Dragon Boat racing is still a fairly new activity at the club. It started just over 5 years ago, when one of our members, Rod Hart, offered to coach the juniors with a view to entering the Henley Junior Dragon Regatta. Rod is a former member of the GB Dragon Boat Squad and his enthusiasm for the sport inspired the juniors to great success. They have won one or more trophies every year since 2007. In the early days they used train using bell-boats but Wokingham Waterside Centre now has three ten man ‘baby’ dragon boats which the club uses for training.
The club has three juniors who are members of the GB under 18 squad and a further seven who are training hard in the hope of being selected.
Dragon boating is the world’s fastest growing paddlesport but has a history going back to 1st century China.
Contact us if you are interested in having a go.
