The 16th annual ATB Financial Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival will be held on June 23-25, 2017.

5hr 22min 

366mi

Crew Categories

Women’s Crew: Maximum 20 paddlers, 4 spares, 1 drummer, 1 steersperson, and 1 non-racing manager. All paddlers and the drummer must be female.

Mixed Crew: Maximum 20 paddlers consisting of a minimum of 8 female paddlers, 4 spares, 1 drummer and 1 steersperson of either gender, and 1 non-racing manager.

Breast Cancer Crew: Maximum 20 paddlers, 4 spares, 1 drummer, 1 steersperson, and 1 non-racing manager. All paddlers must have been diagnosed with breast cancer; however, drummer and steersperson do not need to meet this criterion.

Youth Crew: Maximum 20 paddlers and 4 spares (ages 12 to 17), 1 drummer and 1 steersperson (may be youth or adults), and 1 non-racing manager (must be over 18).

Waivers

Everyone must submit a waiver before they are allowed to participate in practices or races, every year.

Adults: Adults may accept the online waiver during online registration or submit a paper waiver. Adults who share an email address must submit a paper waiver. Download the adult waiver here.

Youth: Youth ages 12 – 17 must submit a paper waiver. Download the youth waiver here. Youth will also accept the adult waiver when they register online, but the youth waiver supersedes the adult waiver for youth.

You can bring a signed waiver with you when participate for the first time this year. Practice and race officials will have printed reports of waivers received; if the report does not show that you have submitted a waiver online or in paper, you will be asked to sign a paper waiver before participating.

Waivers include a photo release and our privacy statement.

Crew Categories

Identify the category that your crew falls within, and familiarize yourself with the crew qualification requirements by reading the Crew Categories page.

Fees

Crew Registration Fees

Registration fees must be paid in full on or before the Early Bird Deadline on May 13, 2016 to qualify as an early bird registration.

	Early Bird ends May 13	Regular starts May 14	Registration Deadline
Community Crews	$950	$1150	June 17
Visiting Crews	$900	$1000	June 17
Youth Crews	$600	$600	June 17

Crew Tent Rental Fees

We’re sold out of tents for the 2016 festival! See the Tents and Athletes Village page for tent rental fees and information.

Crew Practice Fees

See the Practices page for crew practice fees and information.

Payment Options

1) Online – You can pay your crew fees with a credit card when registering your crew online. Effective since the 2015 festival, credit card transaction fees are in addition to the registration fees, to cover the cost of credit card processing fees, in place of a fee increase.

2) Cheque – You can pay for your crew fees offline with a cheque. During the registration process, where it asks you for your credit card information or a coupon code, use the coupon code: PAYLATER

Make cheques payable to Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival, specify your crew name in the memo field, and bring the cheque to your first practice or mail it to:

Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival
P.O. Box 1094
Lethbridge, AB
T1J 4A2
Canada