adbcAdmin – Annapolis Dragon Boat Club https://annapolisdragonboatclub.org Paddling with a Purpose Sun, 15 Sep 2024 22:35:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Joni Krafft https://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/joni-krafft/ Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:26:04 +0000 http://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/?p=2459 By Susan Okula There’s nothing like the moments right before the start of a dragon boat race for Joni Adrian Krafft. “Sit ready!” bellows the helmsperson, who is often Coach Peter Van de Castle. And the 20 members of the race crew bend their heads, lean forward in their seats, and extend their paddles, arms held straight out, paddles parallel to the water. It’s quiet in the boat…

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]]> Lynda Plaisted https://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/lynda-plaisted/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:08:52 +0000 http://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/?p=800 By Susan Okula It was a most unwelcome journey, but one she had to take. Lynda Plaisted spent a year fighting breast cancer with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Even after her treatment was completed, Lynda’s trek was not over. The Annapolis Dragon Boat Club became her pathway to emotional healing. “It’s my second family,” Lynda says about club members. “They are my friends and so…

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]]> Chandra Jackson https://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/chandra-jackson/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:07:59 +0000 http://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/?p=798 By Susan Okula If you need convincing that the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club is all about life, love, support and health, meet Chandra Jackson. “I just try to be kind,” Chandra says. “I love to laugh and be with my friends and my family. You just have to be a good person, because that’s what God wants you to be.” Chandra’s warmth shines on everyone in the ADBC. And it gets reflected right…

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]]> Carolyn Granger https://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/carolyn-granger/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:06:51 +0000 http://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/?p=796 By Susan Okula Carolyn Granger is a swimmer and a walker. For most of her life, she never even imagined she would be part of a team. But then she joined the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club. “Here I am, 72 years old, and I’m in a team sport!” Carolyn says. “I find that astonishing!” She signed up in 2015 at the invitation of another member. Carolyn was undergoing chemotherapy for stage 1 breast…

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]]> Maggie Benshaw https://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/maggie-brenshaw/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:05:02 +0000 http://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/?p=794 By Susan Okula Maggie Benshaw was 28 when she moved to Annapolis in 2017. An Annapolis High School English and creative writing teacher, Maggie was looking for something active to do that would get her out on the water in her new city. She first heard about the club from member Bernadette Grizzle. At the time, Bernadette was Maggie’s teacher in a masters-level education course.

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]]> Dragon boat camp 2018 https://annapolisdragonboatclub.org/coaches-corner-2/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 07:36:29 +0000 http://108.174.148.9/~annapolisdragon/?p=398 The week of April 15th through April 21st saw ten members of the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club travel to Indialantic, Florida, to participate in a dragon boat camp. This was a new training experience for most of the attendees. The camp was on the level of a pro/am sports team training camp. Early risers could stretch and prepare for the days coming workouts with yoga at sunrise facing the beach.

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