We are a competitive racing team who had their first season of racing in 2022 (5 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) and then a great year two in 2023 (5th overall at GWN Sport Regatta, and "B" Grand Championship winners at the GWN Challenge), 2024, and 2025. The team is for motivated paddlers who want to step up their training and goals to another level. We welcome paddlers to join us on our rise in the dragon boat world.
Why join this team?
> Our team is your bridge between once-a-week recreational and 3-4 times a week competitive.
> Our team is open to ALL ages, and doesn't focus only on "University" or "Senior" categories.
> Our team does not train on weekends, and we expect to have three regattas in 2026.
> We accept people new to the sport who have a great mindset and desire to compete.
> We are changing in 2026 to have more video review sessions than ever before.
Need another reason to join us? We are very fortunate to have world champion Bethany Yam as our head coach.
** October 30 Update: The Winter training program (Nov 2025 to Apr 2026) is now open for registration. The Barracudas are rising fast in the Toronto rankings and have openings for anyone interested in earning the rewards of hard work with great coaches and teammates.
Co-captains: Graeme Kondruss and Hamza Shahzad
Head Coach: Beth Yam and Coach: Sammi Wai
Team Manager: Tim MacFarlane
Contact our team co-captains if you have any questions: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
This is the fifth year for this team. Join us and spend your summer months enjoying the paddling, camaraderie, and fresh air on waterfront that comes with this team. New this year is monthly video review - where we take video of team paddling and can look at it later to identify areas where the team can improve. This is an invaluable tool to becoming a better team. We have two dedicated co-captains identified very early on to help plan for an amazing year!
2026 Winter Training starts on Monday, Nov 24th, and is now open for registration. See the winter program details on the LEFT blue panel below entitled "2026 WINTER TRAINING".
The 2026 Summer Program registration will open in December 2025.
We are training twice-a-week, Mondays and Wednesday evenings. This program is mandatory for those looking to join the team this summer, but space permitting we can accept a few others wanting to train with us. To register, click on the big BLUE button at top left of this page.
Mondays - 230 Nantucket Blvd - Unit#1.
> Pool at 7:30 PM and Gym at 8:35 PM.
> Nov 24 to Apr 13 (17 weeks).
> Except Dec22/29 and Feb16.
Wednesdays - 382 Yonge St - 4th Floor.
> 7:30 to 8:30 PM.
> Nov26 to Apr15 (19 weeks).
> Except Dec 24/31
Beth Yam
Sammi Wai
NOTE: The summer 2026 program is not yet finalized. We anticipate updating details here and opening registration in mid-December.
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In the meantime, the old details from last year are still shown below for your review.
This is why we train! Our 2024 summer regattas are still being worked out by the team management committee (coaches, captains, and manager) and reviewed by all team members. You can register now using the big red "registration" button at the top left of this page or the red button below (both lead to the same form).
June 7 (Saturday) at Outer Harbour with OC-1s. OC training and time trials are included.
May 31 at Frenchman's Bay. Event includes 200m and 500m races.
June 21-22 at Mooney's Bay on the Rideau Canal. The event includes 200m and 500m races over 2 days.
August 9 at Welland (WIFC). The event includes 200m & 500m races.
Sept 6-7 at Marilyn Bell Park. Four 500m races and one 200m race.
Mondays, May 5-Sept 15 (Except June23, Aug4, and Sept8).
Thursdays, May 8-Sept18.
Practices run 6:45 to 8:45 PM
Beth Yam
Sammi Wai