Dragonheart Vermont Inc.
P.O. Box 65301 Burlington, Vermont 05406
(802) 999-5478

Sisters at Heart

Welcome Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Teams!

2010_3.f.IV.Safety_8x10mmCome share some paddling fun with Dragonheart Vermont, a breast cancer survivor team in Burlington, Vermont. We paddle on beautiful Lake Champlain where the mountain views are breathtaking and the sunsets are picture perfect. We love dragon boating and know that you do, too. Please join us for our Sisters at Heart Celebration on Saturday August 4, 2012

Dragonheart has planned another memorable weekend for you and your team. It’s a special day of paddling workshops, drumming workshops, music, racing, food, camaraderie, and fun just for breast cancer survivor (BCS) teams like yours. Our focus is on celebrating our sisterhood. It’s all about paddling together and laughing together. The day’s highlights include:

  • Improve your paddling skills with a Sync Up Paddling Workshop with Montreal’s 22 Dragons coaching staff. A 500-meter race will follow your workshop. 2010SistersPaddling.jpg
  • Feel the power of Japanese drumming with a hands-on Taiko Drumming Workshop featuring Sensei Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko Group.
  • Enjoy the melodies of Sisters Sing-a-Long Workshop to learn our Flower Ceremony song with Vermont’s best women’s a cappella group, Maiden Vermont. Come to this workshop prepared to perform for the Spirit Judges who will judge your team songs, chants, drummer’s costumes and more!
  • Delight in a delicious lunch while you cruise with your sisters at heart on Lake Champlain aboard the Spirit of Ethan Allen.

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  • Turn on your paddling skills and smiles during our Sisters 500-meter Friendship Races (500-meter) with Coach John Dyer.
  • Treat yourself at our ice cream social.

And Saturday’s festivities are just the start! On Sunday August 5, all of our Sisters at Heart teams will be honored guests at the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, joining 75 Vermont community teams for a full day of racing, entertainment and fun. Breast Cancer teams will compete in a BCS division and race for the Sisters at Heart Challenge Cup. Each participant will paddle in two 500-meter races on Saturday and two 300-meter races on Sunday and receive a festival T-shirt, hat, and a medal!

The cost is just $85 per person for the entire weekend!

 

2011 Sisters at Heart Brochure

Registration opens May 2, 2011

1. Before you start your registration please be sure to read the Sisters at Heart Festival Q & A.

2. Space is limited to just 15 teams and slots fill up quickly. For your 2010TaikoDrums.jpgregistration fee you get: paddling workshop, Taiko drumming workshop, singing workshop, luxury lunch cruise, ice cream social, Festival shirt, Festival hat, and Festival medal, and chance to vie for BCS racing trophies! You can ensure that your team is participating by registering and paying for them as soon as registrion opens on May 2, 2011.

3. To secure a spot for your team, your team captain must enter the names and email addresses for your 20 paddlers and 1 drummer.You can change your roster and add alternates, steerspersons, and non-paddler family and friends at a later date. You many enter a maximum of 26 members for your team.  You will have up to 20 paddlers, 1 drummer, and the remaining 5 may be any combination of alternates, steerspersons or non-paddlers or lunch cruisers.The fee is $85 per peron.

4.  We will be providing you with a steersperson/coach.  22dragons staff will be steering and coaching on Saturday.  If there is room in your boat your steersperson/coach may paddle on Saturday.

5.  If you want your steersperson to steer on Sunday at the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, he or she must get pre-approval by Dragonheart staff. Lake Champlain can be a challenge at times, as many steerspeople have learned. We just want to make sure that everyone is safe. The steersperson/coach is the same $85 for the weekend.

6.  The cost for any non-paddling participants is $85 per person for the weekend. The cost of adding a family member or friend to join us on the lunch cruise is $30pp. There is a limit of 2 lunch cruisers per team. If we have room at the end of registration, and we usually do, we will open up the remaining slots to teams to fill on a first come, first served basis.

7.  Payment will be automatically calculated for you based on the number of people you enter at $85 and $30 per person.  We would appreciate a lump sum Visa or Mastercard payment via our convenient online payment form.

Any questions, please contact us.  Deb or Penni will get back to you soon.

If you are coming from out of town, please see About Burlington and the Sisters at Heart FAQ's for information regarding Burlington, Restaurants, and Lodging. We highly recommend that you stay at the Burlington Sheraton, our 2011 Lake Champlain Hospitality Dragon Sponsor.

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NOTE: The Register Now button will take you to a registration form that is also used for our community teams.  Please do not be confused with any registration or pricing information that you may see if you scroll up on the page.  Fees for Breast Cancer Teams are a special rate of $85 per person for two days of events.

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