Kashane and Ashane might sound like names given to twins. However, it is sheer coincidence that a mere ‘K’ separates two professional bodybuilders of no relation who happened to make their dragon-boat debuts for Jamaica in The Bahamas two weekends ago.

Kashane McFarlene and Ashane Gordon-Morrison turned heads and drove the fear of strength into other competitors at the May 2-3 Bahamas International Dragon Boat Festival, moving even rivals to share tips on technique, which, they assured, if mastered, would make Jamaica “unbeatable” with an athletic team featuring former footballer Rushaine Tyrell as well as martial artists Richard Stone, Akino Lindsay and Nicholai Reid.

Introduced to the sport by a fellow gym enthusiast familiar with Jamaica’s dragon-boat captain, Jason McKay, Kashane and Ashane jumped at the opportunity to represent their country in a second sport.