Hello Captains, and welcome to “Dragonboat Race Day 2024â€! We have already started planning for another successful fundraising event, and we hope y’all will be a part of it again this year.
SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2024
The website is up and running; www.dragonboatraceday.com and you can start to register your team NOW!! Â We are limiting the total number of teams this year to 28 due to the capacity of the park. Be sure to register as soon as possible! I have a couple of new teams who have already inquired and are looking to travel and participate. I think this year is going to book-up fast.
To form a team you will need–
- 20 paddlers, and a Drummer, (1-2 alternates, optional, but recommended).
- Fundraising is an option. Please remember why we do this – to help our local cancer patients living, working, or receiving treatment in Beaufort County with needs such as paying bills – water, electricity, rent, mortgage, gasoline, and food while undergoing treatments. THEY NEED YOUR HELP! You can make a difference. Our fundraising goal this year is $80,000….
Teams must have at least 8 women paddling in each race (Men’s Div excluded). Cancer Survivor Teams must have at least 8 cancer survivors paddling in each race.
Senior Teams, all paddlers & the drummer must be at least 50 years old.
Men’s Division. A new category this year limiting it to 4 teams. We have three teams already talking about it. So if you have a team in mind let me know.
Note: when registering your team please make sure to register under the proper category– i.e. Community/Club, Cancer Survivor, Men, or Senior team. This will help us place the correct teams together, in the same heats on race day, and make racing a fun and even battlefield!!
Will paddles** be provided on race day? Are life vests required or optional during races?
Will paddler be provided? Life vests required or optional?