Central Coast Dragon Boat Club

Our paddlers are on a high following the State Titles held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith, last weekend when we ended the NSW racing season with our largest and most successful team.

 Sea Dragons crews took out a gold and three silver medals, winning the NSW regional final, the “Country Cup” with second places in extremely close finishes in the Masters Open, Masters Mixed and Grand Masters events.

 Coach Joe Iacono thanked his paddlers for their consistent effort and success throughout the season which had ended in such outstanding results. “Once again the little club from the Central Coast club left some of the more fancied teams asking questions” he said.

With the end of the state racing calendar, the action now moves to the national championships in Adelaide in three weeks, where the NSW squad will include11 Central Coast paddlers one of whom, Peter Jolly, has made the Australian squad to compete in the Asian Championships later this year.

 We will also be taking a club team of 31 (12 men and 19 women) including the State paddlers to Adelaide to compete in inter-club racing at the national level for the first time.

Sea Dragons and their bling

NSW State paddlers (Peter Jolly missing)

Rosemaree, Dave and Petra with trophies

In the final DBNSW points regatta for 2009 held at the Sydney International Rowing Centre, Penrith on December 13, the Central Coast club again performed up to and beyond expectations.