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Dragon Boat Racing

Dragon boat racing is team paddling in long dragon boats with usually 10 or 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer. Stroke rhythm, boat run, crew coordination and time or placing over short to middle distances decide.

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Classification

Category Water sport

Family Paddlesports Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Dragon boat racing is team paddling in long dragon boats with usually 10 or 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer.

Geeignet für Fits if you like team sport and rhythm on water, you want to join a crew socially and quickly, you want clear sprint distances and shared technique training.

Cost 40-250 EUR, often much less with rental equipment. 20-100 EUR per month for course, pool, boat, board, or club. 10-50 EUR per month in a club, equipment often extra. Courses, rentals, and safety gear strongly affect cost.

First progress Basic feel often comes after 2-5 sessions; safe technique takes longer.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Dragon boat, paddle, PFD, drummer/steerer, coach and safe training course.

First steps

Start with a club trial session: PFD, basic stroke, seating and timing with the crew are enough for the first practice.
Look for a dragon boat club, corporate/festival team, IDBF-adjacent body or local regatta.

Look for a dragon boat club, corporate/festival team, IDBF-adjacent body or local regatta.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Dragon boat 200m, Dragon boat 500m, Dragon boat 2000m, Indoor dragon boat, Dragon Boat 200m, Dragon Boat 500m

Tags dragon-boat-racing, water-sport, paddelsport-familie, wassersport, dragon-boat-200m, dragon-boat-500m, dragon-boat-2000m, indoor-dragon-boat

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

As a crew, complete the announced distance in the dragon boat faster or better placed.

Teilnehmer

Standard or small-boat crews with paddlers, drummer and steerer.

Teamgröße

Standard boat up to 20 paddlers plus drummer/steerer; small boat usually 10 plus drummer/steerer.

Spielfeld

Marked dragon boat regatta course.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Time, placing, class and heat/final scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

dragon boat
paddles
PFDs
drum
steering oar
start/finish setup

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
course/rule breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Canoe Federation (ICF)

Rules & Regulations International Dragon Boat Federation · rulebook · high
Become a Paradragon International Dragon Boat Federation · beginner-guide · medium
Dragon Boat Racing International Canoe Federation · federation · high