Montreal International Dragon Boat Challenge – July 17 & 18 2026 First of all: apologies! We broke tradition and posted this article well after the races had finished. Our only excuse is…that we’re on vacation and were stuffing our bellies all this time. No time to type. Just eat. So, back to business. Tribal Maui … Read moreMontreal, Oui!
Hamilton Waterfest – July 5 2026 Today I drove off to Hamilton for the second day of the Hamilton Waterfest, as Sharon did not row on day one but went to support her teammates in the Aloha boat, and today Wahine was on the program. She stayed in Hamilton and I took care of the … Read moreHamilton: Day 2
38th Annual Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival – June 13 & 14 2026 Well…today was certainly nothing like yesterday. The weather was horrendous. Thankfully not cold but man, that rain and wind didn’t want to stop. After an early arrival but late start, the team started positioning themselves nicely for a 500m showdown later that … Read moreBack on the Island: Day 2
38th Annual Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival – June 13 & 14 2026 Aaaannnddd….we’re back! The Toronto Island regatta is one we always look forward to, as it’s such a nice place to go for a day of Dragon Boat racing. But this year is a little different, as Sharon’s boat is not present. Instead, … Read moreBack on the Island: Day 1
We’re back! Today is Pickering Day 2. There was a Day 1 but yours truly didn’t go as Sharon only went to support the other Tribal team, Aloha. Today however, Maui was up and everyone showed up. It was a lovely day (unlike last week or even Pickering 2025 edition), and we found a new, … Read moreThe Pickering Pickle
The Dragon Kings (Longwang 龍王) are the most widely worshipped rain deities in Chinese culture. Residing in underwater crystal palaces, the Dragon Kings control the weather, rainfall, and bodies of water. And boy did they have a field day today. Here we are again…first race of the season, and it was a day alright. We … Read moreAnd Longwang Ruled
‘t Is the week of the fitness test and the team destroyed their arms trying to find out how they’ve progressed over winter training. This is no joking matter! Winter training started quite some time ago but this is a separate, much-beloved event. That was a joke. So in Sharon’s case, she went for training … Read moreFitness Test!
#CanadasLifeline It’s that time of year again so today Sharon, a few Tribal team members and yours truly went to Canadian Blood Services up in Richmond Hill to donate blood. Unfortunately not everyone arrived at the same time so there’s no group picture of the event. It was quite easy-going, and as a first-time donor … Read moreBlood Donation Day No. 2