Dragon Words

Son of the return of the revenge of the sequel

paddlewa — 2010-08-15T20:47:43Z

Paddle Waikato will be undergoing a major overhaul over the next couple of weeks… so if you have any thought now is the time to turn them into something other than ‘just thoughts’ - Dr T

Last one and its the BIG One!!! Ashburton Nationals

gin — 2010-03-22T08:12:16Z

Its only days away, tension is high but its gonna be good!!! I feel the pain of our last training session the mind is blowing with all the things we have to remember both on and off the water. Alas something had to go astray didnt it, sorry team for the delay and all the rest will laugh but well we “accidently” left those paddles behind. Lets hope that this is the only mishap we will have this season …….

Never mind, our trusty coach improvised and made the most of the situation. The boat looked sharp, it was moving its amazing what a team of hands can do. …. the paddles were retrieved and the boat took shape once more.

Its gonna be a big wknd, its gonna be tough, we gonna feel the pain and breathe hard but boy are we ready to let loose on the race course. Go EW we can do it!!! We know what we want to achieve we have our goal.

Good luck crew, and see all at Nationals.

Thanks PHOTOS FOREVER - to be MIA @ Nationals

gin — 2010-03-15T00:36:39Z

Big Thanks to our lovely sponsor who brings this wonderful site to the EW crew and to the dragonboating community.

Unfortunately Photos Forever will not be at the Nationals in Ashburton this season and they will be missed. These guys have been avid supporters to the EW crew for a number of years now and they are EW just as much as we are.

They have captured our moments and the moments of other crews. If you searched hard enough you will probably find photos of your crew as well on this site.

For these guys its not just about whats happening through the lens, but the work that goes in on behind the scenes to choose those photos and load them up on this site for all to see. What great people you are Deb and Tery.

We thank you waiting patiently on the sidelines capturing our finest and not so finest moments

Everyone please make a comment and thank these guys for all their effort.

www.silverdebster.com

Regionals! - Lake Pupuke

gin — 2010-03-15T00:27:01Z

Well what another great wknd of racing. Second in Wellington behind NZArmy, and now second in Auckland behind NZ Airforce. Well truly our armed forces should do well, after all they are meant to be fit and strong!

Thanks to the Auckland Dragon Boat Association and all its volunteers for putting on a fine regatta, racing went extremely smoothly.

Go the EW crew, we just keep doing great things this season. Its been great, so we look forward to nationals at the end of the month, new water to paddle, new sights to see, and some tough competition. Should make for a great finale for the end of the season.

We will be missing a few familiar faces, our lovely sponsor Photos Forever unfortunately will not be there capturing the moments of the day, and we will miss you deb and tery. We thank you for all your hard work this season.

Hamer well he is getting married, we still trying to figure out why you had to set the date up on the nationals!! and Sez shame family cant come with you. You guys will all be missed.

Wellington here we come

gin — 2010-02-23T20:34:00Z

With the Wellington Dragon Boat Festival just days away, its time to get excited. Wellington always pulls the crowds and its always interesting for crews on the water. Conditions can change and it makes for some awesome racing!!

EW is looking forward to their first 20 paddler regatta, and it signals the serious part of the season is about to start, both serious paddling and serious partying.

Looking forward to seeing the crews in wellygate

Wellington was awesome!!! Well done to the new festival managers, it was a super day, im sure you are all pleased with how well the event got run. After Party was cool too, lucky for us we read the fine print on the vouchers