Magentum Fiduciary Services is proud to be one of the sponsors for the “Sea Cucumbers” who qualified for the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat races.
The Hong Kong Dragon Boat races are held in various locations around Hong Kong and are a major sport event in the birthplace, Hong Kong of modern dragon boat racing. Thousands of athletes from around the world and many locals’ teams battle on the waters cheered on by both locals and visitors that support this exhilarating yearly event.
The Sea Cucumbers is a mixed team of locals and expats including our very own Managing Director, Natalie M Smith. After weeks of training the Sea Cucumbers made their way to the Stanley Dragon Boat Warm Up Races on 3rd June 2023 and became Gold Cup Finalists, well done!
The Kellett Island Cup races followed next on 10th June and the Sea Cucumbers smashed the Silver Cup final, congratulations!
The Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships were held not long after on 22nd June in Stanley and the competition was a tough one but well done to all involved. The Sea Cucumbers fought onwards and qualified as Gold Cup finalists in the mixed team category, they came 6th runners-up out of 120 teams, what an achievement
The Sea Cucumbers did not stop there and continued to break their own amazing records...they achieved 2nd in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Gold Cup final at the Stanley short course races on 1 July 23. They missed first place by 0.2 of a second! On Sunday 9th July they battled the waters again at Tseung Kwan O and had their best time for the 250 meter race.....Congratulations to all!!