DBCB at Set Sail 2010

The Dragon Boat Club of Boston has been asked by the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital to take part of their "Set Sail" event on Sunday, September 26th from 1pm to 4pm.  This event benefits the Dr. Charles H. Weingarten Adaptive Sports and Recreation Program at the hospital.  The program allows their patients to get out of the hospital and into canoes, kayaks, windsurfs, bikes and other recreational vehicles through the use of adaptive equipment. Many of the patients have disabilities that would otherwise prevent them from enjoying these sports; however, with the help of The Weingarten Adaptive Sports Program, activities that were once only accessible for able-bodied people are now being designed in a way that disabled people can enjoy them as well.  More info on the event can be found at: http://www.spauldingrehab.org/supportourwork/donorevents/setsail2010

The event attendees will be signing up for half-hour sessions on the boats, where they can either just take a ride or try paddling.  We plan to hold practice on Sunday morning as scheduled on the 26th, however practice will end earlier at 11:30am.  At that point, we will dock back at the Hatch Shell and collect extra supplies from the locker.  Those who will be joining to volunteer at the Spaulding event will then paddle the boat to the Spaulding docks to arrive there by noon.  Spaulding will be providing free lunch courtesy of Redbones BBQ.

If you would like to help out by paddling or helping out at the sign up table, please RSVP using the following doodle link:
http://www.doodle.com/2787aqrvnze9d7df

Thanks and see you on the water,
-Kevin

DBCB featured in My Secret Boston's fitcognito blog

Last week we had the pleasure of having Susy Jackson join us for a practice on the Charles river.  Susy is a health and fitness blogger for fitcognito on MySecretBoston.com.  We had a ton of fun out on the water, and we hope to see you on the water again, Susy!  Read more about it here, and check out all the other great blogs at MySecretBoston.com.

The new boat has arrived!

The new boat arrived today shortly after our Sunday practice had ended.  Like kids on Christmas morning, we anxiously watched the trailer pull up into the Esplanade and we hurried to unwrap the present it had been carrying from across the country.  We even had a couple of minutes to take it for its maiden voyage, and it rides like a beaut.  A big thank you to all those who stuck around after practice and helped to unwrap and launch the boat into the Charles.

Can't wait to see the new boat and paddle in it?  Join our next practice, as we'll be paddling in both boats now.  Also, stay tuned for details about the official boat christening.

Thanks to Gim for taking the pictures during the launch.

Thank you to all boat maintenance voluteers!

Thank you to all those who woke up bright and early on Sunday to help out with boat maintenance.  We poured our blood (literally in some cases), sweat and tears into scraping, sanding, and oiling the boats, and at least one of those boats is in great shape to hit the water for practice.  Luckily for us, we don't have to worry too much about the state of the red boat as a brand new boat is currently on its way to Boston from the west coast and should arrive in time for the start of the season.

The boats will be launched next Sunday (April 18th) at 9:00AM, so please come by to help us get the boats from storage at the Lee Pool and launched into the water at the Hatch Shell.  Hope to see you there, and stay tuned for details for the first practice of the season!