The Victorian Dragon Boat Association Inc. (which also trades as Dragon Boats Victoria) welcomes you to its website. We are the governing body for the fantastic sport known as Dragon Boat Racing in Victoria.
We run regular racing events, and have many diverse teams paddling in Victoria. Dragon boating is a sport that captivates its participants. It is also an event that showcases the preparedness of Australians to accept and enjoy a cultural activity that has its roots in ancient China and celebrates the many unique aspects of Chinese culture. Due to the nature of a team involving a large amount of people (22+!) its a sport with that involves many people of all ages and backgrounds.
Our premier event is the Melbourne International Dragon Boat Festival, an event we have held annually since 1985, which this year sees a return to the fantastic Yarra River.
In addition to competing in the Festival and various other events, teams train regularly on Melbourne’s magnificent waterways, enjoying some of Melbourne’s most spectacular views as they train.
Victorian State Training
Victorian State Training
From: Serghei Cucsa
URGENT
Victorian Masters Training
Shed 2
Every Wednesday Night 6:15pm until the 31st of January
Fitness test for Victorian team 2012
Introduction – Fitness test will be conducted by team coaches till 31 of January.
Content of Fitness test - 4 exercises – Run, Push ups, Sit ups, Upright row/Snatch.
Score – the point system is used in the fitness test. All...
We've just enabled our Australian Dragon Boat Championships site. Its packed full of information for competitors, officials, volunteers and anyone else interested in the biggest annual Dragon Boat event in Australia. We're constantly adding more information as we get closer to the event, and you can follow developments on twitter.
Its official! The 2012 AusDBF Australian Championships will be held in Melbourne at the Docklands Victoria Harbour from Sunday the 1st to Thursday the 5th of April, 2012.
We're in the process of creating an information portal on our website to contain as much information on this event as possible. Whether you're a competitor, supporter, spectator or brand new Dragon Boat enthusiast, we'll have all the information you need.
Check out the Australian Championships menu on the left to get started.
Falls Creek Competition coming up!
2012 Victorian Mile High Dragon Boat Championships @ Falls Creek
Saturday 28th January 2012
We’d like to invite you to participate in the 2012 Victorian Mile High Dragon Boat Championships on the 28th January at Falls Creek. It will be a fantastic weekend of fun, food, drinks and great competition as teams battle it out dragon head to dragon head on Rocky Valley Lake – definitely not to be missed!
Expressions of interest are invited for the 2012 state team to represent Victoria at the Australian National Dragon Boat Championships in Canberra. State training dates and times have also been set.
One of the teams competing in this years Corporate Games produced a great short video. If ever you wanted to know what taking part in a dragon boat regatta was like this is video to check out!
