Aar me hearties! The pirates of the Green Isle alias two Gráine Mhaol Dragons – Audrey Maughan and Inara Poca , having the craic along with Medb’s Dragon Warriors at the dragon boat festival in Annecy, France on the Fancy Dress day. They definitely captured the best she pirate of them all.
Anne and Tadgh Murphy, Inna and Audrey travelled to Lake Annecy France Dragon Boat Festival. What a beautiful location fora Dragon boat festival and the the gang clearly had loads of fun.
Another great regatta, another great day out, another great year for the Gráine Mhaolers…….
Many thanks to Julie Doyle and Mick, Irish Dragon Boat Association and Lough Rinn Sport & Recreation Hub , Lough Rinn Dragon Boat Regatta for putting on a fab day and most of all many thanks to our own paddling team who put in a lot of training for the event.
Many thanks as always to Cllr. Gavin for his generosity to the Gráine Mhaol Dragon boat Club. It goes a long way to helping us develop the Club every year.
Blackie Gavin has allocated money to the club on the 30th September 2024.
Club members, Inara, Audrey, Tadgh and Anne travelled all the way to Barcelona to attend the 5th Barcelona Dragon Boat Festival. The gang had a great time competing in a number of the races and fun activities.
This year the festival had 900 participants from 40 clubs. The event is run on the Canal Olímpic which was built for the 1992 Olympic Games. It’s one of the best sports venues in Europe for kayaking and other water sports. Several local Dragon Boat events have been hosted at this magnific venue.
Our Ukrainian friends help with preparations for Athy, pictured with the ornate Dragon’s Head for the bow of the boat.
The first event of the year, the Athy Dragon Boat Regatta took place on Sun, 5th May 2024. The Athy Regatta is held on the River Barrow, Emily Square, Athy, Co Kildare. The Gráine Mhaol club attend this regatta every year.
The weather in Athy was fabulous and the day was very enjoyable. The Club had a great performance this year and continue to improve each year.
A large selection of photos were taken of preparing for the regatta and in Athy. Photos were taken by paddlers and our member, Adrienn Hártó. The photos are now available for viewing on our website PHOTO GALLERY.
