Join ERDBA as a Club or Festival Member

12/6/22 REMINDER
All ERDBA Clubs and Festivals need to pay their 2023 Membership due by January 1, 2023 to maintain your ERDBA membership in good standing
4/3/21 UPDATE!
ERDBA Directors approved temporary 1 year amendments to our by-laws.
  • 4/3/21 AGM: waiving 2022 ERDBA membership dues for all 2021 Festival members in good standing. ​
4/18/20 UPDATE!
In light of Covid-19's impact on the start of water activities, the Directors approved the following amendments to our current by-laws relating to the 2020 and 2021 membership dues:
1. 2021 ERDBA Club membership dues waived to all clubs that paid their 2020 club membership dues.
2. 2021 ERDBA Festival membership dues waived for the festivals who paid their 2020 membership dues AND
  • cancelled their 2020 event OR
  • posted a greater than 50% drop in total 2020 team registrations from 2019.

CLUBs and TEAMs

Annual Membership
​$300
Membership Forms & Fees due January 31, 2023

2023 Club Registration Form: PDF or ONLINE
  • Address $300 membership fee check to (After January 31, 2023, 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 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, 2023 

2023 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

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
  • Link to notices related to Team USA (club members)
  • Link on ERDBA.net to your organization's website
  • Access to USDBF club/festival insurance programs (Important info about 2022 USDBF insurance coverage HERE)
  • Eligible to qualify for ERDBA Regional Championships (with 2 qualifying events)
  • Free access to 3 ERDBA Steering Clinics (contact VP) if interested in serving as host or participating
  • Free access to ERDBA Coaching Seminars (contact VP) if interested in serving as host participating
  • Free registration to USDBF race official's clinic in ERDBA if one of 1st 10 signups (contact VP) 
  • Free SafeSport Training for 2 members from each club/festival
  • Youth teams from ERDBA members, receive ERDBA subsidy in competing in ERDBA events. This subsidy is equal to 25% of the entry fee. Most ERDBA events will match our subsidy (look for the "YS" on the ERDBA Festival website). Total Annual cap = $3000
  • Youth teams from ERDBA members, receive a 50% subsidy in competing in ERDBA Regional Championships. qualifying rules do not apply to youth teams. Total Annual cap = $3000.
  • Access to our Ambassador program (or complete a comment form) either as a participant or resource.
  • Access to the ERDBA Directors' Facebook page to promote your club events or activities.