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!

Austin Coolers is the premiere dragon boat team in Austin, Texas. The Coolers began as a mix of interested members from various corporate teams in May 2008. We raced and placed second in our first competition as a team in October 2008 at the Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta and haven’t looked back! Our team is made up of people from all different ages, occupations, and backgrounds. What brings us together is our common passion for the sport, our desire to see the team continue to improve, and an interest to promote the culture of dragon boat.

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. 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 year's team, the Youngbloods, primarily consists of our younger, newer paddlers.

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.

DragonMax is a co-ed dragon boat team with members of all ages, backgrounds and from all walks of life. Some of us have been paddling for years, and some of us are relatively new to the sport. We treat each other as equals and celebrate our unique strengths.

DragonMax is located in the Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, California. In these waters, we train and hone our skills. We do this so we can compete at our best at the many local and international races throughout the year. From our humble beginnings in 2002, DragonMax has since become the largest paddling club in the Bay Area with over 180 adult members. Our goal is to make sure we’re having fun at practices, races and our community service events. We do that mainly by just plain being DragonMax, a warm, welcoming family that sticks together both on and off the water!

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!

KC Pink Warriors is a community of female cancer survivors who inspire, restore and empower through dragon boat competition and team connection.

Our Vision
To be the premier dragon boat team inspiring female cancer survivors to empower their bodies and minds through dragon boating.

We practice on Lake Meridian in Kent, WA. During race season we are on the water 3x/week, less during the rainiest months. Weirdly, we are rarely cold and uncomfortable. We supply all the equipment you will need to get started, just come in clothes you can get wet and bring a water bottle. Expect to start slow as you learn the abc's of dragon boat paddling while having a super fun time!

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!

We are a second-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!

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.

Oyster Point Dragons is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its Paddle for Health Program focuses on teamwork, safety, discipline, technique, and endurance in a family-friendly environment, which is all conducive to elevating and maintaining each participant’s physical and mental health. OPD is a very inclusive team with paddlers of various ethnicity, gender, age, and health condition. We welcome anyone who wants to have fun while fostering team spirit and friendship.

Pink Phoenix is the United States' first dragon boat team comprised solely of breast cancer survivors. We are a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower breast cancer survivors through the sport of dragon boating. Teammates find strength and quality of life by paddling together while having the common thread of a breast cancer diagnosis – the only requirement to join the team. Our team name honors the mythical bird who rises from the ashes symbolizing rebirth and the beginning of new life. We feel this replicates where many of us find ourselves after a breast cancer diagnosis. We are all looking to begin a new chapter in life after cancer.

We are Salem’s premier dragon boat racing club, bringing diverse interests into our city through a shared interest in peace and this world-wide, world-class team sport. With a focus on community, camaraderie, and tranquility in every breath, we promote peace and health through fitness, teamwork and solidarity.

Portland Outrigger Paddlers (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 grew up with the tales of dragons, and had been inspired by the spirit. We had the ambition to ride the dragons one day. Now the dream comes true with this Chinese American dragon boat team — Portland Fire!

By training and participating in the race, we are to demonstrate strength, agility, collaboration, ability to navigate water through team work.

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!

Portland’s first dragon boat team for men and women with a cancer diagnosis is recruiting new and experienced paddlers. Rose City Rockets are fostering amateur cancer survivor paddlers to compete in national and international competition demonstrating that there is a quality of life after surviving cancer. “All Cancer Paddlers” is a new national program sponsored by the United States Dragon Boat Federation to provide competitive opportunities for men and women who have ever been diagnosed with cancer to move from “survivor” to “thriver” with exercise and support of twenty paddlers paddling together.

Established in 1999, the San Francisco Dragon Warriors is the largest competitive Dragon Boat racing team in the San Francisco Bay Area. We offer excellence to our members and our community. By having fun and competing together our members will develop meaningful lifelong relationships. We welcome all who seek to challenge themselves within the sport of Dragon Boating.

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.

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.

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.

WAM Dragon Boat Club is located in the greater Seattle area at the south end of Lake Washington. We are an inclusive dragon boat community for paddlers of all skill levels to grow through recreational and competitive opportunities. We ignite a passion for paddling by delivering high quality, engaging experiences that connect people with the water and instill a lasting respect for nature. Our core values are : Teamwork, Inclusiveness, Accountability, and Safety.

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.

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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.