{"id":552,"date":"2018-02-11T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?page_id=552"},"modified":"2026-02-01T18:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T18:59:06","slug":"dragon-boating","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?page_id=552","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Boating"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Dartmouth\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DartmouthDragonBoat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragon Boat Association<\/a> offers dragon boating for participants who are blind and low vision. It&#8217;s a fantastic opportunity like no other to get out on the water for fun and fitness.<a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dragon-boat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dragon-boat-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"paddlers propel a dragon boat through blue wavy water from a distance\" width=\"474\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dragon-boat-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dragon-boat-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A dragon boat is a 40-foot long boat, with 20 benches. Two paddlers sit on each bench, one on the left, and one on the right. It is a flat bottomed very stable boat. There is a coach\/steersperson standing in the back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>Sessions are open to you and a guide. We\u00a0like to have a one to one ratio of sighted and non-sighted paddlers, so we are happy to provide a bench mate for you, but would ask that you please let us know in advance that you will be coming and need a partner.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What You Need to Know\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sessions are free.<\/li>\n<li>Lifejackets and paddles will be provided.<\/li>\n<li>Wear clothing and footwear that can get wet, preferably in layers so you can adjust.<\/li>\n<li>We do not cancel in inclement weather, with the exception of lightning or high wind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>For more information, and to let us know you are coming, please email <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">info@dragonboateast.ca<\/span> or leave a voicemail at (902)469-4425<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Location and getting there<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">45 Graham&#8217;s Grove.\u00a0 (Taxis or Access a Bus need exact address for GPS.)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The #62 bus now goes from the Bridge Terminal to the Penhorn terminal stopping on Prince Albert Road and Braemar at 1212pm on Saturdays. \u00a0This is across the street from Graham&#8217;s Grove Park. \u00a0There is a return bus at 240pm going to the Bridge terminal.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DRAGON-BOATS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DRAGON-BOATS-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"a dock and several dragon boats lined up and empty\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DRAGON-BOATS-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DRAGON-BOATS-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dartmouth\u00a0Dragon Boat Association offers dragon boating for participants who are blind and low vision. It&#8217;s a fantastic opportunity like no other to get out on the water for fun and fitness. A dragon boat is a 40-foot long boat, with 20 benches. Two paddlers sit on each bench, one on the left, and one &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?page_id=552\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dragon Boating<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":1286,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/552"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=552"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1823,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/552\/revisions\/1823"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}