12 July 2024

Long live the Ladies Marmalade of Menz&Gasser!

Who are they?

🩷 They are an all-female Dragon Boat team, consisting of 20 rowers, 1 steersperson, and 1 drummer, coming from different offices and departments of Menz&Gasser. They are involved in this unique teambuilding activity with great enthusiasm!

Since May 15th, they have been training on Lake Caldonazzo once or twice a week with some members of the Borgo Valsugana Dragon Boat team to be ready for the three summer challenges ahead:

βœ… July 13th, the Dragon Sprint in PinΓ¨;
βœ… August 24th, the Palio dei Draghi at Lake Caldonazzo;
βœ… September 7th, Dragon Flash in Borgo Valsugana.

🀞 A big good luck to our fantastic colleagues! For those who want to follow their journey, you can find them on Instagram: @ladies_marmalade.borgo

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πŸ‘‰ Dragon Boat is a sport practised worldwide that involves races on boats with dragon-shaped heads and tails. These boats are usually powered by 10 or 20 athletes with paddles similar to those of Canadian canoes, paddling to the beat set by the drummer the steersperson at the stern navigates with an oar about three metres long