Caribbean Dragon Boat Training - Puerto Rico

What is the Puerto Rico Dragon Boat Festival?

On March 26 our 2 new Puerto Rican teams will compete against some finely tuned high performance race teams at Jaime Benitez National Park at the Condado Lagoon, in the heart of the San Juan region. 

The festival offers a unique racing experience with a beautiful scenic backdrop. Featuring the quintessential High energy and great community feel that is dragonboat. This event will give participants, new and experienced, a dragon boat experience with an island feel. Spend a fun-filled, summer day with us as we welcome paddlers, outdoor enthusiasts, and families. A celebration of ancient sport and nature await you. If you have friends or family members interested in helping support this event, there are several roles such as Dock Workers, Events results support, and crowd management for race staging area. Sign up for a position on team or supporting. 

To be a member of the newly formed teams YOU MUST attend training camp 5-6 March to truly get in the pace of this amazing sport and get to know your team. More info to those who register. No fee for veterans as this is supported by the Veterans Administration Adaptive Sports Grant. 

What to bring:

• Drink bottle
• Towel
• Raingear
• Change of clothes (just in case)

What is Dragon Boat Racing?

Dragon Boating, a sport founded in China over 2000 years ago, started as an international sport in 1976 in Hong Kong and has a worldwide participation of over 50 million competitors.  Dragon boats are fast and powerful recognized for the camaraderie, strength and endurance fostered amongst the team. 

The crew for the Hong Kong class dragon boat is typically 22, made up from 20 paddlers in pairs facing toward the bow (front) of the boat, 1 'drummer or caller' at the bow facing toward the paddlers creates the heartbeat and rhythm of the boat, and 1 sweep (steerer) standing at the rear of the boat controlling its track.

For questions contact Chris Wiegand

Highlights of the event:
10 paddlers Dragon Boats
Club Teams - Will have the opportunity to race 500m,2000m, and 200m.
Corporate/Community Teams- Will only be racing 200m. 

Small Boat - 12 Racers
We will follow IDBF COMPETITION REGULATIONS and RULES OF RACING for Mixed crew composition, read below corresponding regulation.

CR 2.1.3 Mixed Class Crews must contain a minimum of eight (8) and a maximum of ten (10) of each gender. There are no restrictions on age, except for the 12 years old rule shown in Reg 2.1.1. For Small Boat Races this shall be 4 to 6 of either gender.

The rule allows you to have any of the following compositions: 4females/6males, 5females/5males, or 6females/4males.