The Mako Mud Monster is a predatory creature that lives in water. It is made out of mud and weighs over a tonne. Mud Monsters remain submerged at night until dragon boats come close to the water, in which case the large monster will come out of the water and suck the paddlers into it’s […]
A Day of Merkins and Madness
Sunday October 11 was a day of days. A day of firsts. The first time Mako Paddle Club raced a DBNSW Regatta at Penrith International Regatta Centre. The first paddle of the season, a season plagued with bushfires and global pandemics. A first for Shaun Logan, Claire Wheatley and Fiona ‘blowing chunks’ Goodman who popped […]
Mako Welcomes 20/21 Committee at Windswept AGM
On a wild Jervis Bay Sunday morning, Mako left the boats ashore and convened in a socially separated Vincentia wind tunnel for coffee, a yarn and the first season kick-off AGM. The Management As the club continues to grow and capture the attention of the Jervis Bay community, the Committee has also grown to spread […]
Mako Paddle Club Relaunches Dragon Boats on Jervis Bay – Sunday July 12
With an easing of COVID restrictions, Mako Paddle Club will relaunch their dragon boat on Jervis Bay this Sunday at 9:00 at Woollamia Boat Ramp. The excitement has been building over the past weeks with Dragon Boat NSW working hard behind the scenes to manage the return to paddle planning. “DNBSW have been amazing with […]
Bear Declares Temporary Paws in Mako Training
The Mako Committee have been monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation; especially the impact it could have on you our members, and our plans for events. We have been in contact with Dragon Boat NSW, and they in turn with AUSDBF to ensure that any guidance received is in line with current best practice management for […]
Mako’s 500m Rampage in the Capital by Special Reporter Angie Jenkins
So I’m pretty much using the only part of my body that doesn’t hurt to type this. My right index finger. The rest of me feels somewhere between train smashed and overdosed from a hard core workout with Commando post a round of Gladiator. Welcome to DBACT After 3 beers (maybe 4???) to numb the […]
Mako Rocks Sydney Lunar Festival @ Darling Harbour
When you combine a brand new rookie crew with a handful of death defying surf based training sessions in killer tides and throw them in cars for a road trip to Sydney you get Mako’s debut at the Lunar Festival in Darling Harbour. And what a day it was… With the crew arriving on site […]
Mako Workout No#1
Ahoy Mako. Have you done your Number #1 today? With Christmas holidays drawing to an end, gym memberships are being renewed, livers are drying out on the clothesline and we have all changed into our stretchy pants. Now is the time to dust off our paddles and hit the water (and our workouts) HARD. I […]
DBNSW Welcomes Mako as Australia’s Newest Dragon Boat Club
It’s official. DBNSW has welcomed Mako Paddle Club with the green light coming in super fast time to a very appreciative Jervis Bay club. Thank you DBNSW 🙂 Club stalwart Simon Katz was the first Mako out of the blocks with a celebratory streak down the main street of Huskisson. “I was just walking to […]
