Training:

• Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5.40 PM,
• Saturdays at 7.10 AM
• Sundays at 8.10 AM
• from the Newcastle Rowing Club building, Throsby Creek , Carrington
• Check under the Paddling Calender & Training for more information
• CLICK FOR MAP

The Dragonhunters Club has grown rapidly since it's beginnings in 2000. Whilst our current membership is largely Masters age, we are now focussing on recruiting and building our Premier division (under 40s). We also have a strong Dragons Abreast contingent: these women have been an active part of the club from the beginning.

We are also very competitive in the Masters events in the National competitions. In 2007 Our Open (men) team secured third place in the 1km Nationals race. Training is on Throsby Creek (see google map) lasting around one-and-a-half hours. Wear casual clothes that you don't mind getting wet and definitely some kind of footwear (thongs, old sneakers, boat shoes).

Anyone interested (who is 18 or over, and can swim 50m fully clothed) can just turn up and we will fit you into a boat. The first two sessions are free.

We also put on a very popular community event for the locals each year as well as charity events.

Annual Community Dragonboat Regatta 

Sunday, 23rd October 2011

Thank you again for being such a great crowd: happy, co-operative and very athletic!!! It was a wonderful day with perfect conditions (such a change from last year).I have the results below (and Transfield there are 3 bottles of champagne waiting for you at the shed!)

A Final: Noakes 1.01.81 first; NHS Pirates 1.02.18 second; Nambadruk 1.03.80 third

B Final: Happy Dragons 1.00.76 first; GHD 1.01.80 second; UltraOars 1.02.78 third

C Final: Transformers 1.03.41 first; Pink Passion 1.06.02 second; Transfield 1.08.68 third.

Best-dressed NHS Pirates

Tug-O-War NHS Pirates: who can ever forget the motivators for the various teams? (especially the Noakes motivator: obviously putting engineering principles to work very effectively!)

Congratulations to all! We hope to see you next year and bring some friends with you: especially whole teams of friends!

Dragon boating is alive and well in The Hunter Region. Dragons Abreast link

Newcastle Hunter Dragon Boat Club
10/06/2010