Meet the coaches

Ramsay has paddled in many world dragonboat championships and loves the sport.  He is a very patient and awesome coach.  He takes great joy in coaching a person and showing them their great abilities within themselves.

Jackie is a born teacher. She loves to be on the back of a dragonboat teaching the sport that excites her.  She is a person all about DETAILS and excels at keeping teammates informed.

Spencer has been an avid dragon boat coach for more than 10 years. His dragon boat journey started with the McMaster dragon boat team in 2009, and since then he's been able to coach and compete with many local recreational teams. He enjoys coaching paddlers of all ages and skill levels, and love the rush of racing across the finish line!

 Ann has been involved with the Dragon Boat Community for over 20 years.  First as a paddler, then as a coach and steers person. She is a member of the Coaches Association of Ontario , the National Coaching Certificate Program, and Dragon Boat Canada.
Ann continues to coach and/or steer for numerous teams of varying abilities on the local and international level.   She was thrilled to be part of the World Master Games in New Zealand and various other competitions throughout North America. Ann also coached for several years at a week long dragon boat camp in North Carolina

Ramsay is the founder of Lively Dragon.  He built dragonboats and created the friendly group in Hamilton

Ramsay and Jackie have been together for over 17 years. They are best friends and life partners.

 They love hiking, biking, paint nights and lots of other activities.  

Their big passion is Dragonboating!