I AM A DRAGONBOATER!

Paddles UP!
I'm not a rower, or a canoeist or a kayaker.
It doesn't matter where I live,
As long as there is reasonably flat water.
It doesn't matter what I drive,
As long as I can get to the practice site.

I use a paddle...not an oar.
I don't chili-dip during a race.
I believe in paddling for fun & racing to win!
And I pronounced it POE-ghee, not poh-ghee!!

I can proudly wave my paddle from my dragonboat
At the end of the race
When my team comes in first!!!

I am not a wimpy baseball or tennis player,
I will not melt in the rain.
I paddle in rain, snow, sleet or shine.
And YES, I WILL attempt to race even during a thunderstorm!

Dragonboating IS a year round competitive sport,
Dragonboating is NOT for armchair athletes,
and dragonboating IS the BEST sport of all time

And it IS pronounced DRAG-on-boat-ing, not drag-ON-BOAT-ing,
DRAGON-boating!!!