The Amazon Dragons Paddling Club was founded in 1992 by the Lesbian Community Project. For 30 years, the Amazons have welcomed all women 16 years and older to build camaraderie, fitness and physical strength in a supportive environment. The Amazons promote positive lesbian and queer visibility, personal integrity, community service and good sportsmanship through competitive dragon boat racing.

The Angry Unicorns are a magical and tenacious group of women who joined together to form the Salem Multicultural Institute's first dragon boat team. Established in 2010 in the state's capitol, the team began as "Salem Mixed Up", but changed their name to reflect the 'little bit of magic' that happens when you bring a dynamic and diverse group of women together to paddle with persistence, determination, and enthusiasm. Dedicated to each other and to our community, we paddle for fun and fitness. Unicorns are said to be uncatchable...watch out, because we paddle like we stole it! A-U, we're golden, baby!

Bay Area Dragons (BAD) is from the San Francisco Bay Area. BAD was the first dragon boat club formed in the Bay Area in 1995 and officially registered in 1996; with our founders introducing the dragonboat paddling sport to California. We are celebrating our 29th anniversary this year 2024! Our club is made up of members of all ages from all over the San Francisco Bay Area, with diverse backgrounds. We share a common love of the dragonboating sport, we love to eat and travel and have fun! Our members range in age from the tender teens to prime premier to vintage masters LOL. BAD focuses on training paddlers, racing local and international races, promoting DB, and we host an annual bay area corporate novice charity race at our home base in Foster City every summer. This is our 2nd time to participate at this Portland Dragonboat Festival and we are excited to bring our newer crew of adults and youth paddlers to get more race experience at your beautiful race venue! Come by and say hello, we're the ones in the green/blue jerseys. 

Thank you for hosting a wonderful festival! We are hosting a Competitive DB Sprints Money Race in the San Francisco Bay Area on Sept 21. Come Race the Sprints and Win the Cash Prize!

In 2018 Ridgefield acquired two Kaohsiung Boats with the vision of someday having a community program. Five years later after the restoration of our boats and the pandemic we launched Ridgefield’s Dragon Boat Community Program June of 2023. Excitement quickly grew amongst paddlers. The inclusive team spirit was organic. We loved our connection to river, wildlife, culture and each other. We wanted and hoped for more. Its because of our Community Program that we’re proud and excited to paddle as a team.

The Castaways, when not stranded on a desert isle, are an intrepid, hard-working, and fun-loving group that paddles year-round in Portland, Oregon. Our fully inclusive environment keeps the team engaged and active, even during the pandemic when a dozen or more could be found kayaking together on one of Portland’s many rivers. Our shared leadership approach and fun-loving attitude have enabled us to thrive for over 20 years, sometimes winning, sometimes not, but always enjoying a pint or two post-race.

The Catch22 dragon boat team is an active dedicated team of paddlers out of Vancouver Lake Rowing Club on beautiful Vancouver Lake WA. We paddle recreationally and competitively at local and international venues for fun, fitness and friendship all year long. Our team started in the summer of 2013 and has evolved into a very inclusive team of friends and family that enjoy the camaraderie, excitement and competitiveness the sport brings. As we strive to be the best we can be we challenge one another, support each other, splash teammates occasionally but paddle as one.

Located in the Comox Valley, the Flying Dragons, affectionately known as the Flagons, is a woman’s
dragonboat team formed in 2006. The focus of the team is to be “as competitive as we can be” with the
spirit of enjoying the sport and the camaraderie of the team. We are a vibrant, mature group of ladies who
enjoy dragon boating and maintaining a reasonable level of paddling competence and fitness, in a positive
and supportive environment.

The team practices twice a week from March through October and generally competes in 4 or 5 one day
races and a weekend event in various locations around the island. Winter training in once per week
weather permitting.

New paddlers are invited to come to 3 practices before committing to the team.
Social events are also held during the year and we have recently introduced a “paddle and picnic”
evening! The team has several sponsors and we are also very active in our fundraising efforts to raise
money for race fees, team equipment and travel expenses.

Our motto:
We practice for the love of the sport, the fitness, the friendship.
We train hard for hours at a time for the glory of a 2 minute race.

Based in picturesque Gig Harbor, WA, the Gig Harbor Dragon Boat Club is a close-knit crew ranging from 24 to 81 years old. We are connected by our dedication to and passion for the sport and an unwavering belief in the extraordinary potential of a united and determined crew. We strive to excel on and off the water, pushing our limits and empowering each member to discover their strength and potential. We contribute to the broader dragon boat community by participating in events, upholding good sportsmanship, and building lasting connections.

The Golden Dragons PDX Dragon Boat Paddling Club is men and women, at least 50 years old, who paddle dragon boats for fun, fitness and friendship year-round on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Golden Dragons is a well deserved name for this team with everyone being well over the age of 50 and above. Their fierce passion and love of dragon boat reigns well over youth and ambition. Age is but a number! (Open practices available)

The Highland Roosters are one wild and cocky bunch; a flock of fun-loving, kilt-wearing, cock-a-doodle doo-ing paddlers out of Salem, Oregon, though we all wish we were from the Scottish Highlands. Over the last 12 years you may have heard of us, perhaps it was the volume of our laughter, the bag-pipes marching ahead of us as we marshal for our races, or the infamous legend of the beer garden dance-offs. Or maybe you've heard the most recent rumor, that we like to take our competitor's callers captive mid-race. But truly when you get down to it, our legacy is fun; we exist to have fun and we've found, it's really fun to win.

We are a new team of women paddlers looking for kind, fun competition. We chose the name Jade Dragons due to the representation of good luck, friendship, peace, and harmony. If you are interested in trying out dragon boating come checkout our team, we'd love to have you!

Mighty Women Paddling Club, Inc. is a non-profit, competitive, year-round Dragon Boat and Outrigger Canoe Club in Portland, Oregon. We are an adventurous group of women with a competitive spirit and a strong sense of community on and off the boat. We welcome anyone that has the desire to be part of a team, who likes to have fun and shares our competitive spirit!

Mountain Home Canoe Club is a competitive outrigger canoe club located on the mighty Columbia River in beautiful Portland, Oregon. We work hard year round and place a strong emphasis on technique in addition to distance and speed in our training. We believe that hard work pays off, but that none of it matters unless you have fun in the process. We put our hearts into this sport and we hope you'll find it as rewarding as we do!

We are a first-year dragon boat team, located in Astoria, OR. We welcome all athletes of all skill levels and all ages 14 and over. We have been training on the John Day River, just east of Astoria, and plan to compete in Pacific Northwest races this year, and hopefully expand our range in the future. But mostly, we are having a great time on the water!

TBD

The Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) Dragonflies Dragon Boat Team traces its origins back to 1995, when students and professors from Lewis & Clark Law School formed the Scales of Justice dragon boat team to compete in the PKSCA Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races. From there, in 1999, several female alums (now attorneys) organized under the sponsorship of Oregon Women Lawyers and recruited their friends and colleagues as benchmates to form the OWLS Dragonflies as it exists today.

Pink Phoenix is the United States' first dragon boat team comprised solely of survivors of breast cancer. Our mission is to empower survivors through the sport, and we find strength and power via the shared experience that remains the only requirement to join the team.

The Oakland Renegades Dragon Boat Club was born April 1st, 2009, started as a collaborative effort by the Oakland Parks and Recreation Department and a group of paddlers from the dragon boat community. Our goal is to promote the sport of dragon boat racing, provide paddling opportunities to the community (including youth groups and schools), compete at the many races during the year, and to have as much fun as possible doing it!

Rip City Paddlers is a competitive all-women’s team based in Portland, Oregon. Our team is made up of a number of veteran paddlers and newcomers to the sport. Regardless of how experienced any team member is, all share the common love of the water and the challenge of dragon boat racing. Paddling brings a spirit of camaraderie and support that has lead to positive, life-changing experiences for women on our team.

Paddling to the rhythm of diversity, Rose City Renegade Dragons paddle with passion, inclusivity, and a splash of fun! We're not just a team; we're a family united by the love of the water and the joy of camaraderie. With every stroke, we celebrate our differences, embracing all races, genders, and orientations. Together, we ride the waves of friendship, laughter, and shared purpose, creating ripples of positivity in our community. Join us as we navigate the waters making waves and memories that last a lifetime!

San Francisco Dragon Healers was founded in 2005. The team is comprised of employees of Kaiser Permanente from the San Francisco, Redwood City, San Rafael and South SF facilities, their families and friends.

We are proud of the diversity of the team members and their ability to come together for the common goal of crossing the finish line! We love the rush of Lake Merced water on our faces, the fog, good food and of course good competition! Our paddlers proudly give back to the Dragon Boat community by coaching a youth team and being involved with the California Dragon Boat Association.

Save Our Sisters (SOS) is a non-profit organization, and South Florida’s first Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Racing team.

We are a survivor group whose focus is on living, rather than on the disease that brought us together. Team SOS members are from all walks of life, range in age from 30s to 70s with varied interests and fitness levels. SOS offers an active, health-giving, life affirming opportunity for breast cancer survivors.

Through Team SOS, we are committed to:
Educating the Public about Breast Health
Serving as Role Models
Mentoring those newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Assisting under-privileged women in providing Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment
Raising funds for breast cancer-affiliated women’s services

The Seattle Flying Dragons are folks who enjoy paddling together as a team. It's a team sport in its purest form that encompasses the elements of power, speed, synchronization, and endurance. It's lots of fun! We can make a paddler out of anyone - it's all about time on the water. We paddle year-round on Lake Union in Seattle and the Sammamish River in Kenmore. During the spring and summer months paddlers can choose to compete in a variety of dragon boat races and other events.
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Seattle SAKE is an organization of national and international competitors that promotes the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of the paddle sports to the community at-large. We have a long history as Seattle’s oldest and largest dragon boat club, but have expanded into stand up paddleboard (SUP) and outrigger canoe (OC).

Our core membership is very diverse, with paddlers aged 20 to 80+, with fitness and experience levels of all kinds. All are welcome in Club SAKE.

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Sistership was started in 1998 by a group of women from Calgary. Each one had experienced breast cancer. They formed the first dragon boat racing team comprised of persons living with the disease in Alberta. Their commitment to learning to paddle a dragon boat became a symbol. They also inspired this group’s quest to rebuild the health and confidence eroded by a cancer diagnosis.

Belonging to this team meant uniting in a group effort toward a common goal. The team motivated and empowered these members while reducing the loneliness of the cancer experience.

Sistership consists of female breast cancer suvivors from Calgary and the surrounding area. Members have year-round fitness expectations, plus twice-weekly training on the water from May to September with our dedicated coaching staff. Thanks to membership commitment, Sistership has enjoyed success in competition throughout Canada.

Working together in the spirit of camaraderie and understanding, these women continue to demonstrate their strength and determination. This message is important for our members, families, supporters, and those recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

Even if you have a loving home, sometimes you want a summertime escape. Stowaways is a group of strong women who race on four other Portland-area dragon boat teams. But we came together for a few months as our own team, tagging along with the kind and generous Castaways. Stowaways are “a little something extra” at the races, just for the hell of it. Think of us as the Traveling Wilburys or boygenius of this festival.

An All-Cancer survivor mixed dragon boat team that is part of Club SAKE in Seattle, WA

Since 1998, Portland's affordable luxury choice for dragon boat racin' and booty-shakin' - One Boat, One Paddle, One Love!

We are a fun loving family. Granted not a single person is related to anyone else on the boat. We act like one. We are one of the oldest dragon boat clubs in Portland. We know what to do to keep the energy alive. Now don’t think that we are old because of our age though. Our four point motto is. Fun, Fun, Fun, Win, and fun. Yeah that’s right. We call it Fusion Math.

Established in 2017, Team Taiwan was the 2023 Mixed Division 1 champion in the Rose Festival.

A decidedly expressive team, the Fire Breathing Blowfish are united by a love for competition, the harmonious sound of thrashing the water in unison, and a tendency toward inappropriate behavior at inopportune moments. Noisy, joyful, and proud of having become Portland's "THAT team" in our past 9 years of competition, we hope you'll all catch the Blowfish spirit and hoist a beverage, grind your neighbor, and join us in the battle cry, "We Breathe Fire!" over this wicked weekend of racy racing.

We are the womxn of The Valkyries, a dragon boating team in Portland, Oregon. Our team members come from all walks of life but we share a common goal: to win dragon boat races and fundraise for local organizations. Each season we will choose a new charity to support.

Our team takes its name from the Valkyries of Norse mythology, the female warriors who played a central role in determining who was victorious and who was defeated in battle. We hope to embody the strength, independence, and intensity of Viking women, both mythological and historical, to paddle towards victory.

Beyond our athletic goals, we are committed to holistic well-being, and to using our strength as a group to support other womxn. We work out three times a week on land throughout the winter to prepare our bodies to paddle the massive dragon boats. Once we hit the water
our energies unite and we are unstoppable.

Our team formed in the spring of 2015 with a handful of cancer survivors and has grown to over 25 members. Many of our dedicated teammates are Survivor Support persons. We honor that role & have a few paddling with the team.
The Unsinkables are an outgoing group of women who paddle for health, healing and hope. We enjoy being out in nature and using our bodies in a new, empowering way. In addition to dragon boating, our team enjoys getting together to enjoy other activities or going for a bite to eat, especially tacos.

We attend several races every year. We have participated in International competition three years running! Knowing individuals have had previous and continued health challenges, the team works to implement new paddling techniques that are designed to be competitive and safer for our joints, tendons, and muscles. ​Our team culture is inviting, inclusive, and supportive. We come in all ages, sizes, shapes, and physical fitness levels. Many of our members are considered masters (age 50+) and grand masters (age 60+) therefore we also race in those specialty divisions.

The word ‘Tilikum’ is a PNW Native American word meaning “friends, relations, tribe, family.”

We are a women’s dragonboat team from Portland, Oregon, committed to being a positive influence on each other and our community both on and off the water. We are an inclusive and accepting group of women and supporters that honor and respect each other. Our vision has always been to build and maintain a team inclusive of all skill and experience levels, whose members show a commitment to each other by prioritizing regular season and race practice attendance, technical development, overall fitness, and good sportsmanship.

The WAM (Washington Masters) Dragon Boat Club exists for competitive dragon boaters from Western Washington state.

Dragon boat athletes who train rigorously year-round, work together on the water and on land, compete together locally, nationally, and internationally, give back to their communities, strive to grow the sport of dragon boat racing, embody the highest standards of ethical fair play, teamwork, inspire, commit, and have the will to win:

They are WAM!

The Wasabi Paddling Club, founded in 1993, it now has over 300 active members.

Our paddlers come from all ages and stages of life. Our teams are comprised of all abilities and physical fitness levels. There is a team for everyone, from the novice paddler who is just learning the basics, to the most competitive athlete who races at international venues around the world.

Wasabi teams range from recreational to competitive. We are an inclusive Club welcoming all paddlers. Regardless of your age, experience, or gender identity, we all have one thing in common, we find great joy in being on the water with one another.

Burn
Burn is a premier mixed gender team consisting of a vast array of athletes who compete locally, nationally and internationally. Competitive paddlers of any age over 18 can paddle with Burn. Year round on-water practices are fairly intense, focusing on both technique and endurance conditioning.

Thunder
Thunder is a mixed gender team of athletes aged 50+, who compete locally, nationally and internationally. We train to challenge ourselves physically and mentally, and welcome both new and experienced 50+ paddlers to join in the camaraderie.

Kraken
Kraken is the Wasabi Paddling Club's high school team, and is open to teens from all area high schools. Paddlers are under the age of 19, and support their team mates in learning important life skills on and off the boat while having fun. Team Kraken has proudly competed locally, nationally and internationally.

SOAR
Wasabi SOAR is a team of cancer survivors and supporters dedicated to promoting the fun, camaraderie, passion and health benefits of dragon boat racing. SOAR welcomes paddlers of all ages and fitness levels, and races in Women's division. We love to participate in specialty cancer survivor races. SOAR members are active in the community, supporting various causes and outreach toward cancer research and prevention.

VIP
VIP is an acronym for Visually Impaired Paddlers. The team was formed within Wasabi Paddling Club in 2013. VIP is a mixed gender team including adults of any age. Vision challenges with the VIP team range from low vision (legally blind) to completely blind. A handful of fully sighted team members round out the crew to help safely navigate practices on the Willamette River and race venues. VIP team members primarily train and race in dragon boats, but also train and race in six person outrigger canoes. The team competes throughout our region, and has qualified to paddle internationally.

Wasabi Women’s Program (Force and Impact)
The Wasabi Women's Program (WWP) consists of 3 teams - Force, Impact, and Power. We are an inclusive program providing a competitive paddling experience for all ages. Team members train and race in dragon boats as well as outrigger canoes. We regularly compete locally, nationally, and internationally, and represent Wasabi Paddling Club at Club Crew World Championships and on Team USA for Nations Cup world competitions. People who love to race, train, have a passion for paddling together, and want to raise their level of fitness, are encouraged to join WWP.

A team of paddlers that practice on the Willamette River and our friends from around the world. We like to travel far and wide to compete.