2026 Auckland Regional Dragon Boat Championships
Schedule
Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm to Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
UTC+13:00Location
Sylvan Park, Lake Pupuke | Auckland, AU
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Auckland Regional Dragon Boat Championships 2026 🐉📍 Sylvan Park
📅 Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 March
Registrations close 20 February 2026, or before if fully booked.
Two days of championship racing are coming to Sylvan Park, with events across standard boats, small boats, and college sport crews.
🚣 Standard Boat Racing – Saturday 14 March
Saturday is all about standard boat racing, with a full day of competition across multiple distances:
200m, 500m, 2km
Register here: https://www.adba.co.nz/events/297161
🏫 College Sport Racing – Sunday 15 March morning
Sunday morning kicks off with College Sport racing:
Schools standard boats racing 200m
A great opportunity for school crews to race in a championship environment.
🚣 Adult Small Boat Racing – Sunday afternoon - FULLY BOOKED!!!!!
After the school races on Sunday, we’ll move into adult small boat
200m racing in the Women’s, Mixed and Breast Cancer Survivor categories.
If you would like to be on the waiting list for the 200m sprints, please email
[email protected] with the following information.
- Crew name
- Division (Mixed/Womens/BCS)
- ages categories (Prem, Senior A, B or C)
New for 2026:
Mixed and Women's small boat racing will include age-graded divisions, aligned with the Nationals model:
Premier – Anyone under 40 on the crew list
Senior A – 40+
Senior B – 50+
Senior C – 60+
✔ Small boats only
✔ Minimum of 3 crews required to form a division
✔ Age based on birth year (turning the required age by 31 December 2026)
📝 Registrations now open
Teams are welcome to enter standard boats, small boats, or both.
👉 Standard Boat Registration: Saturday March – https://www.adba.co.nz/events/297161
👉 Small Boat Registration: Sunday 15 March - https://www.adba.co.nz/events/312553
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
If you're keen on volunteering, get in touch here: https://www.adba.co.nz/events/314133
We'll see you there!
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Where is it happening?
Sylvan Park, Lake Pupuke, Public Restroom, Milford, Auckland 0620, New Zealand, AucklandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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