It was a day of fun in the sun. Interested members started arriving at around 9:30am. There were casual activities such as football and frisbee, which others stood around to chat. At 10, we divided into two teams. It was nice to have the captains around to help both teams get situated.
An intense round of Capture the Flag commenced. It was a deadlock until the very last minute of the game, when Mindy took a daring charge back to her home territory, winning the game with a 1-0 for her team. 
We also played a few rounds of relays. Four teams went head to head in the egg and spoon race and the wheelbarrow race. No eggs were dropped in the process.
The last physical activity we had today was the human dragonboat activity. The purpose of this activity was to emphasize the importance of timing and coordination when paddling on a dragonboat team. It was all in the name of fun.
Lastly, each of the two teams took five minutes to come up with a Stanford Dragonboat cheer. The creativity juices flowed and we tripled our number of cheers from last year in just five minutes. The day ended on a high note as everyone attempted each others' cheers and brought it in for a "Go Stanford!"
Join us for our mini-retreat on Friday 9/30 (5pm - 11pm) and our first on-water practice on Sunday 10/2 (9:30am - 12:30pm).
