The Kiwanis Club of Saint Andrews recently competed in the first-ever Race by-the-Sea Dragon Boat Competition at Katy’s Cove on Saturday, August 27, 2022. The event was organized by the Paddling Club of Saint Andrews, and teams came from across Eastern Canada to compete. While the Kiwanis “DraKonians” didn’t place in the medal ceremony, they made up for it in team spirit and look forward to returning to the event next year.
“The feedback we’ve heard from teams who are visiting Katy’s Cove and St. Andrews for the first time is incredible,” said Shelley Hughes-Turner, one of the organizers of Race by-the-Sea and a member of Saint Andrews Paddling Club. “They are in awe of how beautiful it is here. As a paddling club, we are very fortunate to have such a beautiful venue to practice in regularly outside of this competition, and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with other teams and visitors to the area.”
A big congratulations goes out to the ‘tit Bateau, a team from Moncton composed of breast cancer survivors and their supporters, who took home first place in the competition.
