Team Registration
Teams for 2010...
Registration opens January 2, 2010. You can download a Team Registration Form here.
A full team (crew) consists of 25 members. (20 paddlers plus 3 alternates, 1 drummer, 1 experienced or festival-trained steersperson).
Three team members of each group need to hold the position of Team Captain, Manager and Pledge Coordinator; these people are responsible for receiving and distributing team information to all 25 team members.
Participants can only be on one team roster and must participate with one team only on race day. Those taking part must be at least 12 years of age.
We supply the equipment and the training!
You don't need your own boat.
You don't need your own Personal Flotation Device.
We supply all the necessary equipment and training!
Your team’s registration includes 2 (two) practice sessions during the 16 days prior to event day, and 3 (three) timed race heats on Festival Day.
It is essential that all team members attend the practices to ensure a level of familiarity of dragon boating and related safety protocols.
On-water practices generally take place on weekend days and weekday evenings, two weeks prior to festival day. Safety and fun go hand-in-hand at our festival!
Make a friendly challenge to another team!
Do you work in a franchise business? Challenge another store to enter a team, or if you have a partial group, fill your seats with members from other franchise locations!
Are you part of a community organization? Invite another town's chapter to enter their team!
It's not hard to do!
Dragon boating is a lot of fun. Plain and simple.
Races cover 400m with four boats in each heat. The marked course will span the water infront of Palmer Park.
Our 2009 Festival was Full!
It's true! 56 registrations had been received long before event day arrived. These lucky teams were scheduled for practices leading up to the big day with plenty of time to prepare, simply because they submitted their complete registrations early. Early team registrations provide more opportunities for booking priority practices times.
We have had teams from all over central Ontario including lots from the communities of Port Perry, City of Kawartha Lakes and Uxbridge. Teams came from Toronto, Barrie, Cobourg, and Peterborough as well!