Welcome to the 2024 Riverfront Dragon Boat Races

• Team Captains must register the team online and submit full payment at the time of registration.
• All Club Team registrations must be completed by August 2, 2024 (no practices included).
• All Community Team registrations must be completed by July 19, 2024 (includes 2 practice sessions).

• Team Captains will receive an email with the link to invite their paddlers.
• Only paddlers listed on the team roster shall be permitted to race at the event and practices.
• Community Team Rosters and waivers must be electronically submitted by July 26, 2024.
• Club Crew Team Rosters and waivers must be electronically submitted by August 6, 2024.

General Team Information

Each registered team will receive a 10 x 10 tent for your team use within Athlete Village.  You are welcome to bring your own tables and chairs.  No additional tents are permitted onsite.  Each team must remain at their assigned tent area within the Athlete Village throughout the day to allow race officials to find your team if necessary.

Community teams’ registration fees include (2) pre-race day practices. Sign up will be available on May 1^st, 2024.  Please note that practices have limited time slot availability, therefore we suggest you register as soon as possible. There will also be the opportunity to purchase additional practices and lunches.  The team captain will receive communication via the email used to register the team with these details as they become available.  Please be sure to check this email frequently as well as the SPAM folder to ensure you are receiving all communications.

 
All entry fees are non-refundable should the crew decide to withdraw from the race or should the race be canceled for reasons beyond the Event Organizer’s control.

Choose Your Team's Registration Type

Step 1:  Decide if you are you a Club Crew Team, SPORTS Team or a Community Team

Club Crew Team
A Club Crew Team is a team that practices regularly together and competes multiple times per year and is registered sport team with a club or organization they paddle for. These are crew teams that Dragon Boat as a competitive sport. 

***NEW*** SPORT Team
A SPORT Team is a team that is in between the Club Crew Team and the Community Team for competitiveness.  The team may reside inside or outside of Connecticut.  This division will be more competitive than the local Community Teams and practice together. This team registration does not include on water practices. 

Community Team
Community teams race with one primary goal: to have fun! A Community team is sometimes new to the sport or an existing team that typically only race once a year. A community team MUST be located within Connecticut. There are (3) options within the community division. A general Community Team, a Corporate Team or a Non-Profit Team.

Step 2:  Now choose which DIVISION are you in

Click HERE to view Division Information

After you have decided which division you are in, reference the pricing below and have the Team Captain complete this form to register and purchase the team.

Team Registration Pricing

All Club Crew Teams have the same prices:

$950 Early Bird Special (until March 6, 2024)
$1,150 Beginning March 7, 2024

• Club Crew Mixed Division
• Club Crew Women's Division
• Club Crew All Cancer Paddler Division
• Club Crew Breast Cancer Paddler Division

$950 Early Bird Special (until March 26, 2024) 
$1,150 Beginning March 27, 2024

• SPORT Mixed Division
• Cross Rostering details: All sport divisions are mixed gender boats, a sport Division rostered paddler may ONLY cross roster on a Women's Team, ACP Team or BCP Team. You may NOT cross roster onto another Mixed Team. 

Community Corporate Teams:

$1,450 Early Bird Special (until March 6, 2024)
$1,650 Beginning March 7, 2024

Community and Non-Profit Teams:

$1,200 Early Bird Special (until March 6, 2024)
$1,400 Beginning March 7, 2024

*You may opt to enter your team in a specific division, however please note, divisions that have less than 3 teams registered will not be officially contested. Riverfront Recapture reserves the right to join these registered teams together with other best matched racing categories.

Interested in becoming a Community Sponsor Team? Please email Bcooke@riverfront.org for more details.