Helena Dragon Boat Club

Given the warm weather, practices this season will be held at Clark's Bay unless otherwise noted! We're looking forward to a fun practice.

Want to try dragon boating?
-Join us for practice on Tuesdays at 6 PM or Sundays at 4 PM!
-Sign our waiver https://form.jotform.com/Prmwaivers/helena-dragon-boat-teams---liabilit
-Email [email protected] to let us know you're coming to practice (let us know by 4:30pm on Tuesdays/2:30 pm on Sundays)
-Wear clothes and shoes you don't mind getting wet
-Bring a PFD (e.g, a lifejacket) if you have one, water, and a change of clothes

It is back! So excited to see the Montana Dragon Boat Festival return to Montana. Thanks to our fellow MT team, Silver Lining Foundation-Montana for sponsoring one of our favorite events!

Bringing the Montana Dragon Boat Festival back to life…..Sept 7 in Polson, a one-day event to cap off your summer fun! Registration opens soon!

Raise a pint on St. Patrick's Day at Ten Mile Creek Brewery and help support another local community club. The portion of every pint sold after 5:00 p.m. benefits Last Chance Curling Club. And don't forget to mark your calendars for September when it's our turn to Craft a Better Community!

Green beer all weekend!

••Friday live music with Dan Henry••
•• Saturday parade and bagpipes••
•• Sunday Targaryen dancers at 4:00 live music at 5:00pm with dark horse••

We want to send a big THANK YOU to Point S Tire & Auto Service, Gulch Distillers, Loft Helena, and Ten Mile Creek Brewery for their generous support of our organization during Craft a Better Community last month. They do so much to make our community better and support local non-profits. We truly appreciate them!

The weather was spot on today, and we had the entire lake to ourselves. We were able to venture all the way across the lake, something we've never been able to do before because of boat traffic. We also spotted two bald eagles and several deer cheering us on.

Thank you Jay Crider Art Page and Ten Mile Creek Brewery for a great evening of painting and friends!

If you haven't been to Point S Tire & Auto Service yet this month, you still have time!

Help us give back to the Helena Dragon Boat Club ! This month we will be donating $2 from every alignment and $5 from every fluid flush to the Dragon Boat Club. Give us a call today to get your vehicle scheduled! Also make sure to check out Ten Mile Creek Brewery , Gulch Distillers , and Helena to see all the other ways you can help give back this month.

As part of the Brew A Better Community fundraiser, we are painting paddles with Jay Crider Art Page at Ten Mile Creek Brewery on Sunday, August 27th! Join us for a cold one and get crafty painting a paddle for display! Cost is $25 and Jay will provide all the supplies, and a portion will go to the Helena Dragon Boat Club! Sign up to reserve your spot today! Anyone can join us!

Paddle Painting with Jay Crider SignUp.com makes it easy to coordinate school events & classroom activities, fundraisers, snack schedules, potlucks & more!

Gulch Distillers would be the perfect after-work drink spot tonight. Don't you think?

We finally got our cover done! This will protect the boat and keep it dry inside, and will work both during the season (right side up) and the off-season (boat flipped over). Yep, it is an old billboard! Thanks to all who helped out today!

PRIZE ALERT! Visit Point S Tire & Auto Service this month and enter our Craft a Better Community Drawing to win a prize basket! To enter, send us a message or comment below with the date you visited a Point S location between August 1 - August 30 - bonus entry if you include a photo!

DON'T FORGET: Point S is donating $2 from every tire alignment and $5 from every fluid flush performed in August to the Helena Dragon Boat Club. So it's time to get those vehicles serviced!

The winner will be drawn at random on August 30th at Gulch Distillers at 6:00pm. You do not need to be present to win.

Working on commands - Paddles Up, Attention, and Brace the Boat.

Kelly here - we don't have an activity planned tonight for Gulch Distillery, but they are still giving $1 from each drink purchased to the club! I plan on heading over there in a bit (5ish) is anyone wants to join me! 🍹

We are so excited to be selected as the August Craft a Better Community non-profit! Huge thanks to Point S Tire & Auto Service, Loft Helena, Gulch Distillers, and Ten Mile Creek Brewery for your support!

If you are out and about this month, make sure to stop in to:

* Ten Mile Creek Brewery on Sundays 5-8pm, where they will donate $1 from every beer sold
* Point S Tire & Auto, who will donate $2 from every tire alignment and $5 from every fluid flush performed
* Gulch Distillers on Wednesdays, where they will donate $1 from every drink sold
* Loft Studio, who will host Downdogs & Draughts at Ten Mile and will donate $2 from every yoga registration

In addition, keep your eyes peeled for fun events throughout the whole month and learn more about our dragon boat club!

We got our practice in this morning before the holiday crowds and the wind showed up!

The 2023 dragon boat season has begun!

Join a fun group of people on the water Tuesdays (6 PM) and Sundays (9 AM).

Please email [email protected] with any questions!

We had a fantastic practice this morning! The water was like glass - perfect! We had three new paddlers as well - welcome! See you on Tuesday!

We had a great turnout tonight for our first meeting of the season! Did you miss it but still want to join? Send a DM with your email and we'll get you on the email list! First paddle of the season - June 6th!

Reminder! Our team is hosting a season kick-off and new member meeting tomorrow!

Stop by the Spring Meadow Lake State Park Pavilion at 6 PM to learn about dragon boating, hear about our plans for the season, and meet the team.

Now recruiting! Interested in trying dragon boating? Come by our season kick-off and new member meeting next week.

Dragon boating is a fast-paced boating sport where teams of 22 compete against each other.

The Helena Dragon Boat Club supports community building and fun in an inclusive environment.

Save the Date for our Season Kick-off and New Member Meeting!

Meet our team and learn more about dragon boating!

Our team is open to all, regardless of experience level.

Thank you to Missouri River Brewing Co. for hosting such a fun Bingo Night for us! We appreciate everyone that came out and are excited to kick off the season in May!

We had a great practice tonight, and a fantastic social hour afterward!

Thank you to all that joined the 2022 Big Sky Paddle Challenge! We loved seeing your adventures and all the miles paddled. We hope you enjoyed!

See some of the fun here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=helenadragonboat&set=a.1115663619049836

We had beautiful weather for practice today - and a visit from our namesake! FYI, starting next week we'll be at Clark's Bay for practice.