2023 Races

  
From USDBF 6/25/20:  An independent group of medical and health and safety experts who are also dragon boaters addressed a phased plan for returning to dragon boating in THIS DOCUMENT. This follows local guidelines with additional considerations for safety.
Comments on Corona Virus-19
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  • From Paddlesport Risk Mgmt, our USDBF insurer 3/16/21: MESSAGE
March
​2018 Indoor Paddling Regatta (New York, NY)  Results (Excel) | Awards (Excel) | Photos
3/16-19/23 - Pan American Club Crew Championships @ Panama City, Panama - current ERDBA club membership required.

June


​6/3/23 - Independence Dragon Boat Regatta YS (Philadelphia, PA)* - 500m ; Women/Mixed ==>  All Results​
​6/11/23 -​ ​​Boston Dragon Boat Festival  YS   (Boston, MA)* - 500m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/ACS ==> All Results
6/17/23 - Paddle for Pink (West Windsor, NJ)* -    200/500/2000m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS ==> All Results
6/24/23- Pocono Dragon Boat Races (Poconos, PA) -  200m heats and Knockout Finals! Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/BCS/ACS ==> Results: 2023  NEW EVENT!
Postponed to 2024  - Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge YS -  * - 500/2000m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS  ==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results

July

​7/9/23 - Gilda's Club South Jersey Dragon Boat Festival YS -  (Lake Lenape, Mays Landing, NJ)* - 200m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS/ACS/youth ​==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results 
​7/16/23 ​(new date as of 2/25/23)- Cooper River Dragon Boat Festival YS   (for 1st 2 youth teams) (Pennsauken, NJ)* - 200m; Sport; Women/Mixed == All Results
​​7/21-23/23 - USDBF US National Club Crew Championships @ Sarasota FL. Current ERDBA membership required.
7/29/23 - Springfield Dragon Boat Festival YS (Springfield, MA)* -  200m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/BCS ==> ​ All Results

August

8/5/23 - Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival, YS (Richmond, VA)* -  500m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS (medals awarded to divisions of 3+)  ==> All Results
8/6/23 - Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival,  YS (Burlington Vt) * - 200m & 500m; Community; Mixed/BCS
8/8-13/23 - IDBF Nations Cup World Championships @ Pattaya, Thailand - USDBF individual membership required to tryout. 
8/12/23 -  Dragons on the Lake, (Portage Lakes, Akron Ohio) hosted by Dragon Dream team - contact: battfox@aol.com​
​8/12-13/23 - Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY (New York, NY)* -  200/500m; Community/Sport, Open/Mixed/Women/Youth ==>  RESULTS:  2023 / 18 Results
8/19/23 - Riverfront Hartford Dragon Boat Festival, 
8/19/23 - Solomons Dragon Boat Festival,  YS (Patuxent River, Solomons, MD) * - 200m, Community; Mixed/BCS

September

​9/10/23 - Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival ==> (Lorain, Ohio) ** - 250m
9/16/23 - ERDBA Regional and /Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival YS (West Windsor, NJ) ==>   All Results  
  • USDBF individual membership is NOT required to participate in ERDBA Regionals
​9/22-23/23 - LR Cancer Support Team Dragon Boat Festival, NH [formerly Gilda's Club NH DBF] YS -  (Weirs Beach, lake Winnipesaukee, NH)* - 200m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS/ACS/youth ​==>. *** NEW EVENT ***​
9/30/23 - Pittsburgh DBF YS (Allison Park, PA)** -  200m, 500m
TBD 2023?? - Lewes Dragon Boat Festival (Lewes Canal Front Marina) * -   200m/500m; Premier Mixed
Postponed for 2024 - ​Bucks Country DBF (Langhorne, PA)* -  Comm (250m), Sport (500m); W/X == All Results
October
 
ERDBA will fund 25% of youth team entry fee into an ERDBA member event (up to 2 teams from each club per event) - submit request to erdba.net@gmail.com for ERDBA subsidy. Youth team defined as having at least 14 paddlers 24 and under.
"YS" events agreed to match the ERDBA funding (teams must arrange credit directly with event)...which means 50% discount to the youth teams!!!
 ERDBA YOUTH FUNDING ​subsidy requests should be submitted to treasurer: erdba.net@gmail.com and contact event directly for the matching funds.
header photo credit: Tom Leonardi @ Bucks County DBF