The BDA
The BDA is the national governing body for Dragon Boat Racing throughout Great Britain.
Dragon Boat Racing is one of the most exciting and inclusive water sports as well as one of the fastest growing water sports that you can take part in world wide.
News
Race Entry Conditions & Classes
Thursday 24 May 2018You all know that there have been a number of changes to the leagues for 2018 for the first 2 events of the season with the 3rd this coming Sunday.
Up to now, not all the information has been available in one place so we have distilled all the race entry rules, changed or not, into a single updated Race Entry Conditions & Race Classes document so you have all the information for 2018 in one place.
A1 Britains Longest Road
Monday 14 May 2018Even more exposure for Dragon Boat racing in the UK recently.
Those of you that were at Nationals 2017 may well remember two film crews running around on the Saturday. Well the second lot of filming was for a BBC program about the A1, they followed Powerhouse from their base in Stockton down to Nottingham for National Finals.
League tables updated
All the league tables have now been updated following the opening event of the season in Liverpool.
Liverpool Results
Thanks to all the crews that attended the opening National League event in Liverpool on Sunday.
It seemed like a really good days racing and a good opener to our season, roll on Bristol.
Team GB
Great Britain has been involved in international competition since the inauguration of the first World Championships held in Yue Yang, China in 1995. GB Squads have competed in every European and World Championships held since then.
League Tables
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wraysbury | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | Amathus | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Notts Anaconda | 2 | 25 |
| = | Bristol Empire Dragons | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Typhoon | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Secklow Hundred | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | St Neots | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Pershore Phoenix | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Powerhouse | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Amathus Bees | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Pink Champagne | 1 | 5 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exe-Calibre | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | Raging Dragons | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Thames Taniwhas | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Kingston Royals | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Worcester | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Hurricanes | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Cambridgeshire Royals | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Powerhouse | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Preston Dragons | 1 | 8 |
| = | Windy Pandas | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Crusaders | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Soaring Dragons | 1 | 5 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amathus Ladies | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | Kingston Ladies | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | Powerhouse Ladies | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Raging Dragons Ladies | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Notts Anaconda Ladies | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Secklow Ladies | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Hurricanes Ladies | 1 | 13 |
| = | St Neots Ladies | 2 | 13 |
| = | Thames Ladies | 2 | 13 |
| = | Typhoon Ladies | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Exe-Calibre Maidens | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | West Country Beauties | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Preston Ladies | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Pool of Life | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Pershore Flyers | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Pink Champagne | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Worcester Ladies | 1 | 3 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burner Dragons | 2 | 30 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amathus DBC | 2 | 64 |
| 2 | Kingston Royals | 2 | 49 |
| 3 | Raging Dragons | 2 | 47 |
| 4 | Notts Anaconda | 2 | 43 |
| 5 | Typhoon Dragon Boat Club | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Secklow Hundred | 2 | 39 |
| = | Exe-Calibre Dragon Boat Club | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Thames Dragon Boat Club | 2 | 31.5 |
| 9 | St Neots DBT | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Wraysbury | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Cambridgeshire Royals | 2 | 18 |
| 12 | Henley Dragons | 1 | 6.5 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powerhouse Dragons | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | Bristol Empire Dragons | 2 | 34 |
| 3 | Hurricanes DBC | 2 | 32 |
| 4 | Worcester Dragon Boat Racing Club | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Pershore Phoenix DBC | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Preston Dragons DBC | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Soaring Dragons Loughborough | 2 | 8 |
| = | Windy Pandas Dragon Boat Club | 1 | 8 |
| = | Pink Champagne | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Crusaders DBC | 1 | 6 |
Events
Stockton NL Event
Sunday 27 May 2018 (9:00 AM)
Exeter NL Event
Sunday 10 June 2018 (9:00 AM)
