Fun, food, and water sports in Redwood City in the San Francisco Bay Area and especially for friends in San Carlos, Belmont, Burlingame, San Mateo, Foster City, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Atherton, Millbrae, South San Francisco, Daly City and San Francisco.
Our team members are united by our love for dragon boat
paddling. We strive to push our limits in our pursuit of the perfect race. To
achieve this goal, we practice on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings in
Redwood City (between San Francisco and Silicon Valley).
Our practices are challenging, lively, and fun. Lately,
we’ve been working on race and endurance pieces. Sometimes, after our boat has
come to a full stop and we’re all gasping for air, we see seals, hawks, and
rainbows.
It’s moments like this—exercise, teamwork, nature—that
bring us back year after year. That, and our social events. The team always
hangs out together after practice. We recently had a party at a team member’s
house. We’re also fond of escape room challenges, hikes, and restaurant
outings.
We’re thrilled that you’re following our journey! And
here’s the best part—we’re offering FREE dragon boat lessons to our new
followers! No experience required. Get off the sidelines and join us for fun,
fitness, and outdoor adventures. See you on the water!
➡ Email me now at DFcaptains@gmail.com
for free dragon boat lessons in Redwood City.
- Alex, the Minister of Newbie Happiness 🐲
Copyright 2024 DieselFish Dragon Boat Team. All
rights reserved.
During
this time, you’ve become a strong paddler, a member of the team’s inner circle
and even a licensed steer. Thanks for all your help!
We’re
proud of your accomplishments in the boat, but we think your greatest
contribution is your personality. Your cheerful attitude and funny jokes make
our post-practice lunches fun and our breaks between endurance pieces more
bearable.
It’s
a pleasure to paddle with you, Rene. We’re glad to call you our teammate and friend.
It
was really fun…There were a lot of other teams competing so you knew they were
there. But you also had your head in your boat. I found it really motivating
and exciting.
Kailin won a medal at her first race
Why did you start
dragon boating?
I
really wanted to spend more time outside and meet some new people, and so I
tried DieselFish and had a lot of fun. So I decided to stick with it.
What do you like
about DieselFish?
The
people probably is my favorite thing. Everyone has been really welcoming, helpful
and nice.
You never forget your
first dragon boat race with DieselFish! Rachel just rocked her first race at Lake Merced in San Francisco. Here’s what she had to say about it!
- Alex, the Minister
of Newbie Happiness
DieselFish: Hi, this is Rachel.
She just had her first race with DieselFish. How do you feel?
Rachel: I feel pretty
good! It was just like practice except a little higher energy and higher
adrenaline, so it actually went by very quickly and I didn’t have any reason to
be nervous and it was awesome!
DieselFish: Why did you
join the team?
Rachel: I joined
because I wanted to meet crazy people like Aric [points to Captain Aric], and
do something different, learn a new skill, get outside of my comfort zone and
have fun.
DieselFish: What do you want
to do this year? What are your goals?
Rachel: My goals are
just to build stamina, work on technique and figure out what this is all about
and get to know all the cool people on the DieselFish team and have some fun.
DieselFish: All right, well
you’re headed in the right direction. Thanks, Rachel!
Rachel: Thanks, Alex!
Paddling conditions
are fantastic in the summer! There has never been a better time to join us for
a fun and free practice session! We will help you become stronger and faster.
Email us at dfcaptains@gmail.com now for details!
