Briefly thought about joining a professional Dragonboat team before my illness reared it's ugly head. I loved being out on the water, working as a team. The adrenaline rush was awesome. Our team (a bunch of my co-workers and a few family members, including my daughter) did extremely well in the local competition. We won the gold division the first year and made it in the top 3 of the platinum (highest) division for 4 years after that. We were the only non professional team to routinely match the pros and even beat them on occasion. I still volunteer at the Dragonboat Festival as a Team Marshal. I hope to be able to paddle again, sooner than later. Just have to be careful. My work keeps tabs on my extra curricular activities and frown upon vigorous exercise while I'm on long term disability. Also not sure if I have the upper body strength that I used to have.
Di-mond in the rough M-45 H-38 My children S-25 D-23 T 5 M 4 H left April Fools Day 2015
