Courageous Youth Dragon Boat Team (CYD) is a youth dragon boat team from San Diego. The team started out as a kayaking club in the summer of 2021, during the pandemic. With students from local middle and high schools around San Diego joining the team, it grew into the current dragon boating team. It consists of a close group of friends who share a love of nature and passion for dragon boating.
The team was founded to emphasize not only paddling skills, but more importantly, enhances team collaboration as its way to inspire people back in the low moments of the pandemic. Its mission is to empower and train youth to become outstanding student athletes, develop young leaders, and cultivate a deeper appreciation for Asian and Pacific Islander culture through team building.