Dragon Boat Programs
Introductory Clinic for Schools, Corporate and Community Groups
False Creek Racing Canoe Club offers Introduction to Dragon Boat sessions to school, corporate and community groups. These sessions run for approximately 2 hours and provide the opportunity to experience the thrill of dragon boating with a team in a supervised and safe environment. The dragon boat experience is often a great way to develop and support team work. Participants will be provided with PFDs and paddles. There will be access to a steersperson and coach who will review basic safety and paddling skills.
Dragon boats hold 20 paddlers, 1 steersperson and a drummer/coach. The session usually consists of preparation time on land followed by paddling on the water. Groups with more than one boat have the opportunity to end the session with several races.
If you are interested in booking a session, please fill out the following form and we will be in touch shortly.
Request an Introductory Clinic for your group
Other Dragon Boat Clinics
Occasionally there will be drumming and other dragon boat clinics offered.
Check our registration program to see any current offerings.
BASIC Dragon Boat Steering Clinic
Saturday, August 10 @ 11:00 AM – 1:30p (2.5hrs)
This course will give new steers people the skills and confidence to effectively steer a dragon boat and is conducted by the False Creek Racing Canoe Club, but does not qualify as a Dragon Boat Canada Certification Course. Our qualified instructor is Kevin (FCRCC’s Premier Dragon Boat Steers Person).
This clinic consists of two parts:
1) On land – Orientation and instructions
2) On water – Hands-on experience for new steers. A small number of participants (10 max) ensures each person has a decent time hands-on steering in the boat.