Almost 50 Dragon Boat clubs across Australia, including 19 Dragon Boats New South Wales (DBNSW) clubs will take to the water this weekend as a part of a national pride paddle to encourage the participation from the local LGBTQ+ community.

DBNSW is excited to be a part of the National Pride Come and Try weekend with 19 clubs all over NSW participating. We believe that every Australian should be able to participate in sport and physical activity in a welcoming and inclusive way.

If you’ve ever thought about giving dragon boating a try, now is the time! This coming weekend on Saturday 17^th and Sunday 18^th September, head down to your local participating club to try Dragon Boating for FREE. Bring yourself, friends, family and make a morning of it.

Get outside, get active and celebrate pride!

This is an exhilarating time for our sport, as we focus on Diversity and Inclusion to ensure we are representative of the Australian population, which includes the LGBTI+ community. 

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NSW PARTICIPATING CLUBS

Saturday 17^th September

• Eastern Suburbs Dragon Boat Club - Rose Bay Sydney – 7am
• Illawarra Dragon Boat Club - Lake Illawarra, Berkeley – 8am
• FFB - Bank Street, Pyrmont – 8:30am
• Pendragons Dragon Boat Club – Penrith – 8:45am
• Flamin' Dragons Port Macquarie - Port Macquarie – 9am
• Great Lakes Pearl Dragons - Wallis Lakes – 9am
• Manning River Dragon Boat Club – Taree – 9am
• Newcastle Hunter Dragon Boat Club – Newcastle – 9:30am
• CYL - Bank Street, Pyrmont – 10am
• Different Strokes Dragon Boat Club - Bank Street, Pyrmont – 10am
• Kempsey Macleay Dragon Boat Club – Kempsey – TBC

Sunday 18^th September

• The Sloths Dragon Boat Club – Bank St, Pyrmont – 7:45am
• Blue Mountains Dragon Boat Club – Wentworth Falls Lake – 9am
• Central Coast Dragon Boat Club - Peel St, Toukley – 9am
• Pinnacle Dragon Boat Club – Lake Canabolas, Orange – 9:30am
• Bluefins Dragon Boat – Bank St, Pyrmont – 10am
• Ryde Dragon Boat Club – Putney Park – 10am
• Wallis Spirit Dragons – Coomba Park – 10am
• Rainbow Region Dragon Boat Club – Ballina - TBC