scott for snapping some photos whilst drumming! 

Congratulations to our state team members

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Published on Saturday, 03 December 2011 12:54
Written by President

A number of our club members have made it to the NSW State Team!

Congratulations to Anna, Alison C, Bruce, Lawrence, Mat, Matthew, Ray and Will. What a fantastic effort! A few other people trialled and just missed out, but speaking with them today they have plans to try again next year. So well done all: I am very proud of all of you!

As the folk mentioned above start their new adventure as members of the State team, it is a good time for all of us to start thinking about the regattas ahead of us for the rest of this season. These regattas will culminate in the Australian Club Championships that start on the day after the State vs State championships in Melbourne.

Tan mentioned today at training that from here on in we will be expecting that all club members will be attending every regatta unless they advise otherwise. I realise that the Australian Club Championships is a big commitment however, so the Committee is working on getting as much information together as possible to help you plan/consider. We will be sending this out over the next few weeks so watch out for it.

Have a good weekend everyone and see on Tuesday night for our first Tuesday session.

Open day: Saturday 22 October

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Published on Friday, 14 October 2011 16:14
Written by Site Admin

Different Strokes will be holding an open day on Saturday 22nd October! It will start at 10am and run for about 30 minutes. Afterwards, there'll be a sausage sizzle, and a chance to chat with current paddlers and see why we just can't get enough of the sport!

It's a great chance for new paddlers to join in and have a go at the sport, spend some time on the water, and see what it's all about. Take a look at the flyer below for more information: 

See the Training Information page for more details about where we train, what to wear, and what to expect. 

Dobroyd 10s Regatta (200m)

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Published on Thursday, 25 August 2011 16:33
Written by Site Admin

A selection of photos from the Dobroyd 10s. The first regatta of the race season. Thank you to Paul, Sarah and Scott for contributing their photos. 

Dobroyd 10s race wrap up

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Published on Thursday, 25 August 2011 16:24
Written by Coach

 

Race crew in the marshalling area at the Dobroyd 10s regatta

Wow – what an amazing start to the season!

To our sweeps, you are to be congratulated! Wet and windy conditions put all sweeps to the test on the weekend and you excelled. Your professionalism on the course was acknowledged publicly by other clubs. In addition, you were busy multi tasking between paddler and sweep, great work guys. And on behalf of everyone... thank you!

To our team captains, thanks for keeping your crews on track, ready to race, warmed up and at the marshalling as required. With 25 people and 5 crews we had a busy day of racing, management on land is as important as race execution so big thanks!

Paddlers, what can I say! We set an objective to go out there and execute our race plan, give 100% commitment and focus, and have some fun! Congratulations on achieving all three!

Our opens crews put some great racing on the water with the Scimitars consistently placing 3rd all day and Sabres holding strong with essentially a mixed crew. Thanks and congrats to our girls who backed up to help get our boys on the water on Sunday.

In the mixed category, Tonic set the tone in the first race of the day controlling the nerves and adrenalin to execute a solid race. A good transition into the mid phase and strong finish secured 2nd place. Strong racing all day by both crews and some good key take outs for us to focus on over the next few months.

Girls, girls, girls... we started the day with a pledge to execute our race plan and give 100%... and the results would be what they would be. Wow!! What a result. You executed both races with controlled aggression. A strong finish in both heats was needed to secure 1st place and you delivered on both occasions. Congratulations on winning the Premier Womens Category! I believe this is a first for the club!!

Overall, a solid days racing which has set us up well for the next few months of training. Time on the water is key for us to continue developing through the season. Please do what you can to make both sessions every week. This is just the start of our journey...

Last but not least, thanks to all our supporters who were there on the day.

Congratulations to our trainee sweeps!

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Published on Thursday, 21 July 2011 15:57
Written by President

Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo! That's four yos for four passes at the recent sweep accreditation - it's official! Well done Cecilia, Rob, Andy and Victor! Four out of four :) They all worked very hard and deserve great credit for putting so much into their preparation. The sweep is pivotal to the success of any crew and we are very fortunate to have 4 more sweeps on board to help us put our best performance on the water come race day!

A big thank you to honorary Different Strokes club member, Alex Neill, for her assistance, guidance and encouragement over the past few months with the sweep training. Thank you also to the paddlers who came down on Thursday nights to give the sweeps some additional time on the water. 

If anyone else is interested in learning to sweep please let Ray or Tan know.