Eastern Regional Dragon Boat Association
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Join ERDBA as a Club or Festival Member

Benefits

  • ERDBA Board of Directors membership with one (1) voting right.
  • Eligibility for ERDBA/USDBF events
  • Eligibility to compete in Pan American Club Crew Championships
  • Eligibility for Team USA consideration (club members)
  • Link on ERDBA.net to your organization's website
  • Discounted club/festival insurance programs through USDBF
  • Discounts on merchandise (e.g. paddles and PFDs)

Clubs & Teams

Annual Membership
​$300.00
Membership Forms & Fees are due January 31, 2017

​2017 Club Registration Form

To ensure the greatest integrity and compliance with IDBF specification for a bonafide crew, ERDBA expects teams to register their paddlers May 1, 2017. Exceptions are granted for new paddlers. Teams must submit a roster to ERDBA two weeks prior to any registered event and should expect to be checked onsite at marshalling. Please inform your paddlers to bring IDs to every ERDBA qualifying events.

ERDBA rules allow paddlers to be members of two different teams/clubs provided that they are actively training with both. To ensure the greatest integrity, ERDBA requires a paddler to be within a reasonable driving distance of the team’s training site. Exceptions may be considered on an individual basis.

Per IDBF rules, however, a dual member paddler may only compete on one team at a single event.

Festivals

Annual Membership
​$300.00
Membership Forms & Fees are due January 31, 2017

2017 Festival Registration Form
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​To be sanctioned as an ERDBA festival, events are evaluated according to the following 14 criteria;
  • ​Standard IDBF race distances (200m, 500m, 1k, or 2k)
  • Finish line camera(s)
  • Electronic race timing technology
  • Clearly marked lanes (buoys every 100m suggested)
  • Lanes of even water depth
  • Minimum lane width of 9m
  • Lanes that do not create an unreasonable competitive advantage or disadvantage
  • Utilization of USDBF/IDBF/DBC qualified race officials
  • Utilization of like quality dragon boats (same manufacturer/model) so that there is no competitive disadvantage
  • Emergency First Responder team readily available
  • Safety boats in the water/effective paddler rescue plan in place
  • Evacuation plan in the event of weather emergency
  • Advance filing of rosters for sport crews
  • Employ roster checks for all sport crews
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  • Home
  • About
    • Officers >
      • Past Officers
    • Who We Are
    • Regional Championship
    • Bylaws
    • Meetings
    • Documents
  • Membership
    • Benefits of Membership
    • How to Join
    • Clubs & Teams
    • Festivals
    • Development >
      • Dev.coaching >
        • Dev.coaching.seminar
        • Dev.coaching.panel
      • Dev.steering
      • Dev.SafeSport
    • BCS
    • Recognition
  • Calendar
  • IDBF/PADBF/IBCPC
    • IDBF/PADBF/IBCPC
    • CCWC - 2022
    • Travel Checklist
  • USDBF / TEAM USA
    • USDBF
    • US Nationals
    • Team USA
  • Contact Us
  • Gallery