Is there anything tougher-sounding than a “Dragon Boat Team?” I think not. This past weekend, the Red Cross Racers, our group of awesomely aquatic staff and volunteers, competed in the Rose Festival’s Dragon Boat Race.

When seconds counted, this crew blew away the competition in the quarter-finals with a first place position that earned them a semi-final finish for the year. This came from nearly three months of weekly 3-hour-long practices – work that started back in late March!