Clubs

Dragons abreast Adelaide is a dragon boat team formed in November 2003. We are made up of breast cancer survivors and supporters. You will be surprised by the instant connection you feel with our team and realise you are not alone on this journey.

Dragon boating unites you with the environment, encourages team spirit, builds fitness, promotes health and is fun too. With each stroke in our dragon boat we demonstrate our commitment and passion for our sport and set an example to all breast cancer survivors that they can live a full active life after and during treatment.

As much as we all love to socialise and have fun we also compete in regular competitions.

We are the only Adelaide breast cancer survivor team which is a member of the nationwide organisation Dragons Abreast Australia. This means we can (and do) participate in interstate and overseas breast cancer survivor competitions.

We welcome all new potential members irrespective of age, fitness level or stage of diagnosis treatment and those who have not had breast cancer.

To encourage new members to come and try dragon boating the first 4 sessions are free to enable you to decide if dragon boating is for you.

If you are already a member of Dragons Abreast Australia and are visiting Adelaide feel free to join us for a training session.

We meet at the Aquatic Reserve on the right hand side (western) car park – just look for lots of pink!

Training Times

Saturday mornings – meet at 8.30am, paddle from 9.00 to 10.00am.

Usually we go for coffee after training and if the weather is not suitable for paddling, we do a walk and go for a coffee afterward and occasionally we just go for a coffee!

Paddling season is from September/October to April/May

What to Bring and Wear

Wear loose comfortable clothing
Aqua shoes or shoes you don’t mind getting wet
Drink Bottle
Hat and sunscreen
It is a water sport so you may like to bring a change of clothes and a towel

We supply life jackets and paddles

Dragons Abreast Blue Mountains Inc was formed in July 2023 and we are a Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Club situated in the Blue Mountains in NSW. Our paddling base is in Wentworth Falls and we paddle on the beautiful Wentworth Falls Lake. The Blue Mountains area stretches from Blaxland in the lower Mountains out to Lithgow in the west.

We paddle on Saturday mornings at the moment, meeting at 8.30am for on the water at 9am. We currently meet at the far end of the Lake near the Children’s playground.

Our club has grown to 20 members and we are looking to grow that number!!

Our motto is “Dream Encourage Inspire” which goes hand in hand with 

                      “Connect Move Live”

Our Paddle times: Saturday mornings 8.30am to 10.30am

Wear closed in shoes, bring drinking water and a hat and your enthusiasm!!

Dragons Abreast Western Region has evolved to meet the needs of Breast Cancer Survivors and their supporters in the Western Region of NSW. We aim to come together to train occassionally as a team, and enter a BCS crew in State and National regattas. Our members come form a wide area - from Narrabri, Wagga Wagga, Forbes, Parkes, Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst, Mudgee, Lithgow - and everywhere in between. We are a very visable public presence of the prominance of breast cancer in the community. By embodying these 5 principals - keeping active, social connection, learning a new skill, practicing mindfullness and sharing time and talent - we show there is a fulfilling and engaged life after a breast cancer diagnosis.