Albury Wodonga Dragon Boat Club ( Warriors ) held a open day on the Saturday 16th of September 2017 to help promote
Dragon Boat Paddling at Yarrawonga Yacht Club . Sandi Nickels then President of the Warriors together with Steve Haintz Commodore of Yarrawonga Yacht Club
were able to organize this day, with Thirteen paddlers from the Warriors attending and expressions of interest from the Yarrawonga Community it showed enough
to warrant pushing ahead and form what is now today Known as
Yarrawonga Yacht Club Dragon Boat Paddlers.
Dragon Boating started Offically at Yarrawonga Yacht Club on Saturday 23rd Of September 2017
A Dragon Boat Committee was formed in July of 2017 from the General Committee of Yarrawonga Yacht Club.
The Initial Committee Members were
Steve Haintz (Commodore)
Lance Loughrey (Seceratary)
Tom Hutchinson (Club Captain)
Rod Riding ( General Committee)
Kristine Deveny ( General Committee ) All sailing and committee members of the General Committee .
Paddling Started on Saturday 23rd of September 2017 at 9.00am to 10.00am
Paddling Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.00pm to 6.00pm
Our first paddling session started with 18 paddlers plus a Sweep and Drummer.
The Initial Crew
Steve Haintz Sweep
Keirra Gaffy Drummer ( junior)
Jan Brooks
Adele Church
George Cousins
Margret Cousins
Ian Docking
Lionel Edwards
Tiannah Gaffy ( Junior)
Rebecca Gaffy
Denise Geraghty
John Geraghty
Julie Kennett
Mary Mansfield
Cheryl O,Dwyer
Sandra Price
Ophelia Tevelein
Brendan Toll
Gary True
Sue Tyler.
In our first year as paddlers we joined forces with Mt Beauty and entered a team in the Victorian Championships held at Gate Way Lakes Wodonga
From our original members Five took part they were Steve Haintz, Rebecca Gaffy, Margret Cousins, George Cousins, Gary True. and Graham Tarbit who came later in the year.
Where we came 4th in our first ever Regatta.
The club has since paddled consistently ever since on Lake Mulwala with paddling members able to cross over into sailing.
A second Dragon Boat was purchased from a Ballarat Dragon Boat Club and launched at the Yarrawonga Yacht Club on Tuesday evening 6/4/ 21 with the boat being blessed by The Archdeacon of Wangaratta and Rector of Yarrawonga Neil Hicks.
The Members that paddled that evening were,
Jan Marshal, Thelma Carver, Maureen Trevena, Glen Trevena, Gael Hope, Damien Williams, Geoff Campbell,Leonie Orr, Margret Cousins, Tracey Mountney, Arnold Kramer, Gary True, Graham Tarbit, Sara Pay, Delmae Dickson, Angela Cooper, Ruth May,
With Kristine Deveny as practicing Sweep
Now with over 40 members on the list the Dragon Boaters are going from strength to strength.
