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DFD's core values are deeply rooted in positive thinking, being fit, meeting friends and having fun - the Spirit of Dragon Boating. We also believe competitions help teams grow to become stronger and better.
MISSION Dubai Flying Dragons aspires to be the number one National team in the UAE. We aim to represent the UAE in International Dragon Boat Competitions. We are focussed on spreading the Spirit of Dragon Boating across the UAE and the whole Middle East region. GOALS
THE CAPTAINS Melanie Janelle brings to Dubai over 4 years of experience as a paddler and coach, competing internationally with her local team back in Montreal. Melanie motivates and inspires the team, leading the way with her dynamic passion for the sport. Wai Yin Chang start dragon boating in July 2006 and immediately fell in love with the sport. With experience in rowing at university, Wai knows the level of commitment and dedication required for a team sport. In October 2006, Mel and Wai formed Dubai Flying Dragons team. A team they wanted to capture the essence of dragon boating and to share with the rest of the UAE and Middle East their love for the sport. As captains of 3+ teams, Mel and Wai share the operational duties including training schedules, organising equipment, socials, motivating the team, registering teams for competitions, representing the team in club meetings and recruiting new paddlers and setting up more teams! THE COACHES
COACH KEANE Keane has a wide range of paddling expertise. As an athlete, Keane has been paddling in the sport of Olympic Canoe and Kayak for 15 years and dragonboating for 12 years. During this time he has won multiple medals at Canadian National Championships and various other regional championships. In 1997 he was asked to carry the flag from his home province Saskatchewan at the Canada Summer Games. Keane coaching experience has spanned more than a decade and is a fully certified flat-water and recreational canoe coach. With the Wascana Racing Canoe Club he has trained multiple athletes that have become Canadian national champions with some going on to compete internationally. His competitive dragonboat teams have competed and won all over Western Canada has had a crew complete at the international level. Both coaches of the Dubai Flying Dragons, Keane and Jason, lead by example and paddle alongside as well as coach the elite team.
COACH JASON A resident of the UAE for over 6 years, Jason first came across Dragon Boating in Dubai after seeing an advert posted by Melanie and Wai. He quickly joined forces with them, working to help promote the sport and aiming to compete in the World Championship for 2008. Jason has over 20 years of international paddling experience with 20 Canadian National Championship medals. He has been coaching for 10 years in his home town of Halifax and Nova Scotia.
 In September 2006, there was an opportunity for 20 fit men and women to participate in the Sarawak Regatta in Borneo. Mel and Wai were part of this team. Having trained over the summer in searing heat, they understood the commitment, passion and discipline required for the sport. It was through dragon boating that Mel and Wai first met and shared the same enthusiasm for the sport. Coming back from Sarawak, Mel and Wai were so inspired by the racing competition and electrical atmosphere of a dragon boating festival. They wanted to go back for more! Dubai Flying Dragons was born in October 2006 thanks to the Club, Dragon Boats Alive (UAE) who have provided the a fertile platform for new teams to grow. The name, Dubai Flying Dragons, was chosen to describe the feeling of when the boat is moving a great speed, the paddlers have a sensation that the boat is about to take off from the water. It is an elating and exhilarating feeling. |
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2007-2008 DRAGON BOAT SEASON JUST STARTED! Join us! Check out our new training schedule. |
SINGAPORE HERE WE COME! Our winter competition this year is Singapore - 3rd - 4th November. Prices yet to be confirmed but email us if you're interested! |
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Spirit of Dragon Boating: positive team spirit, being fit, making friends and having fun!
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