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NEW for 2024

Dragon Saddle SS-11

Extra wide Velcro closure, pull tab,

unique platform dynamics, with or without Teflon or removable insert,

fabric options, pure chloroprene, USD $76 before team discounts.

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Doug with Valerii Morgun, President of the Ukrainian

Dragon Boat Federation

DragonSaddle.com

Ukraine National Team,

Doug started paddling OC6 in Hawaii in 1980

2021 SS-6

Damian Tapper, Great Britain National Team Senior 'A' at ENC Spain, purchasing model SS-9's for his team mates.

With racing Teflon on part of the top or with a thick, removable insert for long practices.

2018 DS-W

With removable insert and bench clips that are padded to protect the boat.

2021 SS-9

With racing Teflon or with a removable practice insert instead of Teflon.

If you have ever been on a National team in the World Dragonboat Championships or hope to be, The Super Saddle SS-11 is made for you.

This is race day equipment engineered for your team to celebrate winning. During your first use, you can maintain a vertical paddle blade through a much longer distance under full power and high velocity. Here are the details:

You can do more! You will contribute more to the team effort. Feels magical but be physically ready. Stay in control. It is all you. This is the newest equipment engineering in dragon boat racing for paddlers to discover thebalance and timing between the sliding freedom of movement and using a grip effectively. Anchor the paddle blade in the water and push the boat forward with controlled power through a longer and faster vertical stroke. The contrast of Super Saddle quality "Smart" Teflon PTFE with the lowest coefficient of friction of any known solid material feels like a slippery liquid on the gunnel side next to a soft but aggressive grip or a medium grip surface neoprene material with just enough to maximize dynamic paddling efficiency. Reach with the entire body, reducing shoulder syndromes and injuries. Rapidly scoot far forward over the Teflon on the water side with a straight horizontal outside arm, driving down with the inside arm and entire upper body for deep entry into the water. Look forward to see the pacing group seats 1-3 with perfect timing. Use your quads for a major push from a solid footing.

The hull, the water, you, the team as one machine, the paddles, the motivation, the breathing, the thrust, the front boat wake are all one rhythm. Partial levitation forward you feel an escape for a moment from gravity. Reach out for deep blade dive, FULL-BODY DRIVE, and pivot using the extremes of glide and grip surfaces. The grip side is the pivot point, not the vertebral column. The glide side is for the stroke length. There is a timely initiation of a high velocity return-reflex using your core muscle complex. The outside hip slides to the position of optimal reach, then exploding with abs, double leg drive and your ENTIRE MUSCLE MASS.

Using your newfound ability to maintain maximum isokinetic leverage against the non-compressible water with intense focus against the vertical paddle blade through a longer stroke length, experience whole synchronism with the team. The inside grip is a solid point for stability during the contracting stroke and a lift-off point during the out-stretched, open reach. Keep air passages open by not looking down. The energy pathways of glycolysis transitioning to the mitochondria are hard at work. In a sprint race, the pathway will begin 95% anaerobic in the first 10-15 seconds. By only 2 minutes it will become 50% aerobic and climbing from there. Cardio!!

Take advantage of DuPont Teflon, polytetrafluoroethylene. The sprint saddles are made for serious paddlers to experience their ultimate racing ability.

Take special care during transportation and handling to protect the Teflon on these valuable saddles from impact, abrasion, dirt, folding, bending, sun duration and solar heat on the grip portion on the top side. No washing machines. Not throwing. Keep your saddles off the ground. Your sliding glutes and sit bones are going to leave your butt print on the Teflon to enhance the glide.

Go to CANOE AND KAYAK SADDLES

above on the navigation bar.

2018 SS-GG

with QR bench fasteners

4" 10cm wide OneWrap VelCro with a pull tab

DS-S, The Original Dragon Saddle since 2009, is still very popular. It is " The Classic " dragon boat seat cushion known for adjustable comfort with 2 removable 100% chloroprene inserts. It was made for Kristen Stickels of Puff DBC at Oleta River in Florida, the first paddler to use one. Canada has been a large market for Dragon Saddles since the start.

2009 DS-S

The first Dragon Saddle

The TOP contains Teflon. The Bottom has a wide Velcro bench fastener.

All products on this website are proprietary to Dragon Saddle LLC and made in Florida. Ordering or questions, email Doug at dragonsaddle@gmail.com.

Chris Moreau,

Montreal,

H2O

Bateau Dragon

Using the rare qualities of Teflon magic on your SS-11, you experience a thrilling opportunity to discover how much more you can do.

DragonSaddle@gmail.com

Pure PTFE Teflon

The SS-11 feels more complete than any other seat pad in the world.. It is for all paddling abilities, 20cm 8" wide x 40cm 16" long with a SEMI-FLEXIBLE overhang for front edge efficiency, extremely secure to the bench with 10cm 4" wide VelCro hook /loop, low profile hook and a pullf tab for instant use. High durability, light high-end materials. Choose 10mm or 15mm thickness, with the magical Teflon or with a 6.5mm additional cushioning-adjustable insert instead or Teflon, Either choice: SS-11 $76 before big team discounts.

Dragon Saddles at the 2022 Club Crew World Championships in Sarasota, The European Nations Championships at Banyoles, Spain and EDBF Euro Cup Championships in Dubai.

These are examples. See the numbered webbing choices below and choose your color and pattern combination. Email Doug for more options. dragonsaddle@gmail.com

The Dubai Diggers, one of the top teams in the world.

Dragon Saddle Model SS-11 with the added insert and no Teflon is all about ultimate comfort for long practices.

2023 SS-10

Dragon Saddles in Dubai

SS-11 with the 6.5mm, removable, pure chloroprene insert

The top platform of the saddle has a semi-flexible bench overhang.

Remove one or two inserts for IDBF race compliance.

Dragon Saddle model SS-11

The original DS-S and the new SS-11 are in production. All other models have been improved and updated to the SS-11 model

Contact Doug at dragonsaddle@gmail.com to place an order or for any questions.

DragonSaddle

super saddle

Race Day Sprint Saddles, practice Saddles

for Dragon Boats

Fifteen years of Dragon Saddle Product History

Are you wondering what happens in the body during that fractional second of "recovery" in the paddling stroke when the volume and quality of nerve impulses prepares for competitive action? Physiological recovery by the paddling athlete: The liver supplies glucose originating from glycogenolysis, glycogenesis, lactate generating lactic acid from pyruvate and anaerobic energy production in cell cytoplasm, pyruvic acid supply to the energy producing mitochondria that seek stored fatty acids and amino acids to cycle through the energy production demanded during paddling, anaerobic and aerobic energy production that work together, crossing paths in their adaptations to the demands of competitive paddling sport athletes.

Custom embroidered national team DragonSaddles were displayed and marketed at the 2015 IDBF World Championships in Welland, Ontario by Dragon Saddle LLC, Walton Sports and Hornet Watersports.

SS-L3 and SS-4 with team logo 2020

Dragon Saddles are used in world championship dragon boat racing. This site shows the science, materials, art and cost.

The Teflon is an open door allowing the athlete to pass through on the way to a higher, unrestricted performace level.

Dragon Saddle model DS-S

These are specialty dragon boat racing and practice seat pads with team discounts and volume pricing.

SS-11 Bottom side and handle examples

Dragon Saddles are not big, bulky, clunky, inferior foam seat pads just to sit on that deteriorate and wear out quickly. They are not sloppy velcro that doesn't last either. Dragon Saddles are about the science of specific paddling technique purposes engineered into each design. Dragon Saddles are the pioneers in dragonboat seat cushions. Be your best. Choose the DragonSaddle brand made in Florida.

Dragon Saddle LLC, since 2010, has a product line of high performance dragon boat racing seat cushions, training and coaching products.

Team discounts and occasional clearance pricing are available. To order the DragonSaddle or any product on this site, contact Doug at dragonsaddle@gmail.com with your proposed order, quantity for discount consideration, questions, and your shipping address for a shipping quote. The ordering page has a list of worldwide distributors as well. Doug invented all of the DragonSaddle products and makes them himself. To order, email Doug, dragonsaddle@gmail.com.

The Ukraine Club
Lakhidnyi Viter on the podium

TEFLON initiates a faster return, an easier rotational pivot, a deeper leg drive, maximum isokinetic, core and FULL-BODY contractile power. The magic is a longer vertical stroke length within the pace.

IDBF World Championships at Tampa, FL 2011

2016

SS-GG

Doug at ENC in Spain with Mike Haslam, founder of the IDBF, meeting about the dragon boats for clubs in Ukraine.

Discover the experience of Teflon Super Saddle magic in a dragon boat race!

Some of the Windy City paddlers from Chicago at camp in Tampa 2018 with their Teflon and grip saddles plus polymer bench clips, the SS Dragon Saddles. They became one of the first top level racing teams where most of the paddlers used Doug's Teflon Dragon Saddles

This is the Classic, the first and Original Dragon Saddle, all neoprene with two removable inserts and a grippy neoprene base against the bench. The top has laminated nylon fabric.15-25mm adjustable thickness for racing compliance or practice comfort. It has been popular since 2010. USD $54 before team discounts.

Navigate at the top to COLOR CHOICES to see the colors available for 2024.

and more

2019 SS-L

dbl sided VelCro, Light, neoprene grip and Teflon top created for the 2019 World Championships in ThaiIand.

There is Teflon and a Velcro bench fastener on Dragon Saddle SS-11.

Carry and keep it safe

on your paddle.

SS-11 2024

Marc, Team USA Coach,

at the Dragon Saddle Factory

Teflon, pure and thick PTFE, is a polymer of carbon and fluorene(C2F4)n. Super Saddles, the SS models for Competitive Racing with Teflon glide on pårt of the top side are hand crafted and engineered for your efficiency and a higher potential. Teflon has the lowest coefficient of friction of any known solid synthetic material. Try one on our test bench at the races.

Mike Thomas,

IDBF President

ENC

OC6 Outrigger Canoe Saddles

New for 2024 is SS-11 arriving after fourteen years. This is the #1 Dragon Saddle for racing. It works! Here is simply why: The wider Teflon bends perfectly, just enough to get a deeper leg drive and much more power while preventing over-reach. Optimal Paddle Angle Is Maintained longer and farther on the wide Teflon platform side. Rotation or pivot are faster and farther too. Try Teflon inside for 200m and outside for 500m and 2K races. The extra wide double sided VelCro is for rapid attachment with a pull tab for fast removal.