Puff Dragon Boat Racing Team - Miami

Beginner Dragon Boat Practice - Sunday at 10:30

September 9, 2012 · 10:30 AM
TRAC at FIU

IMPORTANT NOTE: These events are filling up on a regular basis. We may or may not be able to accommodate everyone on any given weekend, and there will often be a waiting list on the event. Please be courteous and update your responses if your plans change, so you're not taking up someone's seat.

The new member boat will meetup in the parking area promptly at 10:30. Our coaches will then go over the basics of dragon boating with you on land, do some basic stretches and then we will get on the dragon boat and learn by doing! No previous skill required. Puff provides life vests, seat cushions and paddles. We recommend bringing a bottle of water, sun screen and to wear clothing that you will be OK exercising in and getting splashed with water. Shades, gloves and hat are worn by most of our paddlers as well but are not required. Practice lasts roughly 2 hours. Check Google maps if you don't know where the FIU Biscayne Campus is located is or contact me for more information. I have also provided more information at the bottom of this page below the video.

If you do not see a large number of attendees, don't worry. Our member's only practice is right before the new member boat and veterans join the practice to teach and encourage you on your first dragon boat experience!

Puff Dragon Boat Racing Team
http://meetup.com/puffpower

Sometimes we grab lunch afterward at Chipotle or other spots, you are welcome to join us.

Driving Directions:

Coming South via I-95
Exit at Ives Dairy Road
Turn left
Follow Ives Dairy Road to Biscayne Boulevard (a/k/a US 1)
Turn right on Biscayne Blvd.
Follow Biscayne Blvd. To 151st Street (FIU Campus Entrance)
(Second traffic signal after 163rd Street – stay in left lane)
Turn left on 151st Street, follow winding road to campus
Look for signs to Ropes Course
Ropes Course is located next to (right side) the Kovens Conference Center
You may park in the conference center parking lot.

Coming North via I-95
Exit at 135th Street
Turn right
Follow 135th Street to Biscayne Boulevard (a/k/a Route 1)
Turn left on Biscayne Blvd.
Follow Biscayne Blvd. To 151st Street (FIU Campus Entrance)
(first traffic signal past U.S. Post Office, Target and Costco)
Turn right on 151st Street, follow winding road to campus
Look for signs to Ropes Course
Ropes Course is located next to (right side) the Kovens Conference Center
You may park in the conference center parking lot.

Coming via Highway 826
Exit at Golden Glades Interchange (a/k/a 167th Street, which turns into 163rd street)
Head South on 167th Street to Biscayne Boulevard (a/k/a US 1)
(Approximately five miles)
Turn right on Biscayne Blvd.
Follow Biscayne Blvd. To 151st Street (FIU Campus Entrance)
(Second traffic signal after 163rd Street – stay in left lane)
Turn left on 151st Street; follow winding road to campus
Look for signs to Ropes Course
Ropes Course is located next to (right side) the Kovens Conference Center
You may park in the conference center parking lot.

Click map to get interactive directions (follow the "Get Directions to this Location" link once new page loads)

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Kenneth Bryant

Wasn't able to attend.

0 · September 9
Joel Fernandez

So much fun. A warm, friendly group and a great workout.

0 · September 9
Nikki

Good group!

0 · September 9

22 attended

Sam Trotter

Puff Paddler & Meetup Organizer, Organizer

Event Host
Kenneth Bryant
Joel Fernandez +1
Nikki
Elizabeth
moni
Lisa in Miami

Puff Paddler
Donna Lyons

Puff Paddler
lisa

Puff Paddler
Natalie Alfonso +1
Alejandra
Janet Kim

Puff Paddler
Chris
Wendy +1
Rossy

Puff Paddler
jane
Michael Erber

Puff Paddler
kimberly
Jacqs

Puff Paddler

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Miami, FL

Founded May 12, 2010

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To join us and learn the sport of Dragon Boating.

Dragon boat is an exciting water sport that is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. The difference between winning and losing is a tenth of a second.

PUFF MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to cultivate a team environment that is conducive to each member’s discovery of his or her own personal best. Besides having fun, making friends, exercising our butts off, and working together to beat the living daylights out of the competition while promoting the international sport of dragon boating, we are here to develop and perform at our highest levels.

We come from all walks of life, all ages, and all backgrounds. We are made up of different shapes and sizes and we each have distinct (and for some, crazy) personalities. Some of us have been paddling for eons; for others, it is our first venture on the high seas. Even so, we treat each other as equals, and celebrate our unique strengths.

Puff is a community of individuals with a common goal: to better ourselves as athletes while contributing to team unity and excellence. We do so by adhering to the following values:

Sportsmanship: We compete to win, but in the process, we play fair, and display courtesy.

Team Spirit: We give 110%. We are only as strong as our weakest link. So we paddle together - in sync and as a team - and in return we learn that together, we are more than the sum of our individual strengths.

Respect : We appreciate and maintain high regard for one another. The pacers, the engine room, the terminators, the drummer, the steersman, the captain, the coach … everyone counts, everyone matters.

Outrageousness: We laugh, poke fun, socialize, and we do so together, reveling in our friendship.

Never Give Up: As buoyant as our boat, we recover quickly from ‘off’ practices and races and continue focusing on future wins.

Guts: We brave the rough currents, wind, rain and hail and we even brave the power boaters and jet skiers – because nothing will stop us from training our bodies and our minds (except for lightning, of course!)

What is a Dragon Boat Race?

The video below shows exactly what racing on a dragon boat is like. The different stages of the race include lining up of the boats at the beginning of the race, start sequences, following every call made by the steersperson, and a finish. Every member is in perfect synch with the other, moving the boat as one unit, one team. If one member does not pull their weight the race could be lost entirely as races are won or lost often by less than a second. The race starts at 1:45 below.

What is Puff all about?

Practice Winter 2012 (Held at Oleta State Park)

Learn more on our team by visiting our about page. Also, take a look at the recent article on Puff written by the Biscayne Times.

Read what everyone is saying about Puff dragon boat meetups and see photos and reviews from our past events!

First time paddler events are held almost every Saturday!

Take a look around, we hope you join Puff!

Beginner Dragon Boat Practice - Sunday at 10:30

22 attended

Puff Paddler & Meetup Organizer, Organizer

Event Host

Joel Fernandez +1

Puff Paddler

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Natalie Alfonso +1

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Wendy +1

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