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Dragon Boating
  Recover * Connect * Participate Join the fun and excitement of Dragon Boating!
If you’ve wanted to try an activity that takes you out on the water, gives you some exercise and a chance to meet great people, come find out what dragon boating is all about and why it continues to be the fastest growing water sport worldwide.
Dragon Boat season runs from April to September each year. Dragon boating is an intermediate level activity that guarantees you will improve your upper body and core strength by the end of the season! If you are looking for a team environment with a lot of spirited ladies, this is it! You can 'try out' paddling (and also our team!) three times before making a commitment to join the team. Dragon boating is an exciting and challenging water sport that is comprised of twenty women (plus a caller and a tiller) paddling in unison to move long, narrow boats through the water.
Survivor Sake will be participating in the Kent Cornucopia Days Dragon Boat Races on Saturday, July 10th, on Lake Meridian. For those of you who still haven't checked out this program, this is your chance to see what all these TSNW Members are avid about and cheer them on. Practice Schedule: Saturdays 8:00-9:30am; Tuesdays 6:00-8:00pm. You can practice three times before deciding to join the team Where: Practices are held twice weekly at Leschi Marina on Lake Washington (Directions Below) Contact: For more information or RSVP, contact Monica in the TSNW office at (206) 732-8350 or pm@teamsurvivornw.org. Detailed Survivor SAKE Schedule Information
Take Exit 165 towards James Street.
Stay straight to go onto 6th Avenue.
Turn left onto Yesler and follow til road 'Ts"
Go left onto Alder.
Alder curves down to water; turn right onto Lakeside.
Marina is just past BluWater Bistro on your left.
Turn into parking lot just south of BluWater.
Coming from I-5 South: Take Exit 164, Dearborn/James Street, follow Dearborn exit signs, turn right onto Dearborn.
From Dearborn, turn left onto 20th; follow to Yesler.
Turn right onto Yesler; follow til road 'Ts" and go left onto Alder.
Alder curves down to water; turn right onto Lakeside.
Marina is just past BluWater Bistro on your left.
Turn into parking lot just south of BluWater.
Coming from I-90: Take Exit #3, Rainier Avenue North.
Head North on Rainier Avenue; street turns into Boren.
Take Right onto Yesler; follow til road 'Ts" and go left onto Alder.
Alder curves down to water; turn right onto Lakeside.
Marina is just past BluWater Bistro on your left.
Turn into parking lot just south of BluWater.
Coming from 520: Heading West on 520 take LK Washington Blvd Exit and turn left onto Lk Washington Blvd. at exit stop.
Lk Washington Blvd curves to the right; follow thru Arborretum; cross Madison.
Lk Washington Blvd turns into Lakeside Avenue.
Stay on Lakeside Avenue until you see BluWater Bistron on your left.
Turn into parking lot just south of BluWater
Download the Dragon Boat Handbook and Information
 History of Dragon Boating and Cancer
In 1999, Club SAKE paddler Hong Ho wanted to expand the Seattle team's mission and memorialize her mother who had died of cancer. To do this, she called Team Survivor Northwest to offer Club SAKE's assistance in starting a dragon boat team of women cancer survivors. As a result, about ten enthusiastic survivors and Team Survivor Northwest volunteers showed up that August. Those who participated splashed and laughed their way through practices for the rest of the summer; by September they were hooked. Today the program has over sixty women survivors on the active roster! Two full boats go out at every practice and the program growth shows no signs of slowing down. |
- Steering Committee Handbook 2009