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
• Access to USDBF club/festival insurance programs
  • 2018 USDBF Club Insurance Application and Safety Addendum
  • 2018 USDBF Festival/Event Insurance Application and Safety Addendum
  • 2018 Abuse/Moles additional endorsement coverage application
• Discounts on merchandise (e.g. paddles and PFDs)
  

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Clubs & Teams

Annual Membership
​$300
Membership Forms & Fees due January 31, 2018

2018 Club Registration Form: PDF or ONLINE 

• Address $300 membership fee check to:
  • Eastern Regional Dragon Boat Association, Attn: ERDBA Treasurer, P.O. Box 771, Conshohocken, PA  19428
• Or pay Online HERE,  which includes a $10 processing fee 

ERDBA expects teams to register their paddlers no later than two weeks  before their first qualifying ERDBA event of the season.  ERDBA crews attempting to complete a "qualifying event" should expect to have a roster check onsite at marshalling prior to each heat during the "qualifying event".

ERDBA rules allow paddlers to be members of two different teams/clubs provided that they are actively training with both. In attempting to qualify a team, 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.

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

Festivals

Annual Membership
​$300
Membership Forms & Fees due January 31, 2018

2018 Festival Registration Form: PDF or ONLINE

• ​Address $300 membership fee check to:
  • Eastern Regional Dragon Boat Association, Attn: ERDBA Treasurer, P.O. Box 771, Conshohocken, PA  19428
• Or pay Online HERE, which includes a $10 processing fee

Sanctioned ERDBA festivals, 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
  

header photo credit: Tom Leonardi @ Bucks Co DBF