Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat Team

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Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat Team This is a non-profit organization for breast cancer survivors and associates to experience physical, emotional, spiritual and mental wellness.

The Kootenay Robusters began in early 2001, the brainchild of a Trail nurse and breast cancer survivor. After hearing about the "Abreast in A Boat," teams, she and several other women whose lives had been touched by breast cancer decided to start a local team and so, with no dragon boat, no paddling experience, and the closest lake miles away, the Robusters team was formed. Women from the Kootenay communities of Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Christina Lake and Grand Forks came together, with the iniitial goal of competing in Vancouver's dragon boat festival in June. Members included bothe breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers who joined to support the survivors. The women embarked on a strength and fitness program, and after leasing a dragon boat from the coast, began paddling in late May on Christina Lake. With just one month's training the team headed to Vancouver. In September the team raced in Kelowna, placing 2nd in the Breast Cancer Challenge race.

The days are getting shorter, the water is getting cooler and thus Kootenay Robusters season 2026 has ended. On Saturday...
09/21/2026

The days are getting shorter, the water is getting cooler and thus Kootenay Robusters season 2026 has ended. On Saturday most of our team showed up for the final paddle of the season and then put the boats to bed at the Robusters headquarters in beautiful Christina Lake.

Keep your eyes peeled for us this fall and winter as we‘ll be out and about in the community selling our famous calendars, our raffle tickets, and of course, the meat draws in Trail and Castlegar legions.

The cold and delays didn’t dampen our spirit Sunday at the Penticton Paddle Sports festival. We are THRILLED to have com...
09/14/2026

The cold and delays didn’t dampen our spirit Sunday at the Penticton Paddle Sports festival. We are THRILLED to have come in FIRST in the Jade-A Division !🙌🏼🐉🩷🥇

A heart felt thank you to all the organizers, volunteers, the other teams (we LOVED meeting you all) and everyone who made this festival so special.
See ya next year.

UPDATE: Races have been paused until 1230 due to the poor weather and chilly temperatures but we’re hanging in there 🥶 Y...
09/13/2026

UPDATE: Races have been paused until 1230 due to the poor weather and chilly temperatures but we’re hanging in there 🥶

Yours Truly in fleece, the Kootenay Robusters.

09/13/2026

A ✨✨✨ golden start to day two- 1st place in the Jade Semifinals here at the Penticton Paddle Sports Dragon Boat Festival 🥇

A great first day at the Penticton Paddle Sports Festival- Our first race results were..... 3rd place with a time of 2:...
09/13/2026

A great first day at the Penticton Paddle Sports Festival- Our first race results were..... 3rd place with a time of 2:27!!! 💖

Thank you Snowball Creek Services 💖💖💖 for fixing up our iconic bench at Christina Lake Tourism
09/01/2026

Thank you Snowball Creek Services 💖💖💖 for fixing up our iconic bench at Christina Lake Tourism

08/15/2026

08/08/2026

We are so lucky to have Melina‘s energy and superstar paddling skills join the team this year. Can we bottle some of that energy? A great time was had by Robusters old and new at the Harrison Hot Springs Festival this year Dragon Boat BC💪🌟💖

It has been an unprecedented season for us Robusters as we welcomed 12 -yes that’s right TWELVE- new paddlers this seas...
08/07/2026

It has been an unprecedented season for us Robusters as we welcomed 12 -yes that’s right TWELVE- new paddlers this season.

Of these 12, six joined us in Harrison Hot Springs for their first festival as a Robuster last month and they did so good!
We are delighted to have so many new paddlers this season and really enjoy what they add to our team. Welcome. 🤗

No, you’re not seeing things. There’s a new girl on the water at Christina Lake. She’s a little wider, she glides like a...
08/06/2026

No, you’re not seeing things.

There’s a new girl on the water at Christina Lake. She’s a little wider, she glides like a dream, and you can find her with a large entourage at least three days a week.

The Kootenay Robusters are tickled to have a new Dragon Boat after it no longer became safe to paddle ours. We extend our most heartfelt thank you to the Cranbrook Dragonboat team who answered the call and offered up a ‘new to us’ dragon boat which was carefully collected and driven home to Christina Lake last week by some dedicated Robusters.

We are so incredibly grateful and our constantly inspired by the camaraderie in the Dragon Boat community. Thank you to everyone who made this happen 🙏

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