About Dragon Boating  

Dragon boating is one of the UK’s fastest growing water sports and is great fun to do. No previous experience is necessary to take part and it is a sport that is suitable for both young and old alike as the technique is very easily and quickly learnt by everyone in the team.

Originally introduced to the UK from China as a community sport, dragon boating was quickly recognised as a sport suitable for corporate events (because of its strong emphasis on team building and fun) and also as a sport ideal as a charity fund raising activity.

As dragon boating is still quite a specialist sport, the objective of the Teddington Dragon Boat Challenge is to give people an opportunity to come and try dragon boating, to have a fun day out whilst being part of a competitive event and also, to use the day to raise lots of money for charity.





 
How charity dragon boating works  
Organised as a community event, charities, schools and other organisations are invited to take part by entering a team of up to 20 members (16 paddlers, a drummer and a few reserves) at a fixed price. The organisers take on the financial risk of the event and the teams are able to benefit from the fund raising power of a dragon boat event, without the risk of covering the costs of the entire event themselves!

Each team member should be encouraged to raise sponsorship (e.g. £50 or £100) and with each Dragon Boat team comprising an average of twenty members, it is not unusual for a team to collectively raise £1,000 or more in sponsorship. When you consider a dragon boat event will have anything from ten to fifteen teams entering, the final total raised for charity can be quite substantial!

The Teddington Dragon Boat Challenge is organised by Ingrid van der Weide, local community event organiser (e.g. Teddington River Festival) and managed by Dragon Boat Events Ltd.

  
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