Success in Dragonboat racing comes from fitness, paddling techniques and team work. These attributes will come from practice. The Kingston Dragonboat Festival will make available boats for practice sessions to help you get ready for the race.

A practice schedule is posted at the link below. In addition, please feel free to download and read through the free Training Manual below!

Practice Sessions

As part of your registration fee, you are entitled to two free practice sessions. These are scheduled in the week proir to our race.

Please contact us to schedule your two free (one-hour) practices. Please use the link below. These practices are included in the price of your registration. They are intended to ensure you and your team operate the boat safely on race weekend.

• Practice Schedule

It is important to book your sessions as soon as possible. The scheduling of practices is based on receipt of registration forms and payment.

Additional Team Training

The Training Manual and Paddling Technique document is available by clicking the link below. It will require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Training Manual

Download the Free Adobe Reader HERE!