by Robusters Team | Oct 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
When a windy day with gusts to 20km per hour kept the paddlers off the water, six intrepid Robusters managed to rearrange the dragon boat and the outrigger canoe so that the safety boat could join them in our new boat house for the winter. We were grateful for the...
by Robusters Team | Sep 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Sept. 6, a group of Robusters headed off to take part in their favourite dragon boat competition in Penticton. The first event was the Survivors’ Party – organized by the Penticton breast cancer team Survivorship. After a great meal and before dancing the...
by Robusters Team | Sep 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Friday, Aug. 9, the Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat Team left home for the Calgary Dragon Boat Festival. Although we’ve been training hard, our goals were realistic and tempered by reality. Only 10 veteran Robusters had signed up to go, so the full team of 21 was...
by Robusters Team | Jul 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, July 13, the Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat team invited everyone attending the Christina Lake Homecoming event to go for a paddle in their 20 person boat. Most of the guests had never been in a dragon boat before, but quickly caught on and joined in the...
by Robusters Team | Jul 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, June 23, the Robusters invited family, friends, former team mates, supporters and donors to the grand opening of their new boathouse. After years of dealing with various government ministries, considering building designs, applying for grants from local...
by Robusters Team | Jun 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
The morning of June 1, 2024 looked threatening but the rain held off until the Castlegar Sunfest Parade was finished. It seemed like half the town was in the parade and the other half lined the streets to watch and collect handfuls of candy. A great time was had by...
