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
Exeter Results Published
Sunday 17 June 2018The race results following the recent race event in Exeter have been published and can be downloaded from the 2018 Race Results page.
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.
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 | 4 | 58 |
| 2 | Amathus | 4 | 53 |
| 3 | Typhoon | 4 | 51 |
| 4 | Notts Anaconda | 3 | 37 |
| 5 | Bristol Empire Dragons | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Secklow Hundred | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | Pershore Phoenix | 4 | 31.5 |
| 8 | St Neots | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Kingston Royals | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Amathus Bees | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Henley | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Pink Champagne | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Powerhouse | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Thames Taniwhas | 1 | 5.5 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raging Dragons | 4 | 56 |
| 2 | Worcester | 4 | 49 |
| 3 | Hurricanes | 4 | 43 |
| 4 | Exe-Calibre | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | Powerhouse | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Thames Taniwhas | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Cambridgeshire Royals | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Soaring Dragons | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Kingston Royals | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Preston Dragons | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Secklow Hundred | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Windy Pandas | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Crusaders | 1 | 6 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston Ladies | 4 | 55 |
| 2 | Amathus Ladies | 4 | 50 |
| 3 | Powerhouse Ladies | 4 | 43 |
| 4 | Raging Dragons Ladies | 4 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Secklow Ladies | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Notts Anaconda Ladies | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Exe-Calibre Maidens | 3 | 24.5 |
| = | Hurricanes Ladies | 3 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Typhoon Ladies | 4 | 22.5 |
| 10 | Thames Ladies | 3 | 20 |
| 11 | St Neots Ladies | 3 | 19.5 |
| 12 | Worcester Ladies | 3 | 19 |
| = | West Country Beauties | 2 | 19 |
| 14 | Pink Champagne | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Preston Ladies | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Soaring Dragons | 1 | 6.5 |
| 17 | Pool of Life | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Pershore Flyers | 1 | 5 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burner Dragons | 3 | 45 |
| 2 | Royal Power | 1 | 15 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amathus DBC | 4 | 119 |
| 2 | Kingston Royals | 4 | 97 |
| 3 | Raging Dragons | 4 | 91.5 |
| 4 | Secklow Hundred | 4 | 77 |
| 5 | Typhoon Dragon Boat Club | 4 | 76.5 |
| 6 | Exe-Calibre Dragon Boat Club | 4 | 73.5 |
| 7 | Notts Anaconda | 3 | 65 |
| 8 | Wraysbury | 4 | 58 |
| 9 | Thames Dragon Boat Club | 4 | 55 |
| 10 | St Neots DBT | 3 | 48.5 |
| 11 | Cambridgeshire Royals | 3 | 35.5 |
| 12 | Henley Dragons | 2 | 19.5 |
| Position | Crew | Races | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powerhouse Dragons | 4 | 101.5 |
| 2 | Worcester Dragon Boat Racing Club | 4 | 68 |
| 3 | Hurricanes DBC | 4 | 60.5 |
| 4 | Bristol Empire Dragons | 3 | 55 |
| 5 | Pershore Phoenix DBC | 4 | 35.5 |
| = | Soaring Dragons Loughborough | 4 | 35.5 |
| 7 | Preston Dragons DBC | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Pink Champagne | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Windy Pandas Dragon Boat Club | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Crusaders DBC | 1 | 6 |
Events
Milton Keynes NL Event
Saturday 30 June 2018 (9:00 AM)
Nottingham NL Event
Sunday 8 July 2018 (9:00 AM)
