- 2026 ADBA Paddling Clinic
The ADBA is proud to sponsor an elite Dragon Boat Paddling Clinic led by world and national championship coaches Josh Hwung and Tommy Leonardi!
Open to all skill levels, this clinic will be held June 11 & 12, 2026 in Badger Lake at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
More information and registration details are available here.
Or, ready to register? Click here to go directly to the Registration Page.
- ZOOM with ADBA
ZOOM with ADBA
WHEN: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30-8:30 pm CDT
ROUNDTABLE TOPIC: FUNdraising
WHO: OPEN TO ALL –– Please share with your paddlers and teammates!!
Ready to boost your club’s financial health? Join us for our next Zoom with ADBA Roundtable where we’ll focus on FUNdraising.
Connect with folks from other teams to discuss your biggest questions, share successful strategies, and brainstorm creative ideas for securing funds and supporting your club’s activities. This is a great opportunity to get new ideas and address your concerns with the wider ADBA community.
Questions to get us started:
- What is the most successful fundraising event your club has held recently?
- What are the best ways to engage members and the local community in your fundraising efforts?
What questions do you want to ask? Bring them to this conversation!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Your facilitator:
Ginny Moran, Minnesota Dragon Boat Club and ADBA 2nd Vice President
USDBF Level 2 coach and certified personal trainer—–P.S. Mark your calendars for future sessions:
- June: Boat Maintenance
- October: “Anything Goes” Open Forum
Join in for an informal roundtable discussion with the members of the American Dragon Boat Association!
- USDBF Annual Meeting date set
The governing body of Dragon Boating in the United States (USDBF) has issued this statement:
REMINDER: the 2026 USDBF AGM will take place virtually this Saturday, March 14 at 9am PT / 12pm ET!
The meeting is open to the public and to USDBF members—come hear about the amazing work that your Federation has done in the past year
RSVP to our (the USDBF’s) Facebook event and find the Zoom link there before the meeting. We hope to see you there!
- 2026 CanAm Bulletin 1 issued
The USDBF has announced that the 2026 CanAm Club Crew Championships will be held in Montreal, Canada. The dates are set for July 17 – 20, 2026.
For more information click here for the flyer giving more details.
Bulletin One has been issued for this event and can be found by clicking here.
Get your crew together and get registered for this fun International Competition!
- ADBA Newsletter issued
The Spring 2026 issue of the ADBA newsletter has been issued.
Check the main menu under “Newsletters” to keep up to date with ADBA activities.
- ADBA 2026 Planning Survey Winner!
LET IT RUN…. The survey race is over, the paddles are down, and the results are in…
🏆 Congratulations to the KC PINK WARRIORS!! 🏆
Your team paddled ahead in survey responses and earned a FREE 2026 ADBA Team Membership!
Thank you to everyone who joined in the friendly competition and helped shape next year’s programming.
Missed out on the survey? Submit any ideas or feedback by clicking here!Here are the results:
32 KC Pink Warriors
27 Dragon Divas
20 Indy Survivoars
18 SLAP Dragons
7 MNDBC
3 Dubuque DBA
2 Breast of Texas - ADBA President Inducted into IDBF Hall of Fame
Congratulations go out to our ADBA President, Barbara Michaels! It is with great pride that we announce that our ADBA President, Barb Michaels has been inducted into the International Dragon Boat Federation’s Hall of Fame! Barb’s recognition came as a result of her years of work as a “Sport Developer” at many levels. She has worked hard at the local festival level, along with giving her leadership time with the United States Dragon Boat Federation and of course her years with the American Dragon Boat Association.
Pictured above is Sue Holloway (left – IDBF Hall of Fame Committee Chair) and Barb Michaels (right)
The IDBF Hall of Fame Awards Night took place July 18th during the 17th IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Brandenburg, Germany. This exciting event honored the inductees and their incredible accomplishments, shining a spotlight on their lasting legacy in the dragon boating community.
Congratulations to Barb on her 2025 Hall of Fame induction!
For more information about the IDBF Hall of Fame and past inductees, please visit https://www.dragonboat.sport/about-us/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-inductees/.
- Link to 13th IDBF CCWC event videos, 2022
The IDBF Club Crew World Championships were held beginning on Tuesday, July 19th, 2022. This is the 13th year that the International Dragon Boat Federation has held the Club Crew World Championships and in 2022 they were held in Sarasota, Florida.
You can view a YouTube archive of each day’s racing by going to this link:
https://www.youtube.com/nathanbendersonparkconservancy - IBCPC Founding President passes
It is with sadness we must report that Jane Frost, International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) Founding President died in hospital in Vancouver BC Canada on June 12, 2022.
Jane was a visionary and activist for the past twenty seven years as an original member of Abreast In A Boat the world’s first breast cancer survivor dragon boat team. She lead the way with love, courage and perseverance to grow breast cancer paddling worldwide.
She was an inspiration for so many with the important work she did in enhancing the quality of life of those diagnosed with breast cancer through the camaraderie , exercise and mutual support we all experienced paddling together in a dragon boat.
She will be missed . We offer our condolences to her family and to her many friends around the world. - IDBF moves to new website
The International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) has announced that it has moved it’s website to a new domain name. See the Media Release below:
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