‘I come to practice everyday with the mindset that I am there to get better.’
-Caeleb Dressel
All three of our Dragon Boat crews practice out of the Burloak Canoe Club in Downtown Oakville. The Burloak Canoe Club is one of Canada’s leading flat-water Olympic canoe-kayak racing clubs, offering first-class training programs for close to 250 members of all ages and levels of experience. They also offer several community programs including Dragon Boat, private coaching lessons, team building and an Intro to Paddling led by experienced and enthusiastic coaches.
Everything required to make your Dragon Boat experience a positive, safe and fun one is provided by the club, including paddles and lifejackets. Practice sessions are conducted out on Lake Ontario if the conditions are favourable. On days when the wind and the waves are a factor, our training sessions take place on the 16 Mile Creek.
You Can Find Us Dockside!
We’re pretty fortunate to call the creek at the Burloak Canoe Club, in the heart of downtown Oakville, our home base.
On those perfectly calm evenings, we love heading out onto Lake Ontario, with the Toronto skyline shimmering in the distance. And when the lake isn’t quite cooperating, the creek offers its own kind of magic. Foxes, deer, beavers and raccoons are frequent visitors, while the sunsets can be nothing short of unforgettable.
Whether we’re paddling on the lake or winding our way along the creek, every session offers something a little different - and another opportunity to enjoy the beautiful place we get to call our paddling home.
“There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory…”
— UNKNOWN