Festival Results
Each year we attend as many festivals as possible, which involves racing against women’s dragon boat teams and with other breast cancer survivor teams. The festivals usually take place over a two-day period.
Sistership has participated in festivals across Canada and into the U.S. Thanks to the variety of festivals, team members have the opportunity to attend about four festivals per year.
Calgary holds a Dragon Boat festival every year, which allows Sistership to host other breast cancer survivor teams. Every four years, there is an international breast cancer festival (IBCPC) which has taken Sistership across the world and the next festival, in 2026, will be held in Aix-les-Bains in France.
Results
2023
Penticton Festival:
Bronze Breast Cancer Challenge A – 2:3.86
2nd Women’s Gold Final B – 2:32.65
Participation – Greatest Steers Person
Calgary Festival (3 crews):
Silver Survivor Race, Sistership Phoenix – 2:27.63
4th Sistership Calgary – 2:35.89
5th Sistership Synergy – 2:36.56
Hong Kong Cup – B Final
Silver, Sistership Synergy – 2:41.19
Bronze, Sistership Calgary – 2:41.49
A Consolation, 4th Sistership Phoenix – 2:31.56
Silver Lining Paddle Palooza, Montana:
Sistership paddlers paired with the Calgary Canoe Club, Outrigger division and had the opportunity to participate with a larger paddling community in a one-of-a kind 30 mile voyage experience called Paddle Palooza! This event is not a race but rather a spiritual adventure that includes paddling teams from around the US, Canada and Hawaii. The Silver Lining Paddle Palooza is really about the power of ceremony, about honoring Mother Earth, our ancestors and the healing power of water. Returning to this event was Hawaiian elder and legend Kimokeo Kapahulehua, who led paddlers in a traditional Hawaiian ceremony, alongside the Pacific Islander Community Association of Montana as well as Confederated Salish Kootenai.
Nanaimo:
Silver Breast Cancer Survivor Challenge – 2:51.387
Bronze Women’s E Final – 2:48.174
Lethbridge (2 crews):
Silver in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Phoenix – 02:46.28
1st in Women’s B Consolation, Sistership Phoenix – 03:02.48
Silver in Women’s C Final, Sistership Synergy – 03:00.79
4th of 8 in Guts and Glory 2000m – 13:58.06
Fourth International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) Dragon Boat Festival Wellington New Zealand:
Sistership Calgary sent a crew of paddlers to Lake Karapiro, New Zealand, for the International Breast
Cancer Paddlers’ Commission Dragon Boat Festival from April 10 through April 16, 2023. The experience
was inspiring and exhilarating as 2,275 participants from over 30 countries came together to compete,
paddle, have fun, and support each other. The spirit of communal well-being and camaraderie was
palpable from the lively Opening Ceremonies and Parade of Nations to the exhilarating races, heartfelt
Rose Ceremony, and Closing Ceremonies. The New Zealand committee members and volunteers were
exceptional hosts, and we are forever grateful for the opportunity to experience their beautiful country
and rich culture, particularly the extraordinary dances and traditions of the Maori people.
Sistership Calgary ranked 37th of 74 teams with times of 2:41.32 and 2:48.83
Sylvan Lake Ice Dragon Boat Festival (2 crews):
Silver in BCS, Sistership Phoenix
Bronze in BCS, Sistership Synergy
2022
Penticton Festival:
Gold Breast Cancer Challenge – 2:32.19
Gold Women’s Jade B Final – 2:32.89
Calgary Festival (2 crews):
Gold in C Cup Survivor Race, Sistership Phoenix – 2:52.75
4th in C Cup Survivor Race, Sistership Synergy – 3:01.17
Guts and Glory 2000m – 13:13.29
5th in Hong Kong Cup, Sistership Phoenix – 2:40.77
Bronze in Finals C, Sistership Synergy – 2:43.37
Lethbridge Festival (2 crews):
Gold in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Synergy – 2:44.15
Silver in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Phoenix – 2:45.95
Guts and Glory 2000m Silver – 13:36.17
Bronze in Women’s B Final, Sistership Synergy -2:53.61
Women’s A Consolation Final, Sistership Phoenix – 2:53.51
2021
Due to COVID-19, a second paddling and festival season was cancelled
around the world. As restrictions eased during the season, our friends at the Calgary Canoe Club allowed us to paddle and train in their Outrigger V12 boats with reduced capacity.
2020
Due to COVID-19, the 2020 paddling and festival season was cancelled around the world.
To honour our festival season, sisters embarked on a virtual “Festival Walk” logging 4,900.35kms. This was representative of the distance needed to reach each festival destination.
2019
Penticton: 
Silver Breast Cancer Challenge – 2:24.19
4th Women’s Jade B Final – 2:34.07
Calgary:
Gold in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Maka Power – 2:42.92
Silver in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Phoenix – 2:45.62
4th in Women’s A Consolation, Sistership Maka Power – 2:37.84
5th in Women’s A Consolation, Sistership Phoenix – 2:40.65 
Nanaimo:
Silver Breast Cancer Survivor A Final – 2.31.121
Bronze Women’s Platinum B Final – 2:35.21
Lethbridge (2 crews):
Silver in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Maka Power – 2:40.40
4th in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Phoenix – 2:50.72
Silver Women’s B Consolation Final, Sistership Phoenix – 2:50.57
Gold Women’s C Final, Sistership Maka Power – 2:38.68
5th Guts & Glory round 38, Sistership – 15:30.10
2018
Penticton:
Bronze Jade Final A – 2:29.20
Silver Breast Cancer Challenge – 2:26.32
Edmonton:
Bronze in Pink Ribbon Challenge Race – 3:75.13 (Friendship Race)
Silver in Women’s Mulan A Consolation – 3:00.50
Calgary:
Gold in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Maka Power – 2:34.57
Silver in C Cup Challenge, Sistership Daenerys – 2:37.70
4th in Women’s B Final, Sistership Daenerys – 2:38.48
5th in Women’s B Final, Sistership Maka Power – 2:41.71
Third International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) Dragon Boat Festival
Florence, Italy:
44th of 124 teams – 2:39.110
Nanaimo:
Silver in Breast Cancer Survivor B Final – 2:36.603
Silver in Women’s Jade A Final – 2:30.628 
Lethbridge (2 crews):
Gold in Breast Cancer Challenge Cup, Sistership Maka Power – 2:39.78
Silver in Breast Cancer Challenge Cup, Sistership Phoenix – 2:42.28
Gold in Women’s A Consolation Final, Sistership Maka Power – 2:41.29
4th in Women’s B Consolation Final, Sistership Phoenix – 2:48.60
Archived Results