2021 Races

*qualifying festival for 2021 ERDBA Regional Championship
+qualifying festival for 2022 ERDBA Regional Championship
.From USDBF 6/25/20:  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
March
​2018 Indoor Paddling Regatta (New York, NY) 
Results (Excel) | Awards (Excel) | Photos

June

Postponed to 10/2/21 - Springfield Dragon Boat Festival YS (Springfield, MA)* -  200m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/BCS ==> ​ All Results
​Postponed to 2022  - Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge YS -  * - 500/2000m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS  ==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results
​Postponed to 2022 -​ ​​Boston Dragon Boat Festival  YS   (Boston, MA)* - 500m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/ACS ==> All Results
​​Postponed to 2022 - Paddle for Pink (West Windsor, NJ)* -    200/500/2000m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS ==> All Results

July

7/11/21 - Gilda's Club South Jersey Dragon Boat Festival YS -  (Lake Lenape, Mays Landing, NJ)* - 200m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS/ACS/youth ​==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results 
7/24/21 - Cooper River Dragon Boat Festival YS   (for 1st 2 youth teams) (Pennsauken, NJ)* - 200m; Sport; Women/Mixed == All Results
​​Postponed to 2022 - Poughkeepsie's Dutchess Dragon Boat Race & Festival YS  (Poughkeepsie, NY)* - 200m; Community/Sport;  Women/Mixed/BCS/ACS/youth  ==> 18 Results, 17 Results,

August

8/7/21 - Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival,  (Burlington Vt) * - 200m; Community; Mixed/BCS
​8/7/21  [tentative] - Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY (New York, NY)* -  200/500m; Community/Sport, Open/Mixed/Women/Youth == 18 Results
​8/14/21 - Independence Dragon Boat Regatta YS (Philadelphia, PA)* - 500m ; Women/Mixed ==>  All Results
8/21/21 - Solomons Island Dragon Boat Festival YS (Solomons Island, MD)* - 200m ; Open/Women/Mixed/youth ==>  *** NEW EVENT ***
Postponed to 2022 - Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival (Hartford, CT)* - ​500m; Open/Mixed/Women/BCS  == 17 Results, 18 Results
Postponed to 2022 - Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival, YS (Richmond, VA)* -  500m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS (medals awarded to divisions of 3+)  ==> All Results

September

9/18/21 - ERDBA Regional and /Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival YS (West Windsor, NJ) ==>   All Results  
  • USDBF individual membership is NOT required to participate in ERDBA Regionals
9/18/21 - Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival ==> (Lorain, Ohio) ** - 250m
9/26/21 - Pittsburgh DBF YS (Allison Park, PA)** -  200m, 500m
Postponed to 9/10/2022 - ​Bucks Country DBF (Langhorne, PA)* -  Comm (250m), Sport (500m); W/X == All Results
Postponed to 2022 - Lewes Dragon Boat Festival (Lewes Canal Front Marina) * -   200m/500m; Premier Mixed
​Postponed to 2022 - Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races (Pawtucket, RI)* ==>   17 Results
October
10/1-3/21 - USDBF Club Crew National Championship (Sarasota, FL).  Registration open. Entry fee deadline = June 30. Note: ALL racers must be individual USDBF member @ $55 each/deadline 7/15 for US Nationals participants. Membership info on usdbf.org. Stmt here  

​10/2/21  - Springfield Dragon Boat Festival YS (Springfield, MA)** -  200m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS/ACS ==> ​ All Results
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