Sixteen people paddling side by side in a boat forty foot long. A drummer, sitting in the prow, beating time, a steerer at the stern with a giant paddle, all working together as one, this is Dragon Boating. We run up to 6 boats down the dock together providing not just great fun to the participants but a superb spectacle for the spectators.
This ancient and fascinating sport requires no previous experience and caters for all ages and abilities in one crew, male and female. Above all it’s exciting, motivating, social, fun and competitive.
We are the premiere Corporate Dragon Boating centre in Great Britain with matched fleets of both 17 crewed (40ft) and 11 crewed (20ft) boats
Racing
The evenings racing will consist of two heats per team racing up to three boats at a time, the fastest teams will then go through to a head to head final, qualification is based on your fastest, not your average time.
Master of Ceremonies
Expert commentary from our in house MC adds a great atmosphere to your event for an extra fee, please note the MC is compulsory on events over 200 people.
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The Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre is run as a Social Enterprise with limited external funding.
We are supported by Fundraising, Individual Volunteers, and Corporate Volunteering Projects.
Our Youth and Freedom Programs cost £33,000 to run in 2007.
The Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre Trust is a Registered Charity No: 801049.
The Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre Ltd is a Company Limited by Share Guarantee No: 2319971
The Limited Company is wholly owned by the Trust. VAT Registration No:549 0967 04.