2021 Races

*qualifying festival for 2021 ERDBA Regional Championship
+qualifying festival for 2022 ERDBA Regional Championship
.From USDBF 6/25:  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
  • From your ERDBA officers: Our prayers are with everyone in this difficult time. Wishing everyone safety and good health.
  • From CDC.gov
  • From Paddlesport Risk Mgmt, our USDBF insurer 3/16: MESSAGE
  • From USDBF 3/15: MESSAGE
March
​2018 Indoor Paddling Regatta (New York, NY) 
Results (Excel) | Awards (Excel) | Photos

June

6/6 - Independence Dragon Boat Regatta YS POSTPONED to Sept 26??
6/12 - USDBF Race Officials Clinic - Boston ==> CANCELLED $50 per person reg fee waived for first 10 registrations from ERDBA members.
6/13-14 - ​​Boston Dragon Boat Festival  YS  CANCELLED (Boston, MA)* - 500m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/ACS ==> All Results
6/13 - Paddle for Pink (West Windsor, NJ)* -   CANCELLED 200/500/2000m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS ==> All Results
6/20?? - Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge YS - CANCELLED * - 500/2000m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS  ==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results
6/27- Springfield Dragon Boat Festival YS POSTPONED to September 26, 2020

July

7/12 - Gilda's Club South Jersey Dragon Boat Festival YS - POSTPONED to August 30, 2020 (Lake Lenape, Mays Landing, NJ)* - 200m; Community/Sport; Mixed/ACS ​==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results
7/18 - Poughkeepsie's Dutchess Dragon Boat Race & Festival YS CANCELLED (Poughkeepsie, NY)* - 200m; Community/Sport  ==> 18 Results, 17 Results,

August

8/1 Sisters at Heart *, 8/2 Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, CONVERTED TO A VIRTUAL EVENT (Burlington Vt) *: community/BCS
8/1 - Walgreens Richmond Dragon Boat Festival, YS (Richmond, VA)* - CANCELLED 500m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS (medals awarded to divisions of 3+)  ==> All Results
8/8-9 - Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY (New York, NY)* - CANCELLED 200/500m; Community/Sport, Open/Mixed/Women/Youth == 18 Results
8/15 - Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival ==> (Lorain, Ohio) * - CANCELLED 
8/15 - Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival (Hartford, CT)* - CANCELLED ​500m; Open/Mixed/Women/BCS  == 17 Results, 18 Results
8/28/21 - Cooper River Dragon Boat Festival YS   (for 1st 2 youth teams) (Pennsauken, NJ)* - 200m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/ACS == All Results
8/30 - Gilda's Club South Jersey Dragon Boat Festival YS - CANCELLED (Lake Lenape, Mays Landing, NJ)* - 200m; Community/Sport; Mixed/ACS ​==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results

September

9/12 - Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races (Pawtucket, RI)* ==> CANCELLED  17 Results
9/12 - ​Bucks Country DBF (Langhorne, PA)* - CANCELLED Comm (250m), Sport (500m); W/X == All Results
9/19 - ERDBA Regional and /Walgreens Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival YS (West Windsor, NJ) ==> CANCELLED  All Results
9/20 - Lewes Dragon Boat Festival (Lewes Canal Front Marina) * - CANCELLED  200m/500m; Premier Mixed
9/26 - Pittsburgh DBF YS (Allison Park, PA) + - CANCELLED 200m, 500m
9/26 - Springfield Dragon Boat Festival YS (Springfield, MA)* - CANCELLED 200m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/BCS ==> ​ All Results
9/26?? - Independence Dragon Boat Regatta YS (Philadelphia, PA)* - CANCELLED 500m ; Women/Mixed ==>  All Results
October
10/1-3/21 - USDBF Club Crew National Championship (Sarasota, FL).  Note: ALL racers must be individual USDBF member @ $55 each. Membership info on usdbf.org by Dec 1. (Originally scheduled for 7/9-11/21). Stmt here  
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.
"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 the
 ERDBA YOUTH MATCHING Festivals - notify
header photo credit: Tom Leonardi @ Bucks County DBF