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The Rainbow Region Dragon Boat Club is still recruiting new members after a successful come-and-try day at the Lennox Markets.

Sixty-five keen prospective paddlers came to try to master the technique.

The group now owns two boats and fields four teams: a mixed sports team, an all-women’s team, a men’s ten, and Rainbow Dragons Abreast – a team of breast cancer survivors and supporters.

The group competes in local regattas and trains five times a week at Lake Ainsworth. It’s appealing to local businesses for sponsorship.

For more information check their website at www.rainbowdragons.com.au.

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