PDBC Premier

A highly competitive dragon boat program for athletes under 50. Our premier program is designed to compete at the highest international level. At the 2023 Canadian Nationals this crew ranked 1st overall in the Premier Mixed small boat division and 4th overall in Premier Women's small boat. In 2024, our small boat Premier Mixed crew competed at the Club Crew World Championships and earned 1st, 3rd and 8th place finishes. We look forward to great things in 2025.

PDBC Senior A competitive athletes currently train and compete with our premier crews and will follow the same program and pricing. In 2024, we competed in the Club Crew World Championships held in Ravenna, Italy. Where we earned 2 silver and a bronze in the small boat mixed division. At the inaugural CanAmerican championships we proudly earned gold in the Senior A small boat division. We continue our goal to be the fastest Senior A Small Boat Mixed Crew in the world.

*Please note that this is a competitive program so athletes must be selected to compete with us.

2024/2025 Program Inclusions

All Premier athletes will participate in the following programming:

Pool Paddling @ Afterburn Fitness Centre
PERG Paddling @ Alkame Paddle Zone
2 x PERG Testing @ Alkame Paddle Zone
Dragon Boat Practices @ Frenchman’s Bay Marina
OC Coaching @ Frenchman’s Bay Marina
2 x OC Time Trials @ Frenchman’s Bay Marina
2 x Training Camps @ Frenchman’s Bay Marina
Participation in 2 regattas

Detailed Training:

Winter:

Sunday Pool Paddling @ Afterburn Fitness Centre

November 3rd, 2024 - March 30th, 2025
Bi-Weekly, Sundays, 9:00am

Indoor Perg sessions @ Paddle Zone

November 10th, 2024 - April 6th, 2025
Bi-Weekly Sundays, 9:00am

No sessions on the following dates: Dec 24 - Jan 4th inclusive.

Summer:

Dragon Boat Practices @ Frenchman’s Bay Marina

May 6th - August 19th, 2025
Sunday - 9 am (Premier), 10:30 am (Sr A), 12pm Premier Mixed
Tuesday and Thursday evenings – 6:30 - 8:30 pm

No practices May 19th, June 30th, July 1st and July 25th - August 4th

Outrigger coached practices

May 26th - August 8th
Tuesdays 4:30 - 6:00 pm OR 6 - 7:30 pm

No OC practices July 1st and July 25th - Aug 4th inclusive

Regattas

Premier Mixed:

Pickering Dragon Boat Festival - June 1st
Toronto International dragon Boat Race - June 14th and 15th

Premier Open:

Pickering Dragon Boat Festival -June 1st
Toronto International dragon Boat Race - June 14th and 15th

Premier Women

Pickering Dragon Boat Festival - June 1st

Hana Nui Women:

Pickering Dragon Boat Festival -June 1st
Toronto International dragon Boat Race - June 14th and 15th

Important Dates:

erg Testing 2x season - Jan 25th and April 5th, 2024
Outrigger time trials 2x season - June 22/23rd and August 17/18th
Training Camps 2 x season - June 22/23rd and August 17/18th

Fees:

Annual Membership: $2,500.00

Registration

Accomplishments

Premier:

2024 CCWC Ravenna, Italy Small mixed 1x Gold, 2 x Bronze medalists
2023 Toronto Island, second place finish in Open Standard and fifth place finish in Mixed Standard
2023 Canadian Nationals ranked 1st overall in the Premier Mixed small boat division and 4th overall in Premier Women's small boat.
Premier Mixed and Premier Men Small Boat Silver and Bronze medallists at CCWCs April 2016 in Adelaide, Australia

Senior A

2024 - CCWC Ravenna Small Mixed 2 x Silver, 1 x Bronze Medalists
2022 - CCWC Sarasota Florida - Small Mixed 1 x Gold, 2 x Silver Medalists