Join ERDBA as a Club or Festival Member 

             Benefits of ERDBA membership listed HERE (insurance application)

3/30/23 UPDATE
ERDBA Directors approved temporary 3 year amendments to our by-laws.
  • 3/30/23 AGM: waiving 2023-2025 ERDBA Festival membership dues for all club members in good standing who also host/run a Dragon Boat Festival.
  • These clubs must still complete an ERDBA Festival registration membership form to ensure their event complies with ERDBA event standards for sanctioning. 

CLUBs and TEAMs

Annual Membership
​$300
Membership Forms & Fees due January 31, 2025

2025 Club Registration Form: PDF or ONLINE
  • Address $300 membership fee check to (After January 31, 2025, add $30 late fee for renewals):
    • Eastern Regional Dragon Boat Association, Attn: ERDBA Treasurer, P.O. Box 446, New Hope, PA  18938-0446
  • Or pay Online HERE,  which includes a $10 processing and $30 late fee

ERDBA no longer has "qualifying rules" to participate in regionals since we no longer award IDBF Club Crew bids.  Those bids are now only awarded at the USDBF National Championships.  Participation in the USDBF National championships requires teams are members in good standing of their regions.

IDBF WCCC require racers compete on only ONE club crew at that event.

FESTIVALs

Annual Membership
​$300
Membership Forms & Fees due January 31, 2025 

2025 Festival Registration Form:  PDF or ONLINE
  • ​Address $300 membership fee check to:
    • Eastern Regional Dragon Boat Association, Attn: ERDBA Treasurer, P.O. Box 446, New Hope, PA  18938-0446
  • Or pay Online HERE, which includes a $10 processing fee

Sanctioned ERDBA festivals, events are evaluated according to meeting 8 of 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