Established in 1998 Brisbane River Dragons (BRD) is the oldest dragon boat club in Brisbane. BRD is also an outrigger canoe club. We are a competitive club offering local, state, national and international competition. Although a competitive club, we also offer social paddling for fun and fitness with training available all year round.
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TRY OUTRIGGER CANOE PADDLING
On Saturday 23 November 2019 Brisbane River Dragons is hosting an Introduction to paddling session as part of the Ready, set, paddle initiative of AOCRA SQZone. The session is FREE and is open to men and women of all ages. Outrigger canoe paddling is a popular activity that provides fun and fitness as well as competition opportunities. Each boat takes six people including a steerer who sits in seat six and controls the boat. Outriggers train ... Read more
AusChamps 2019
AusChamps 2019 was another successful championship for BRD dragon boat racing achieving huge results at the Canberra regatta. Well done to the coaching team and competitors, you’ve done your club proud! Results for 2019 are: Masters Racing Senior B Mixed Small Boat 2019 Silver 500m Bronze 200 Senior B Women Small Boat Gold 200m Gold 500m small Senior B Women Standard Boat Gold 2k Senior B women qualified ... Read more
Pan Pacs 2018 - Dragon Boat
Pan Pacs … What an amazing experience BRD! A great event with success on the water and a load of comradery and memories made on the beach. The Snr A ladies so gritty, sneaking into every repercharge, semi and grand final showing continuous improvement every race. The Open B men winning 500m Grand Final in the fastest time of the day in 2.05.91 .The Snr B ladies just missing 2 golds by millimetres. Snr B Mixed finishing 4th by 10ths of seconds... Read more
DB Training 29 September Change of Time
Please note that the dragon boat training session scheduled for Saturday 29 September will now commence at 6:30am arrival for 7am on water. The session will conclude by 8:15am. This is due to a number of our coaching team participating in a DBQ coaching workshop later in the morning. Please direct any questions to recruitment@brisbaneriverdragons.com Read more
Upcoming events
FREE Outrigger Canoe Intro session
November 23, 2019 00:00
BRD Christmas Party
November 23, 2019 07:30
Dragon Boat Regatta
November 24, 2019
Burleigh Fire Dragos DB Regatta
December 08, 2019
Introductory session
The easiest way to get involved and to see what the sport is all about is to come along to our weekly intro sessions. These sessions are designed to help you understand what we are about and see if this is the sport for you. Read more
Corporate Events
Looking for a unique team building activity? BRD's experienced coaches and sweeps will have you paddling like experts in no time. Events can be tailored to suit your individual needs. Plan your next corporate event with BRD. Read more
Training Times
DRAGON BOAT TRAINING
All BRD Paddlers
Saturday 7:00m arrival for 7:30am start
Monday & Wednesday 5.30pm arrival for 6.00pm start
MBT
Saturday MBT 7.00am arrival for 7:30am start
This information is current as at November 2019
OUTRIGGER CANOE TRAINING
Monday, Wednesday and Friday OC6 4:30am for 5am on water (approx 1 hour)
Saturday OC6 6am for 6:30 on water (approx 2 hours)
Sunday - activities as arranged by OC Coaches
TEAMER registration required for boat planning
Contact Norbert if you need to be added to TEAMER
This information is current as at November 2019
