{"id":690,"date":"2013-10-14T09:18:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T09:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=690"},"modified":"2013-10-14T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T09:18:14","slug":"paddle-hard-party-harder-with-triton-dragon-boat-racing-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/paddle-hard-party-harder-with-triton-dragon-boat-racing-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddle hard, party harder with Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe believe in the principle of inclusivity. We put this principle above others. We have given up medals and trophies in many local and international races to uphold this principle.\u201d\u00a0This, in not so many words, sets Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team apart from other dragon boat racing teams, according to Nick Fontanilla.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt has also been our mission to help qualified and deserving athletes who have a heart, strength, and a competitive spirit and the desire to inspire others to pursue the same dream of being a part of a really competitive team. To be on top, and stay on top.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Triton-2\"<\/a>Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team actually started when majority of the competing women\u2019s crew from a former team re-branded themselves into Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team. Under the old banner, the team held top three placers in Dragonboat Championships for more than three years, ruling both the local and international race courses as the champion in the 2008 Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) Annual Championship, champions in the 2007 SAVA Sprints International Dragonboat Championship in Singapore, and Taipei Dragonboat Championship Festival for three years (2007 to 2009) for the international races.<\/p>\n

However, although Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team started with only a two-men crew when it was incorporated in July 2009, it eventually grew starting sometime in November of that same year, so that it eventually formed its own formidable men\u2019s crew. The team is now affiliated with the PDBF, \u201cand our paddlers are an electric mix of people from all walks of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the growth, though, Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team remains to be a \u201cclub committed to promote an active and healthy lifestyle, foster team unity, and instill discipline and sportsmanship through the sport of dragonboat racing,\u201d Fontanilla stressed.<\/p>\n

So far, Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team has been the champion in the PDBF Quarterly Leg and Annual Championships in Women\u2019s Category for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, while its mixed crew consistently places in the top three, just as its men\u2019s crew also competes for the top five posts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aim to combine a sense of enjoyment and competitiveness in the races we participate in, both local and international,\u201d Fontanilla said. \u201cAs we paddle hard, we party harder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fontanilla admitted that there remain challenges. For instance, \u201cthe main challenge is membership growth, (particularly in) promoting dragon boat to sports enthusiasts, the youth (college students), physically challenged individuals, and to organizations whose aim is to promote unity.\u201d Another challenge \u201cis supporting our athletes who spend most of their time keeping themselves in shape for international competition.\u201d Yet another challenge is competitiveness, as Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team also aims to stay on top.<\/p>\n

\"Triton-3\"<\/a>For those interested to try the sport of dragon boat, doing so \u2013 surprisingly \u2013 actually does not cost a lot.<\/p>\n

For uniforms, for instance, \u201cif there is a sponsor, singlets for races are given free to paddlers. Otherwise, the group buys the race uniform for P100 to P250. Fee for races vary. For races in Manila, registration fee is P100; for races outside manila, it could be up to P1,000. Meanwhile, for international races, it varies,\u201d Fontanilla said.<\/p>\n

As it eyes to further grow, Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team now plans to \u201corganize three additional teams within the club: youth (23 years old and under), seniors team (40 years old and above), and physically challenged individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

But while \u201crepresenting the Philippines in international competition where and whenever needed\u201d is also eyed, Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team also aims to be socially relevant by \u201ccontinuing to be involved in cleaning up Manila Bay,\u201d Fontanilla said.<\/p>\n

And with that, joining the sport becomes an act of becoming healthy on a personal level, while staying socially relevant somehow, too.<\/p>\n

To join Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team, one needs to fill up the mandatory forms, pay a one-time fee of P250 per person, pay the monthly dues of P300, and attend practice\/training. The group has regular training days on Wednesdays and Fridays (starting at 5:00 AM) during weekdays, and on Saturdays and Sundays (starting at 7:30 AM) during weekends. There is a general membership meeting at least once a year, just as there are other activities during special occasions.<\/p>\n

For more information on Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team, visit the group\u2019s Facebook page; SMS\/call (+63) 9178921918, 9285202256 or 9228365118; or email abfontanilla@yahoo.com, nick.fontanilla@gmail.com or nick_fontanilla@acreinc.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introducing Triton Dragon Boat Racing Team, which believes in the principle of inclusivity as it promotes dragon boat in the Philippines. \u201cWe aim to combine a sense of enjoyment and competitiveness in the races we participate in, both local and international,\u201d says Nick Fontanilla. \u201cAs we paddle hard, we party harder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3,35],"tags":[388,19,389,20],"class_list":["post-690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-spotlight","category-wellness-2","tag-dragon-boat","tag-health","tag-triton-dragon-boat-racing-team","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":692,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690\/revisions\/692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}