2023 Ice dragon boat FESTIVAL on OTTAWA's RIDEAU CANAL is back!

The event will be held on the weekend of Feb. 3-4, with practice on Friday and races on Saturday.  The details are published below.  To see a great video summary of the event by the organizers to see what it's all about, click HERE.  All indoor activities have moved to nearby spacious HMCS Carleton (entertainment, warming up, standings, etc).  If interested to come and have not registered yet, please register ASAP before we sell out!


We're fundraising for the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation.  Click HERE to donate under our team's name!  If we are a top 6 fundraising team, we will get an extra race at Friday night's "Shiver n Giver" race.

  • Feb. 3-4 (Friday-Saturday) on Dows Lake on the Rideau Canal.
  • Taking place during Winterlude festivities (outdoor concerts, ice scultures, etc).
  • Friday (30-minute practices) & Saturday (3 x 100m races).
  • 10-person "dragon boats" on skiis, with ice-picks for paddles.
  • Registration fee is $125 CAD or $93 USD per person.
  • You can join a mixed AND womens team ($235 CAD or $175 USD).
  • We'll form teams in the Mixed (5 men + 5 women) and Womens divisions.
  • Canadians: Pay by Interac to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or e-mail for options.
  • Americans/International: Contact us to pay online via Venmo or PayPal.
  • Most paddlers will arrive Thursday afternoon, and depart Sunday afternoon.
  • Carpooling to/from Ottawa and accommodations will be coordinated.
  • Paddlers welcome from anywhere in North America, and beyond.

Paddlers are assigned to our 5 teams below, and each team member was sent team-specific waiver links.  We are still looking for 8 more "paddlers" as shown below.

Team #1 (Mixed Division) 

"Rusty Dragons - MOTLEY CREW"

Drum: Jensen Tsao
Steer: TBD

1. Tim MacFarlane (Toronto)

2. Freddie Tsao (Denver)

3. Will Bober (Denver) - C

4. Vu Be (Atlanta)

5. Bruce Goldstein (Phialdelphia)

6. Kara Drayer (Atlanta)

7. Rosalind Lee (Denver)

8. Diane Gropp (Toronto) - C

9. Babette Hudson-Tsao (Denver)

10. Leeana Ramos (Denver)

Team #2 (Mixed Division)
"Rusty Dragons - KOKOPELLI"

 

Drum: Lydia Tsao

Steer: TBD

1. Hamza Shahzad (Toronto) - C

2. Corbin Sparks (Toronto)

3. Bill Phu (Toronto)

4. Kelvin Chung (Denver)

5. Mike Rossman (Jacksonville FL)

6. Cris Raagas (Toronto) - C

7. Khiet Long (Berkeley CA)

8. Judy Vye (Toronto)

9. Estelle McCalmont (Markham)

10. Maria Danielson (Berkeley CA)

Team #3 (Mixed Division)
"Rusty Dragons - ICE PACK"

 

Drum: Jensen Tsao

Steer: TBD

1. Susan Nguyen (Toronto)

2. Chantal Marier (Toronto)

3. Shida Yari (Stoney Creek) - C

4. Cara Eng (Denver)

5. Melanie Ward (Toronto) 

6. Jackie Gutmann (Philadelphia) 

7. Lui Shan Ho (Toronto)

8. Vincent Chung (Toronto)

9. <male paddler position open>

10. <male paddler position open>


Team #4 (Women's Division)

"Rusty Dragons - RUSTY BELLES"

Drum: Lydia Tsao

Steer: Will Bober

1. Susan Degrazia (Philadelphia)

2. Doris Dougherty (Philadelphia)

3. Ruth Dougherty (Philadelphia)

4. Rosalind Lee (Denver) - C

5. Diane Gropp (Toronto)

6. Babette Hudson-Tsao (Denver)

7. Susan Nguyen (Toronto) - C

8. Chantal Marier (Toronto)

9. Judy Vye (Toronto)

10. Estelle McCalmont (Markham)

Team #5 (Women's Division)

"Rusty Dragons - HEART"

Drum: Lydia Tsao

Steer: Tim MacFarlane

1. Cara Eng (Denver)

2. Maria Danielson (Berkeley CA)

3. KhietLong (Berkeley CA)

4. Shida Yari (Stoney Creek)

5. Leeana Ramos (Denver)

6. Kara Drayer (Atlanta)

7. Melanie Ward (Toronto)

8. Lui Shan Ho (Toronto)

9. <female paddler position open>

10. <female paddler position open>