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It's More Than Just Paddling: by Jacqueline Claire
I’d like to share with you what being with a great group of people on a dragon boat has meant for me. More than 8 years ago, my friend...
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Jan 252 min read
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Club Crew World Championships - What an Experience!
by Debi Thoresen, Central Coast SurviveOars Paddler It all started in the summer of 2022 when our coach announced that we had been...
Paddler
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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SurviveOars Crew to Compete at World Championships
A crew of 23 cancer survivors is training to compete at the International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew World Championships in...
Paddler
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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Robin O'Connor: Fighting Cancer with Dragon Power
Paddler Robin O'Connor paddled on ahead in July 2024 after a long battle with cancer. In April 2024, she wrote this article for the...
Paddler
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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PADDLER SPOTLIGHT: KIT MITSUOKA
KIT MITSUOKA: From Therapy to Inspiration! Twenty years after her breast cancer diagnosis, Kit Mitsuoka is paddling strong, and inspiring...
Paddler
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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STEERS SPOTLIGHT: GARY "MEZZ" MESSEROTES
I came to the SurviveOars team in 2022 to volunteer as a Steersperson, answering a request I saw on the Nextdoor app. As a retired...
Paddler
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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PADDLER SPOTLIGHT: Missy Bullaro
October 19, 2023 In July 2008 I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the tender age of 43 and treatment lasted for almost a year. I was...
Paddler
Oct 19, 20231 min read
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Anne Jansen
When we moved to the Central Coast, I definitely wanted to get on the water. I found CCDBA by googling ‘water sport in Morro Bay.’ I...
Paddler
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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FOUR PADDLERS TO COMPETE AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - AUGUST 2023
CCDBA is proud to announce that FOUR local dragon boat paddlers were selected for Team USA! Team USA will represent our nation at the...
Paddler
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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SARASOTA, FLORIDA - JULY 2023
A team of male and female cancer survivors medaled in ALL THREE of their race divisions at the Club Crew National Championships in...
Paddler
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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