OFFICIAL INVITATION

On behalf of Dragon Boats NSW ("DBNSW"), we invite you to participate in the 2027 Sydney Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival - Corporate & Community Day, to be held at Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia on Sunday February 14th 2027.

The festival will be hosted and organised by Dragon Boats NSW. 

LNY Sydney - Year of the Goat!

Our 2027 event will be an exciting day of competition that will be packed with dragon boat racing, music, and entertainment, located at the iconic Darling Harbour venue. 

BCP, ACP & Paradragon Crews –REGISTRATION closes on Jan 22nd 2027

Get ready to compete in the annual Lunar New Year Festival event, on Sunday 14th Feb

Entry fee:  $780 per crew

• BCP Racing Class: Women

  • Supporters must be female 

• ACP Racing Class: Opens

• Paradragons Racing Class: TBC - dependant on EOI

• Standard (20s) boat:

  • A crew consists of a minimum of 16 paddlers, 1 drummer and 1 sweep

Corporate, Community & Social Crews –REGISTRATION closes on Jan 22nd 2027

Get ready to compete in the annual Lunar New Year Festival event, on Sunday 14th Feb

Payment: via EFT upon invoice (the invoice will be emailed after you register, to your nominated email address) Credit Card by request

Entry Fee includes:

• Registration for one crew into the event (Corps with multiple crews must register each individually)

• Opening ceremony and Award presentations 

• Sunday 14th Feb: Race against other corporate, community & social crews

• Up to 3 training sessions with an expert coach and qualified sweep

• Insurance cover (for training and racing)

• Equipment (including paddles and safety equipment)

• Entertainment

• Racing Class: Mixed standard 20s

• CREW COMPOSITION RULES

• All teams must consist of a minimum of 16 paddlers to a maximum of 20 and may include up to 4 reserves

• A maximum of 50% of a crew may be made up of male paddlers

• Teams must have a minimum of twelve (12) employees from the business organisation that the team represents. Team mangers may be required to submit evidence of employment/ownership for crew members upon request

• Registered sports paddlers* are permitted to compete as part of the team as long as they are employees of the organisation

• Teams may have a maximum of four (4) paddlers who are not employees, or deemed employees, of the business organisation (i.e. family, friends) but they cannot be a registered sports paddler*

• Sweeps will be provided by DBNSW clubs, and drummers can be provided upon request

 Additional Information

• Additional Training Sessions: $300 per crew per session

• If you have a DBNSW club who you would like to train with, please include their name in the entry form

Location Information

• Average temperatures in Sydney in Summer can range from 18^oC to 35^oC, Summer rain and hot winds are also common

• Meals – there are food & beverage vendors available around the Darling Harbour area in various price categories

• Merchandise will be available on site and online

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