🌟 You Came, You Tried… Now It’s Time to Join the Dragon Boat Community!

Whether you joined us through a DragonPass experience or took part in our Come & Try offer, a Corporate Paddle or a School event, we’re so glad you gave us a go. Now, let’s take things to the next level.

All registrations and fees are managed directly through your dragon boat club of choice. 

To get started, simply reach out to your nearest club and they'll guide you through the registration process:

👉 https://www.dragonboatsa.com/clubs/  

👉https://www.ausdbf.com.au/club-finder

Membership Benefits

Exclusive benefits for Juniors, U24, Full members, 67+ members include:

  • Sporting injury cover for paddling, sweeping and drumming
  • Access to local, state, national and international sanctioned regattas
  • Registration with the state body (DBSA)
  • Registration with national (AusDBF) 
  • Pathway to state and national representative-level dragon boating
  • Access to AusDBF's Sweep Accreditation Scheme 
  • Access to coaching, officiating and education courses
  • Professional indemnity and public liability insurance when involved with club activities

Membership Types

Membership of a club is for a 12 month period from the joining date.

The following are the membership categories and fees for 2025/26. Please note these only include national and state body fees, additional costs for club membership may be charged by your club.

Registration Fees

Registration
 Categories
DBSA Fee AusDBF Fee Total Fee (GST incl.)
Full – metro  $      202.00  $    34.00  $       236.00
Full – country  $      131.00  $    34.00  $       165.00
Full - remote  $        84.00  $    34.00  $       118.00
Junior – metro  $        99.00  $    19.00  $       118.00
Junior – country  $        64.00  $    19.00  $          83.00
Junior -remote  $        40.00  $    19.00  $          59.00
67+ – metro  $      167.00  $    34.00  $       201.00
67+ – country  $      107.00  $    34.00  $       141.00
67+ – remote  $        66.00  $    34.00  $       100.00
U24 – metro  $      167.00  $    34.00  $       201.00
U24 – country  $      107.00  $    34.00  $       141.00
U24 – remote  $        66.00  $    34.00  $       100.00

How your membership fees are used

Your DBSA membership fees contribute to the use and maintenance of boats and equipment, ensuring everything is safe and race-ready. They also provide insurance coverage for both training and racing activities.

Based on your paddling experience so far, a paddle would have been provided for you to use. However, once a club member, you'll need to purchase your own paddle, personal flotation device (PFD), and club uniform.

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