Fire, Meat and Good Times | DieselFish Dragon Boat Team

DieselFish's End-of-Season Party

On November fourth, DieselFish gathered at Beque Korean Grill to celebrate a successful season. The team's members scorched meat, tossed back shots of soju and enjoyed each other's company. 

"Tonight, we're celebrating a successful season!" exclaimed Marynka Rojas, the team's coach. "We won medals in our last two races! We also grew the team with new members!"

Coach Rojas then explained that DieselFish will take some off. "It's getting too cold to paddle," she stated. "But we'll stay in touch with workout sessions and social events."

"We'll start paddling again in March! Get ready for season 20!" Rojas exclaimed. 

LET'S GO DIESEL! 

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What Your Favorite Dragon Boat Race Says About You | DieselFish Dragon Boat Team

DieselFish’s captain psychoanalyzes you

Every race is different and has its own unique charms. Which race is your favorite?

CDBA Regional Regatta: You wore your medal to work the next day.

CDBA Sprint Race: You can’t wait to try all the new Red Bull flavors.

CDBA Youth Race: Your coach scolded you for trying to catch a Pokémon between hit drills.

CDBA College Cup Championship: You are not sure if you should study for the MCAT or intern at Facebook.

Nevada Dragon Boat Festival: You correct people that mispronounce “Tiësto”.

Halloween Howl: There’s a grapefruit IPA waiting for you back at the tent.

Portland Rose Festival: You feel bad about eating that cereal and carbohydrate concoction from Voodoo Doughnuts, but what the hell…

Boston Dragon Boat Festival: Wow, that guy from the Sam Adams commercials really works at the brewery!

Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival: You wear flip flops all the time.

San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival (Treasure Island): You prepared for the race by spraying salt water in your eyes.

Concord Pacific Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival: Your timing box also served as your bridesmaids.

Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival (Lake Merritt): Your coworkers wonder how you lost your voice over the weekend.

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Thrills and Chills at Lake Merritt | DieselFish Dragon Boat Team

 DieselFish braved the elements and won another medal

The weather at this year’s Halloween Howl race was scary. A storm system swept through Lake Merritt on race day and battered the race course with three-quarters of an inch of rain and wind speeds that reached 25 miles per hour.

“It was wild out there! The rain was coming down hard and the wind was strong. Everyone got drenched,” said Marynka Rojas, DieselFish Dragon Boat Team’s coach. Bryan Lee, one of the team’s newest members was shocked by the intensity of the winds. “One of the tents blew away and landed on top of a building!” he stated.

Luckily, DieselFish was prepared. Many of the team’s veterans had experience racing in similar weather conditions. “The race at Treasure Island was like this every year, so we got used to it” recalled team member Sivagar Natarajan. Iris Fung agreed and noted that “whitecaps are exciting!”

This experience and sense of adventure helped DieselFish win a medal in the 1,000 meter race. “We kept calm and fought with everything we had,” said Coach Rojas.

“We got another medal! Our second in two months at Lake Merritt!” exclaimed Conely Chan. “It was worth getting wet!”

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