Race the Dragon UK

24/04/2026

🐉 Looking for a team experience that actually brings people together?

Race The Dragon delivers professionally run dragon boat racing events across the UK - combining high-energy competition with powerful teamwork, connection, and a lot of fun on the water.

Whether youʼre planning a corporate team day, charity fundraiser, community event, or client experience, dragon boat racing creates unforgettable moments where everyone pulls in the same direction (literally).

🏅 What we offer:
• Corporate, charity & community race packages
• Events for 14 to 1,500+ participants
• Iconic UK race locations
• Fully supported, professionally delivered events

From energising senior leadership teams and motivating staff, to raising money for charity, networking with industry peers, or entertaining clients — weʼll help you build an event that makes an impact.

📅 Now booking 2026 events — availability is already filling fast.
👉 Start the conversation:
📧 [email protected]

Hereʼs to powerful teamwork, shared goals, and unforgettable race days on the water. Some of the brands we have had the pleasure of delivering dragon boat racing events for over the last 17 years.

The Race The Dragon Team 🐲

14/04/2026

150 DAYS TO GO! 🐉 MANCHESTER, ARE YOU READY?

The dragons are coming! The countdown has begun for the Manchester Dragon Boat Festival 2026.

📍 Venue: Sale Waterpark, Manchester
🐉 Festival Date: Saturday 12th September 2026

Tag your crew and get ready to paddle! Find out more and register your team today, visit the Manchester Dragon Boat Festival website:
www.manchesterdragonboatfestival.co.uk

01/04/2026

Thames Dragons are taking on a massive challenge, and we need YOU in our boat! 🐲

Together with Pershore Phoenix and Race the Dragon UK we are donating our boats to Odessa Dragon Boat Club in Ukraine. 🇺🇦

In 2023, the Odessa club’s boathouse was destroyed by drone attacks. They lost their equipment, their sanctuary, and their ability to train. We aren’t just sending boats; we are sending hope, resilience, and a way for everyone, including children and war veterans, to find healing through the sport we love.

🆘 How You Can Help:

Donating boats to Odessa is one thing, getting them there is quite another. That's where we need your help.

Our club is undertaking a challenge together to run, swim and paddle/row the 2800km it takes to transport the boats by road to Odessa.

Every pound helps us cover the logistics of getting these boats across Europe and into the hands of the resilient people of Odessa.

👉 DONATE HERE:
Please donate whatever you can.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/thames-dragon-boat-club-to-odesa

Let’s show the world the power of the Dragon Boat community. Please donate, share this post, and help us reach the finish line!

British Dragon Boat Racing Association

28/03/2026

Need to keep your Dragonboat in a straight line?

Steering Oars: essential if you want to race in a straight line towards the finish! New Champion Steering Oars currently in stock & available for dispatch.

Suitable for 9m & 12m IDBF specification dragon boats
Strong & robust design
Wooden construction with clear varnish finish
Fitted with “T” grip handle .. keep your team in the winning lane

www.racethedragon.com/product/champion-steering-oar/

16/03/2026

🔥 130 DAYS TO GO! Are You Ready? 🐉

The countdown is on… it feels like summer is on the way... and the dragons are coming!

The London Dragon Boat Race 2026 presented by Race the Dragon UK is getting closer, and the water at Surrey Docks Watersports Centre is waiting for your crews to take on the challenge!

📍 Venue: Surrey Docks Watersports Centre
📅 Date: Thursday 13th July 2026

It’s time to rally your team, feel the adrenaline, and prepare for an unforgettable day of racing, teamwork, and dragon boat glory.
Tag your crew. Register your team today. Start the countdown. Register at:

https://www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-racing/london26/

Will your team be ready when the starting drum beats?

14/03/2026

Getting out on the water together for a social session or you want to focus on fitness, train and race hard, there is a dragon boat for everyone. Over the last 17 years we have supplied dragon boats to:

Water Sports & Outdoor Activity Centres
Schools, College’s & Universities
Scout & Guide Activity Centres & Groups
Dragon Boat Clubs
Breast Cancer Survivor (BCS) & All Cancer Survivor Groups (ACS)
Sailing & Canoe Clubs
and the Armed Forces

We don't just have lots of fun racing Dragon Boats at corporate team-building events and family festivals, whilst raising millions of £££ for charities and good causes, we also sell them, so you can have lots of fun racing them too.

We are proud to be an official gold distributor for Champion, the world’s largest manufacturer of Dragonboat's and race equipment. Do you know Champion Dragonboat's are raced in over 45 countries around the world?

Over 500 colour combinations and an in-built boat PA system with USB, DAB radio and Bluetooth headset, global door-to-door boat care service

Need a new dragonboat and race equipment?

Or want to upgrade to a brand new race boat?, we offer part exchange also, so trade in your old dragon boat today, we are currently processing orders for shiny new Champion Dragon Boats

1222 / 12m-22 person International Racing Standard
912 / 9m-12 person small Festival Boat
912R / 9.6m-12 person small International Race Boat

With a limited number of boats in stock UK, we are the largest supplier of dragon boat equipment in the country.

Request e-brochure & order form:
www.racethedragon.com/dragon-boat-sale/

13/03/2026

Lost your drum bungies or need to replace old worn out ones, we stock drum bungies, shop online today:

www.racethedragon.com/product/champion-drum-bungies/

You can never have enough drum bungies!

09/03/2026

Dragon Boat Racing is coming to Fleetwood this summer 👀

🤔DID YOU KNOW? Fleetwood Rotary is staging a Dragon Boat Extravaganza on Fleetwood Boating Lake in June, as a grand finale to their Centenary Year. Why don't you and your colleagues / friends / family take part? 👀👉https://bit.ly/fwd-dra-boa

08/03/2026

On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the women across sport and community who make festivals and events posable.

Strong teams are built on inclusion, respect, and shared ambition.