Kristin Chick aka Chicki was today awarded Dragon Boat NSW 2022 Coach of the Year at the DBNSW AGM in Sydney. Celebrations have broken out across Jervis Bay and are expected to continue long into the night, possibly past 730. ‘It’s been amazing to watch the progression of Mako under Chicki’s coaching from a start-up […]
Club Jervis Bay Announces Purchase of New Mako Dragon Boat
Club Jervis Bay, the best little Club in the Shoalhaven, and Mako Paddle Club, today announced a new sponsorship deal that will see Club Jervis Bay purchase a new dragon boat to support Mako’s increasing profile in the Jervis Bay community. Now in its second year, the support of Club Jervis Bay has enabled Mako […]
MAFTAS 2022: The Wrap Up
On Saturday 4th June Mako Paddle Club dusted off their very best Hawaiian shirts and gaudy suits, dabbed on some makeup, and danced the night away at the 2022 MAFTA Awards. The MAFTAs, or ‘Mako Annual Fabulous & Terrific Awards’ are voted by peers, appointed by the Coach and inherited through buffoonery. They are without […]
Because Paddling is Cheaper than Therapy: Mako Marathon #22
We’re back from Mako Marathon – not sorry that we went; we went to seek some sandy patch whereon to pitch our tent. These were not the tranquil scenes of which most poets boast; but storms and swells and rainclouds dark, and lightning up the coast. We paddled hard on Jervis Bay, right where the […]
AusChamps2022: “Who the F*%@#!*&K is Mako?
These five words were heard in the marshalling tent at the beginning of the 2022 Australian Championships. They were not heard by the end of the campaign. And here’s why. Mako’s journey to debut at the 2022 AusChamps is a story that may be captured on pieces on paper, but no words can retell the […]
Stretches, Mobility and Injury Prevention 101
Good technique, load management and injury prevention exercise training are key factors to prevent injury in dragon boating. Read on for how to keep yourself feisty, bendy, stretchy and paddling forever. There are 3 levels, so once you’ve mastered Level 1, move on through the rest. Mobility and Strength Exercises Here are some excellent exercises […]
The Quest of 22 by Special Correspondent Courtney Fladrich
Despite the local torrential rain, dreaded potholes and river crossings, Team Mako was determined to make their way to Canberra in search of fairer weather, a good wholesome day and a few races for the new sweepies Sal and Ryan. Just in Mako style, Mako managed to pull together 22 of the raggiest taggiest paddlers […]
To Jindy and Back – A Tale of #MakoMojo
Much like Bag End, there is a sleepy little town on the ocean called Jervis Bay. It is a place which occasionally has some bustle, but generally is full of ordinary people going about doing ordinary things. Nothing terribly exciting happens at Jervis Bay, nothing that is, until recently. Locals have been talking about it […]
The Tale of a Little Club who lived Far Away
Once upon a time, there was a little club who paddled in a small village near the ocean. Whenever they went out, the little club wore badly-stained white Mako singlets, so everyone in the village called them Little White Mako Club. One morning, Little White Mako Club asked their mummy Chicki if they could go […]
