Tellico Heat Dragon Boat Club
2025 Season
TELLICO HEAT
Our seasoned and highly trained coaches continue to provide novice sessions for new paddlers, review of technique for seasoned paddlers, and preparation for upcoming competition races, all while incorporating improving technique during all practices. Focus on endurance is encouraged whether you are a novice, fitness, or race paddler. We are excited to announce a “new to us” 10-paddler boat to our fleet, providing additional opportunities for our club.
THDBC embraces all fitness abilities, meeting you where you are at and through skill-building and encouragement propels you towards your fitness and/or competition goals.
A multi-level club providing opportunities for a non-impact full-body workout, cardio fitness, and sporting competition, building camaraderie in a truly synchronous group activity, while enjoying beautiful Tellico Lake.
Kentucky 2025
Rose Ceremony
SS2 JC 2025
One
Tellico Heat 20 and 10 Person Boat Team
Tellico Heat 20 & 10 Person Team Montgomery 2025
Tampa Camp OTC Crew 2025
Tampa Camp OTC Crew 2025
Steerer Kathy
Johnson City 2025
Sandi’s Soldiers
Drone Footage by Randy
We’ve Got This
Team Support
Johnson City
With Gratitude
Club Manager Doug and Coach Kevin Received Paddlers Gift Designed. By our own Coach Cat!
Pre-Race
Tellico Lake Practice Warm-up Team Green
Community Paddle
Paddles Up
Chicago 2025
Busse Woods
10-Person Team Paddles to Start
10-Person Montgomery 2025
2025 Coaches
Chicago Race Prep
Race Starts
Kentucky 2025
SS2 – Mixed Club Division 2nd Place
Fitness
Tellico Heat is not just about Racing!
Donna Drummer
Donna is ready to Drum!
Tellico on Three
Tellico Heat on Three!
Fitness Paddle
Social Recreation & Fitness
August 2025 on Tellico Lake
Thanks Randy for capturing this image!
Moonlight Paddle 25
Water Color Fall
SS2
SOME JC SS2
JC 2025
Practice on Tellico Lake
Tugaloo
Racer Checklist
Race Ready!
Intra-Club Races 2025
Orange Crush Edges Out Team Green Envy in the 2nd Heat
Tellico Lake
Going Places
WaterColor Paddle
Kentucky 2025
Coach Dee
The Feeling After the Race
Yes!
Jodie and team
Pacers Unite
Tellico Heat 1 200M Final Bouy
Heat 1 200M Final- Chicago
2025 Season is a Wrap!
Bye bye boats, see you in 2026!
Chicago Race Start
Race Practice at Tugaloo
Happy to Race in 2025
Johnson City!
Dragon Scales
Practice Shirts
Tellico Heat Going Places Tellico Lake
Tellico Heat Best Jersey
Doug & Marla Accept Best Shirt Design for 2025! (Thanks Sean!)
Look at this Beautiful Lake
Coach Points out Beautiful Tellico Lake
Team Spirit
Tellico Heat JC
THDBC Joins other paddlers so they can race in JC 2025
JC 2025
Paddles Up – Coach Kevin SS1
JC SS2
Johnson City SS2
CRUTCHES 1ST RACE
JC 2025
Chicago Dragon Boat Festival
Chicago 2025
Tellico Heat Race Team
Tellico Heat Places 4th in 10-Person Mixed Boat and 5th in 20-Person Mixed Boat
Busse Woods
It’s OK, I know where I am.
Johnson City Cover
Chicago Race Prep
Leaving the Dock
Chicago 2025
Heat 1 200M
Tellico Heat
Tellico Heat
Going Places – Tellico Lake
Practice on Tellico Lake
Chicago Practice
Tellico Heat Prepares for Chicago
Paddles Up
Balancing the Boat Check
Paddles Up for Honor Flight Appalachia
JC 2025
2025 Intra-Club Races
Combined Teams Celebrate with Club Sponsors
Tellico Heat Photo Finish
Tellico Lake
Early Morning View from Tugaloo Beach
Mixed Boat – Peachtree
High Fives JC
Sandi’s Soldiers Swag Patch
Lovingly Sewn by Marita and her handy. Helper, Kevin
Peachtree 2025 Women
Flying Ears and Tellico Heat
Flying Ears with Tellico Heat
Boat Delivery
Boat Delivery 2025
Peachtree City Race
Mixed Team Paddles out to Start
Fog
Fog or Dragon’s Breath?
Paddle More Age-less
Paddle More, Age-less
20-Person 200m Race
Tellico Heat Participated in both 10 and 20 Person 200m Races
Tellico Heat
3 Silos, 1 Dragon Boat
Three Silos on Tellico Lake: Endurance Paddle
Race Practice
Race Ready! (Practice)
Teamwork
Swallow Watches Over Dragon Boat
Swallow Watches Over Dragon Boat 5/21/25
Chicago 2025 Team
Last One, Best One!
September Practice
Tellico Lake
Community Paddle for a Cause OC
Tellico Heat Hosts Community Paddle for Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Support
2025 Team Logo
“HEAT”
Tellico Heat Practice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, “HEAT”
THDBC Team at Peachtree 2025
Tellico Heat Mixed & Women’s Teams Both Earn Silver Medals at Peachtree
Practice Shirts
Mixed Boat at Peachtree 2025
Tellico Heat Love from Tugaloo
Tunnel of Victory
Tellico Lake
Practice on Beautiful Tellico Lake
Chicago Race Prep
Loading the Boat
Swallow with Dragon Boat
Swallow w/ Dragon Boat 5/21/25
Johnson City 2025
Paddling for Others
2025 Tellico Heat
KARM Dragon Boat Festival
KARM 2024 Race Team
SS1
JOHNSON CITY 2025
Coach D Plus 9
Coach D Plus 9
Montgomery 20-Person Race 2025
Montgomery 2025 Race
Moonlight Paddle
Tampa Camp OTC Crew 2025
Tampa Camp OTC Crew 2025
SS2 JC 25
Sandi’s Soldiers 2 JC
Chicago 2025
Heat 1 200M
JC SS1
Engine Room SS1 JC
Tellico Heat Paddlers Enjoy the Lake
Tellico Heat Paddlers Enjoying the Lake at Practice
JC 2025
SS1 Final Heat
Chicago After Race Celebration
Hi Five! Great Day of Racing!
Kahite Sweeties
Kahite Sweeties Sing the National Anthem at the 2nd Annual Intra-Club Races
JC Grit
Oct 26 2024
Sunrise over Yacht Club Courtesy Dock
Race Start
Up!
Jim Delivers
Thank You, for our Beautiful Practice Shirts, Circulation Station
2025
Chicago Smiles
Practice
Team Purple Practices for Intra-Club Races
Coach D Plus 9
Coach D Plus 9
Community Paddle for a Cause
Paddling for a Cause – Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Support
Pre-Race Practice
Practice Shirts from Sponsor Circulation Station
Chicago 2025
Heat 1 200M
2025 Team Practice Shirts
Looking good, team!
Rick, Greets Chicago Paddlers
THDBC Thanks Chicago Sponsor
Moonlight Paddle 25
Water Color
Kentucky 2025
Paddling with Love
JC 2025
READY TO RACE
Sandi’s Soldiers 1
Sandi’s Soldiers 1 2025 JC
Oct 26 2024
Green Machine Earned bragging rights for 2024
Montgomery 2025
Pam Celebrates Her First -Ever Race and She’s Stoked!
Tunnel of Victory
Love and Support from Tellico Heat Paddlers at home at Tugaloo
Pre-Race
Team Purple Warm-up
Chicago 2025
I knew we had this!
JC 2025
Donna & Pacers
Pre-Race Practice
Tellico Heat Celebrates Practice as One Team
Coach’s Helm
Coach Denise
Paddles Up
Sandi Drumming for Another Team
Johnson City 2025
Tellico Lake
Inaugural Intra-Club Race – October 2024
JPEG image
Fitness in July
Coach’s Circle
Chicago 2025
Heat 2 200M Start
Tellico Lake
Beautiful Backdrop for our Practices
Johnson City Drone
Tellico Heat JC
Joyful Paddlers
Heat!
Bring it In. Tellico in 3, 2, 1
Tellico Heat Community Paddle
Supporting Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Chicago
It’s an Honor to Stand with THE DRUMMER of Chicago
Fitness Paddle Group
Coach Deb brought an excellent experience for Fitness Paddles in 2025
Oct 26 2024
Powerful Purple Friendships
Chicago 2025
Heat 1 200M Final Stretch
Drummer Sandi
SS2 Pacers and Sandi
Tellico Heat Ladies Guest Clinic
Just Look at this Beautiful Lake
Paddles UP
Tellico Heat Photo Gallery:
2025 Season Was One for the Decade!
Montgomery, Alabama Dragon Boat Festival 2025 Photo Gallery
Upcoming Events and Celebrations
Fitness and Endurance Paddles
Experience the beauty of autumn on the water with our Spring, Summer, & Fall Fitness (Tuesday and Friday) and Endurance Paddles (Thursday). For a more leisurely event perfect for enjoying the season’s colors and camaraderie, join us for our Fall Harvest Paddle October 31, 2025. PRACTICES WILL RESUME IN 2026.
Tuesday & Friday (Fitness)
Thursday (Endurance)
THDBC Member (Guests welcome)
Tellico Lake Intra-Club Race
Join us for an exciting day of races at the beautiful Tellico Lake in 2026. Witness our intra-club competition from the boardwalk at the Yacht Club as teams compete in thrilling dragon boat races to celebrate our 10th Season.
October 2026
FREE
Race Festivals
April 2026 – October 2026
Cost TBD
Join the Excitement at Tellico Heat DBC!
Become a part of our vibrant community and experience the thrill of dragon boat racing with Tellico Heat DBC. Whether you’re a seasoned paddler or new to the sport, we welcome you to join us for upcoming events and races. Connect with fellow enthusiasts, improve your skills, and enjoy the camaraderie of our team. Dive into the action and help us make waves!
Tellico Heat
Tellico Heat
Tellico Heat Dragon Boat Club
Tellico Heat Dragon Boat Club
Experienced, Knowledgeable, and Certified Coaches! Great Exercise! Non-Impact, Full Body Workout! Wonderful Way to Enjoy the Lake! You need not be a Tellico Village resident. Residents of nearby communities are welcome!
Paddle More. Age-Less
Club Members, make the most of your time at Tellico Lake this season by registering for one of our paddling events on InstaTeam such as Fitness Paddle, Endurance Paddle, Race Preparation, and Dragon Boat Festivals.
What I Love About Dragon Boat “People ask me why I like dragon boat. I could say many things, such as being on the water, the competition, camaraderie, etc. But what I really love about dragon boating is the synchronicity. I can’t think of any other sport that requires exact synchronicity to be successful other than synchronized swimming. Baseball, football, soccer, track… are all team sports, however, each athlete has a particular job and individual effort makes the team strong. In the dragon boat, the “job” of each paddler is to be in synch. It takes every paddler to do their best; to reach far enough, pull hard enough and exit quickly enough for the next stroke all in time with the 19 other paddlers. One variation can change the outcome of that practice and/or race. Once someone gets the stroke, “gets it”, it is a graceful, elongated, continuous movement. There is nothing prettier than to watch a boat full of people that “get it” and their “swing” is all in synch. The paddles enter the water at the same time, the paddles pull back at the same time, and they leave the water at the same time finally ending in the “swing”; paddles are flared out and skim over the water to be positioned for the next stroke. It’s harmonious and a splash of bright colors only to disappear into the water for the next stroke. When the whole boat “gets it” it’s a beautiful thing.”
As we reflect on our journey from the early days of our club, Tellico Heat Dragon Boat Club has consistently embraced new challenges and set ambitious goals. With an eye toward expanding and enriching our club for 2026, we invite you to share in these cherished memories with us.
This page honors the visionary trailblazers whose enthusiasm for the water sparked a dynamic community, united by shared journeys and groundbreaking adventures.
What You Will Find?
Experienced & knowledgeable coaches!
Great Exercise! Good Times!
Wonderful fun and supportive friends!
Social time outside of paddling!
A new you with all you will accomplish!
All the while you’ve found another wonderful way to enjoy the beautiful Tellico Lake!
“What better environment to enjoy life here in Tellico Village, than being on our beautiful lake, while we enjoy friendships and get a great work-out. This is one of the best things I have done since moving to Tellico Village.”
“I joined to race but I gained so much more in the process physically and mentally.”
Tellico Heat Dragon Boat Club
Non-Impact Fitness ∙ Enjoy the Lake ∙ Fitness or Competition ∙
Develop Skills of the Sport of Dragon Boat
Tellico Heat Paddling Chant
I don’t know but I’ve been told
Dragon Boat’s for young and old
We work hard and in the heat
We don’t know the word defeat
Paddles up we know our fate
Drive those legs and hips rotate
Stronger, deeper coaches say
Tellico Heat, we’re on our way!!
How You Can Join
Join the Team
The men and women of THDBC welcome the opportunity to enjoy our beautiful lake and to work toward personal fitness and team competition goals while continually developing their skills unique to the sport of dragon boat.
You've Seen Us! You've Heard About Us!
For more information, contact us at info@tellicoheat.com
Make Connections
Whether a member chooses to compete or not, wonderful camaraderie is built by participating in all levels of learning and fitness sessions. Group social events and communications keep everyone
connected and grow friendships.
