Like many groups, the Mudgee MudDragons Dragonboat Club have had an interrupted year, but before it comes to a close they're looking to drum up interest and get locals paddling again.
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The club, which started in 2013, caters for all ages over 11 and abilities looking to get into the sport of dragonboating, offering the opportunity to either practice socially or become more competitive and paddle at regattas.
And they'll be holding a Come and Try Day on on Saturday, December 5, starting 9am at Lawson Park.
President Angus Rae said that with 2020 unfolding the way it has, their numbers have been affected like many other sports due to the forced downtime, but as restrictions have recently eased he said they're looking to come back strong in 2021.
"It's been a very mixed year obviously, with COVID, we had to stop paddling in March and we've only just got back into it at the beginning of October," he said.
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"People have had time off and it's very natural to take up other things and all sports have really taken a hit.
"But restrictions are getting eased all of the time, so now we're at the stage where we can paddle with other clubs and other crews. So we'll go right through now, we paddle 12 months of the year and through the winter as well, pending numbers."
Sunday saw the group get back out on the Cudgegong River and farewell long serving member Lyn Flanagan, who is moving interstate.
And as they look to the future, Pam and Chris Bellhouse presented the quilted banner they'd made [pictured], which Mr Rae expressed the club's appreciation of, that will used to identify the MudDragons at events.
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