About Us
Broadwater Dragons Paddling Club Inc is a dragon boat club based on the Gold Coast. The Club was formed in September, 2001, by a committed and enthusiastic team of experienced paddlers who have had many years in both dragon boats and outriggers. Their objective was to establish a competitive dragon boat club in order to develop the sport locally and to compete at local, state, national and international regattas. The Club became incorporated in February 2003, and is a member of Dragon Boat Queensland, the State body which encompasses the many dragon boat Clubs in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
Dragon Boat Racing began in China more than 2,000 years ago. Since that time it has been transformed into a competitive and social sport, in which brightly decorated 12 metre long boats with colourful dragon heads and tails, are filled with twenty energetic paddlers, as well as a drummer and a sweep (a steerer). Racing occurs over lengths of 200 to 2,000 metres and maintains the ancient traditions of competition, drumming and dragon heads, as well as celebrating river usage.
THE AIM of the Broadwater Dragons Paddling Club is to promote and encourage participation by members of the local community in competitive and/or social dragon boat racing in Brisbane and South East Queensland.
The Club currently consists of members, both male and female, with the majority of our members living in the local area-Benowa, Ashmore, Carrara and Nerang. The Club also regularly competes in regattas from Brisbane to Tweed over the August to April racing season.
The existence of this Club has not only increased the number of competitive dragon boat teams in South East Queensland, but also allows members of all ages within the local community with a keen interest in water sports to participate.
BDPC encourages the sport of dragon boating amongst people of all ages-from 14 to 65 years of age- and from all ranges of physical capabilities. Many of the Club members who are aged in the 35 to 65 years age group have agreed that if they were not participating in dragon boating, they would not be actively involved in any other type of sport. Once introduced to this sport, they thrive on the camaraderie, enthusiasm and competitiveness which this sport offers. For both their physical and social well being, dragon boating fulfils all their needs.
Dragon Boat Racing began in China more than 2,000 years ago. Since that time it has been transformed into a competitive and social sport, in which brightly decorated 12 metre long boats with colourful dragon heads and tails, are filled with twenty energetic paddlers, as well as a drummer and a sweep (a steerer). Racing occurs over lengths of 200 to 2,000 metres and maintains the ancient traditions of competition, drumming and dragon heads, as well as celebrating river usage.
THE AIM of the Broadwater Dragons Paddling Club is to promote and encourage participation by members of the local community in competitive and/or social dragon boat racing in Brisbane and South East Queensland.
The Club currently consists of members, both male and female, with the majority of our members living in the local area-Benowa, Ashmore, Carrara and Nerang. The Club also regularly competes in regattas from Brisbane to Tweed over the August to April racing season.
The existence of this Club has not only increased the number of competitive dragon boat teams in South East Queensland, but also allows members of all ages within the local community with a keen interest in water sports to participate.
BDPC encourages the sport of dragon boating amongst people of all ages-from 14 to 65 years of age- and from all ranges of physical capabilities. Many of the Club members who are aged in the 35 to 65 years age group have agreed that if they were not participating in dragon boating, they would not be actively involved in any other type of sport. Once introduced to this sport, they thrive on the camaraderie, enthusiasm and competitiveness which this sport offers. For both their physical and social well being, dragon boating fulfils all their needs.
