End of Season Celebration 2018

The Sea Dragons recently gathered at Hut and Soul to feast and celebrate a great year of racing, and to honour the outstanding efforts of club members in our annual awards ceremony.Coaches awards were awarded to Heidi Wittwer, Emily and Gina Brooks and Amy Daly for their dedication to paddling throughout the year.The ... More

Adelaide Sea Dragons Roar Around The Island

Perfect paddling weather greeted us for the annual 7km race around Delphin Island, with nine crews competing for glory. Awaiting the crew with the fastest time was the illustrious dragon head trophy, and for the crew with the slowest time, a dragon's tail!The crews set off at two minute intervals and the chase was on ... More

Come n’ Try Session are a HIT!

Our Come and Try sessions are proving to be a big hit with many new paddlers hitting the water and "giving it a go", and our upcoming sessions booking up fast!We've been spreading the word far and wide about what a fantastic sport dragon boating is and our welcoming and inclusive approach has resulted in new paddlers ... More

Come n’ Try Dragon Boat Racing!

Some chilly wintry weather did not deter the Adelaide Sea Dragons from holding their first Saturday Come ‘n Try session for 2017! We welcomed six new paddlers to our training session, teaching them the fundamentals of paddling and giving them their first taste of a dragon boat race! At the end of the session all paddlers ... More

End of Season Dinner and Presentation Night

The End of Season get together in June this year saw our members get together for a themed night of fun, showing their lighter sides by donning "Silly Hats".We celebrated club achievements at the State and National Championships and individual members achievements. Gary, Chris, Anna and Lynne were worthy joint recipi... More

Club Members Take Part In Bravehearts Charity 10km Run

A number of members got together “out of the dragon boat” to take part in the Bravehearts Charity Run at Semaphore in June, running or walking 10km to help raise money for a well deserving charity as well as helping to keep themselves fit for the upcoming dragon boating season.  Our keen runner/walkers are new to ... More

Nationals 2017 Albury-Wondonga

Medal hungry dragon boaters from across the nation descended upon Albury-Wodonga in late April 2017 for the National Championships.Our Senior C Mixed, Senior B Womens and Premier Womens small boat crews battled it out against some fierce competition over five days of racing. The heavy fresh water proved a challenge, as ... More

Sea Dragons Roar at the 2017 SA State Titles

The SA State Titles (1st and 2nd April 2017) were held over two glorious days at the Ramsey Rowing Course, West Lakes.Twelve dragon boating clubs took part in this very competitive race day.  All teams were out to win- some teams left happy, some not so.Adelaide Sea Dragons did very well, hopes and team spirit ... More

My Experience of Paddling in the Australian Champs & the CCWC

When I started paddling with the Dragon Mites, our Junior team, Jenny our coach set us the task of finding a word that resonated with us when we paddled. My word was 'FREE'. The feeling of freedom and tranquillity I get when I paddle is astounding, and when our boat is in complete sync, there is no place I would rather be ... More

Our Very Own Aurora – Sue’s Journey to Welland

MY JOURNEY TO BECOME AN AURORA!Some 12 months ago I challenged myself by saying "I want to try out for the Aurora's Senior C Team" which are competing in Welland, Canada, August 2015.The initial selection was based on our ability to perform a number of strength tests. To do this we were required to choose three ... More