Race the Dragon UK

24/08/2024

Champion Dragon Boats for Sale

11/05/2024

Salford Charity Dragonboat Challange 2024 - Grand Final

Winners - Oarsome Olympians 0.59.46
2nd place - A Boat Damn Time 1.00.40
3rd place - The Hat Group 1.01.93

11/05/2024

The Salford Charity Dragon Boat Challenge 2024 is in full swing, lovely weather & super racing today in Salford

28/04/2024

Saturday 20 July - The Lord Mayor’s Championship 🐲🐲

This year the Bradford Lord Mayor's Appeal Charity is the Bradford Cinderella Club

The charity run entirely by unpaid volunteers so that the vast majority of funds raised goes directly for the benefit local underprivileged children. Find out about the great work they do in the community https://cinderellaclub.org/

Secure a spot and race the dragon for this amazing charity! Don’t miss the boat! - LIMITED TEAM PLACES - no previous experience of racing dragons is required

Register your team today via the festival website & fundraise for Bradford Cinderella Club
www.bradforddragonboatfestival.co.uk

Thank you for your support:
Yorkshire Sharks Dragonboat Club
Yorkshire Sport
Visit Bradford
The Telegraph & Argus
Bradford Bulls RLFC
Race the Dragon UK

31/03/2024

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter

Do chocolate eggs float 🤔?

21/03/2024

12/01/2024

The UK’s Largest Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, 2024 a special year – the Year of the Dragon.

Team registration opens on 10th February. Get together with your friends, family, and colleagues, and let’s Race the Dragon. 🐉

Entries open for our 2024 Chinese Dragon Boat Festival on the first day of the Chinese New Year - 10th February 2024 🐉

Entry fees are the same as in 2023 at £700 per team, with a 10% donation to Action for Children taken from the fee. We have up to 48 places for Amateur teams of 11 people per team available. No previous dragon boat experience is needed - any group of friends, workmates or families can enter a team on Saturday 8th June.

Our Festival is taking place at Salford Quays once again and is a celebration of Chinese Dragon Boat Racing and culture.

You can find out more, including our memories from 2023 at: www.dragonboatfestival.uk

03/01/2024

Need to keep your Dragonboat in a straight line?

Steering Oars: essential if you want to race in a straight line towards the finish! New Champion Steering Oars currently in stock & available for dispatch.

Suitable for 9m & 12m IDBF specification dragon boats
Strong & robust design
Wooden construction with clear varnish finish
Fitted with “T” grip handle .. keep your team in the winning lane

www.racethedragon.com/product/champion-steering-oar/.

15/11/2023

Champion Carbon Fibre Dragonboat Paddles are currently in stock, discounts available on sets of 5,10 & 20’s ‬

IDBF 202a approved
Available in length 127cm to 130cm
‪Shop online today:

www.racethedragon.com/product/champion-carbon-fibre/

15/11/2023

Do you know you can go Dragon Boating on Snow
☃️ 👀👀🇫🇷

❄️ La neige a fait son grand retour sur les sommet alpins, nos Snow Dragon Boats sont dans les starting blocks!

Des sensations de glisse inédites dans une ambiance de montagne chaleureuse, vivez l'esprit Dragon Boat autrement : rendez-vous le 𝟐𝟎 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, sur le stade de biathlon à Le Grand-Bornand pour mettre votre équipe au défi de la neige! 🔥

👉 Infos & inscriptions : https://www.snow-dragonboat.com/

14/11/2023

05/11/2023

We don't just have lots of fun racing Dragon Boats raising millions of £££ for charities and good causes, we also sell them, so you can have lots of fun racing them too.

We are proud to be an official gold distributor for Champion, the worlds largest manufacture of Dragonboat's and race equipment.

Do you know Champion Dragonboat's and race equipment are raced in over 45 countries around the world.

Over 500 colour combinations and in-built boat PA system with USB, FM/AM radio and Bluetooth headset, door to door boat care service

Need a new boat and race equipment?
Or want to upgrade to a brand new race boat?, we offer part exchange also, trade in your old boat in today:

Request a e-brochure & order form:
www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-sale/

01/11/2023

Grey Owl Dragonboat paddles for sale

Discounts available on ‘Club’ sets of 10 & 20’s, mix and match sizes. ‬

Shop online today:
www.racethedragon.com/product/grey-owl-wooden-club-paddle/

25/10/2023

12 teams have already registered for the Blue Skies Dragon Boat Festival 2024

Including teams from Conlon Construction Persimmon Homes & Breheny Groundwork Contractors

Get together with friends, family, and colleagues and support Blue Skies Hospitals Fund. No previous experience of racing dragons is required and it's great fun!

Further information and team registration is available on Blue Skies website: https://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/blueskies/events/dragon-boat-festival/

Fairhaven Lake and Gardens Fylde Council Coastal Radio DAB NHS Charities Together

24/10/2023

Paddling in time is important if you want to win races, but the drummer has an equally important job too, make sure you can hear the beat of the drum, it’s your rhythm, it’s your race.

Replace your old worn out drums and be heard on the race course

We supply economy & premium drum sticks, drum bungies & eye bolts too:

Order online today: www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-water-equipment-shop/

21/10/2023

One of the UK’s largest Dragon Boat Festivals to return in 2024

🐲Are you Ready
🐲Attentation
🐲Go

Yorkshire Sharks Dragonboat Club Bradford Cinderella Club City of Bradford

🐲Calling all Crews!!.... Calling all Crews!!🐲

The Dragons are returning - Team Registration is now live:

⭐️2,600+ Dragon Racers
⭐️8 Race Divisions
⭐️4 Championship Events
⭐️3 Day Race Program
⭐️2 Super Cups

Supporting:
Bradford Lord Mayor's Appeal Charity:
Bradford Cinderella Club

Share the experience with your friends, family, and colleagues. Let’s Race!

Race day information & team registration: www.bradforddragonboatfestival.co.uk

20/10/2023

As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere and the wet & colder weather creeps in, it’s important to keep your dragon boat covered and protected from the elements, our specially designed dragon boat covers have been doing just that for over 15 years now.

Suitable for IDBF (International Dragon Boat Federation) spec dragon boats, 10 person Festival and Race and 20 person models: heavy-duty PVC, available in 8 colours, shipping worldwide.

Shop online today: https://www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-water-equipment-shop/

20/10/2023

Require a new Champion Dragon Boat, we are currently processing orders for shiny new boats

⭐️1222 / 12m-22 person International Racing Standard
⭐️ 912 / 9m-12 person small festival boat
⭐️912R / 9m-12 person International Race boat

https://www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-sale/

28/06/2023

28/02/2023

16/01/2023

DragonBoat’s for sale

Over 500 colour combinations available and in-built boat PA system with USB, FM/AM radio and Bluetooth headset

We are proud to be an official distributor for Champion, the worlds largest manufacture of Dragonboat's

Need to buy a new boat? we offer part exchange also, trade your old boat in today:

Request a e-brochure:

Our Dragon Boat for sale are manufactured by Champion. All are international dragon boat federation specification (IDBF), used all around the world.

09/12/2022

Just some beautiful Dragons basking in the sun

Remembering how lovely and warm this summer was, not a cloud in the sky for days even weeks at a time, hopefully summer 2023 will be better again.

09/11/2022

Baltic Paddler Buoyancy Aids for Sale

Discounts on group sets of 10 and 20+, mix and match sizes.

Available in colours: VU Yellow - Black & Red - Navy
Shop online today: racethedragon.com

08/11/2022

The Bradford Dragon Boat Festival is returning in 2023, with 130+ teams racing.

Team Registration is now live: www.bradforddragonboatfestival.co.uk

21/10/2022

As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere and the cold & wet weather creeps in, it’s important to keep your dragon boat covered and protected from the elements, our specially designed dragon boat covers have been doing just that for over 10 years now.

Suitable for IDBF (International Dragon Boat Federation) spec dragon boats, 10 person and 20 person models: heavy-duty PVC, available in 8 colours, shipping worldwide.

Shop online today: https://www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-water-equipment-shop/

07/10/2022

3 dragon boats loaded and off to Serbia

Need a new boat and race equipment?
Or want to upgrade to a brand new race boat?, we offer part exchange also, trade in your old boat:

Request a e-brochure & order form:
www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-sale/

05/10/2022

We don't just have lots of fun racing Dragon Boats raising millions of £££ for charities and good causes, we also sell them, so you can have lots of fun racing them too.

We are proud to be an official distributor for Champion, the worlds largest manufacture of Dragonboat's and race equipment.

Do you know Champion Dragonboat's and race equipment are raced in over 45 countries around the world.

Champion has been chosen as the offical race boat for over 85% of the World & European Nations & Club Crew Championships over the last 20 years.

Over 500 colour combinations and in-built boat PA system with USB, FM/AM radio and Bluetooth headset, door to door boat care service

Need a new boat and race equipment?
Or want to upgrade to a brand new race boat?, we offer part exchange also, trade in your old boat in today:

Request a e-brochure & order form:
www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-sale/

04/04/2022

Discover the ultimate team building experience!

Reconnect with your colleagues, boost team motivation & retention levels

Find out more:
www.racethedragon.com/team-building-events/

02/04/2022

Grey Owl Dragonboat paddles for sale

Discounts available on ‘Club’ sets of 10 & 20’s, mix and match sizes. ‬
Shop online today: www.racethedragon.com/shop

31/03/2022

We were thrilled to hear that we have received funding, thanks to the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. This means that we can continue to deliver the very best experiences