The Club
A competitive dragon boat sports club from Montreal, made up of two crews and one very stubborn will to win.
We are a competitive dragon boat sports club, currently consisting of two teams; Dragon Knights (men's team), and Phoenix Warriors (mixed team).
Our club consists of people from all walks of life; students, parents, corporate employees, and more. Despite our different backgrounds, we all train hard together to reach a common goal: TO WIN!
We strive to improve ourselves every season, setting personal records and achieving victory in various competitions locally and internationally.
In 1996, the Montreal Chan Dragon Boat Sports Club was founded and organized by Jimmy Chan. At that time, he joined forces with the Gee How Tong and Chan Wings Chun Tong Associations, and became an independent men's team called Dragon Knights in the late 90's.
Our men's team, Dragon Knights has been around ever since dragon boating was introduced in Montreal. The name of this team comes from a great historical mysterious legend of thousands of years: Long ago, a knight was sent to conquer a powerful dragon. After defeating the dragon, the knight became its master, earning the title of the Dragon Knight.
In 2004, our club developed its second team: a mixed team called “Phoenix Warriors” under the Montreal Chan Dragon Boat Sports Club. This very new team has earned their accomplishments through commitment, hard work and teamwork. This very young and newly developed team in 2004 and 2005 have earned their title of three trophies, two plaques, and nine medals in just two year's time.
The Phoenix symbolizes transformation, immortality, renewal and moving towards a new phase in life; Phoenix Warriors was the perfect name for this new team.
Mr. Tom Chan, a champion Olympic Weight Lifter, was a teammate of our Dragon Knights team since 1998, and was also our greatest sponsor.
He will forever be in our hearts.
Captain Jimmy Chan named our dragon boat club, Montreal Chan Dragon Boat Sports Club, in honor of Tom Chan.
Each year at the Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival, crews race for the Mr. Tom Chan Memorial Cup in his honour — a trophy our team won in 2010.
