A bumper contingent of dragon boaters will make their way to Adelaide next month for the Australian Masters Games.
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The Kombo Dragons is a group made up of six dragon boating clubs - both Pinnacle and Colour City in Orange and clubs in Parkes, Forbes, Bathurst and Mudgee - and has a mammoth 62 members making their way down to Masters in Adelaide.
Those 62 competitors will line up in 17 races across the three days from October 9-12.
The Kombo Dragons have travelled internationally, to as far as Hawaii, Venice and Hong Kong, and also to the Masters competitions over the past three years, but 2019 marks the biggest contingent of competitors the region has seen.
Dragon Boating NSW western region coordinator Deb Clarke said Saturday was the second meeting for the year, but the group was already adapting to paddling in time and with the same technique.
"Everyone's really excited, everyone's really keen to have a huge group going away," she said.
"Normally we have 30 to 35 but it's the biggest contingent of travellers."
Clarke said the group was hopeful of nabbing some medals from their 17 starts in both standard and small boats, which fit 20 and 10 paddlers respectively.
Max Stainkamph
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
