The 2016-17 season has been a season of change. We've said our goodbyes to paddlers moving onto new waters, and welcomed new paddlers onto the team as well. Our long-time paddler and co-captain, Karin, has been able to drop in for a social paddle or two before hanging up her paddle (for now), and Stacey is cheering us on from Aus! New paddlers this season include Bruce, Hilda, and JC, and although Cassi isn't new to our team, this is actually her first season paddling in a race!
Change isn't anything new to those of us used to an international school community like ours -- its highs and lows are familiar. While we miss our paddling friends and what they brought to the team, we gain new perspectives and fresh energy from the chemistry we have with new teammates. The make-up of the team this year gives us our highest male-to-female ratio too, something we have struggled with in years past, especially when compared with non-school based dragonboat teams... ;) With JC and Hilda joining this year, we are also diversifying our team further to include non-teaching staff members -- contrary to popular opinion, we're not all teachers! We hope in upcoming seasons to reach out further to include more members of our community on our team.
For now, we're one race into the season, with two more to go. Stay tuned for more updates! :)
Change isn't anything new to those of us used to an international school community like ours -- its highs and lows are familiar. While we miss our paddling friends and what they brought to the team, we gain new perspectives and fresh energy from the chemistry we have with new teammates. The make-up of the team this year gives us our highest male-to-female ratio too, something we have struggled with in years past, especially when compared with non-school based dragonboat teams... ;) With JC and Hilda joining this year, we are also diversifying our team further to include non-teaching staff members -- contrary to popular opinion, we're not all teachers! We hope in upcoming seasons to reach out further to include more members of our community on our team.
For now, we're one race into the season, with two more to go. Stay tuned for more updates! :)
Some of our paddlers before the Sai Kung DB Lovers Dragonboat Championships, April 2017