Dragon Boat Dine About Town: The Lunar New Year Outing

Dim Sum with DieselFish Dragon Boat Team

DieselFish Dragon Boat Team celebrated the Lunar New Year with a delicious dim sum meal at China Village Seafood Restaurant today. We enjoyed traditional dishes including har gow (shrimp dumplings), cha siu bao (BBQ pork buns) and phoenix talons (OK, they’re really chicken feet). We also played games and welcomed new friends. What a fun way to kick off the year of the sheep!

Alfred and Jen generously gave everyone lai see (red envelopes filled with money). Here, Wayne and Ellen show off their new prosperity.

Marynka, Robert, Julie and Victor get into the holiday spirit.

Jen won a prize!

The menu. Can you believe we plowed through 45 plates of dim sum?

(Don’t worry. We’ll work off the food at one of our killer practice sessions. We’ll save a seat for you.)

GUNG HAY FAT CHOY! HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!

DieselFish has fun off and on the water! Email us at dfcaptains@gmail.com now to learn how you can join our next adventure!

3/1/14 DieselFish Dragon Boat Team Practice Log

ACTION ITEMS: more cardio, less boba

When: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 10-noon

Where: Bair Island Aquatic Center, Redwood City, San Francisco Bay Area

What We Learned

Coach Robert had a surprise for us today. The crew’s technique has improved, so Robert had us paddle endurance pieces to build up our stamina. This shift makes sense -- we’re getting closer to our first dragon boat race of the season, so we should work on improving our cardio rates and mental toughness. But it’s hard to be understanding when your core and leg muscles are burning. What a work out!

What We Ate

It’s important to consume protein after a heavy workout, so we went to an old favorite for lunch after practice. L&L Hawaiian Barbeque is one of the team’s go-to restaurants because they serve large portions of meat. I couldn’t finish the barbeque beef plate lunch I ordered, so I had to take some home with me. We decided that we deserved a treat for toughing it out during practice, so we then went to Quickly for milk tea.

ACTION ITEMS: More cardio, less boba

See you next practice!

- Alex, your Minister of Newbie Happiness

San Francisco Bay Area Dragon Boat Team DieselFish offers free dragon boat lessons. Email us at dfcaptains@gmail.com now for details!

Lunar New Year Dinner with DieselFish Dragon Boat Team

Lunar New Year Dinner with DieselFish Dragon Boat Team

The hungriest dragon boat team in the San Francisco Bay Area!

Tonight, a bunch of us got together for a fun and filling Lunar New Year dinner. Shared meals are an important part of DieselFish culture, because they help us bond and achieve greater synchronization.

It doesn’t look like it, but we’re actually training in this picture. No one will beat us the freestyle buffet competition!

Happy year of the DieselFish!

-Alex, the Minister of Newbie Happiness

San Francisco Bay Area Dragon Boat Team DieselFish offers free dragon boat lessons. Email us at dfcaptains@gmail.com now for details!

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