Paddling Alerts

  • Current Dock Status: OPEN  

Last updated : April 11, 2024, 9:50PM

 

For Current Weather and Wind Forecast please use the links below:

Environment Canada Weather Conditions  |  Dragon Zone Club Rules and Policies

SPRING HOURS OF OPERATION 

  • DOCKS: Passholders – Weekdays: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM/ Weekends: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • DOCKS: Non-Passholders – Weekdays: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM/ Weekends: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • CREEKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE: Washrooms/fitness centre are open during their regularly scheduled operating hours. 
  • Hours and procedures will change depending on safety factors and daylight hours. Visit dragonzone.ca/rules for details. 

Kayak and OC-1 passholders should book their slots at register.dragonboatbc.ca. Slots open on a 7 day rolling basis on 15 minute increments. Reservations must be made by midnight the evening before your requested slot.

Spring programs, OC-1 and kayak passes, and race registrations are now open for registration now at register.dragonboatbc.ca.

REMINDERS:

  • No boats are allowed past Burrard Street Bridge after dusk or before sunrise.
  • All boats must have a non-flashing solid white light that is clearly visible all around the boat. Small boats are required to have lights at the front and back of the boat, and on their PFD. No lights are supplied to paddlers; please remember to bring your own.
  • All team boats must also have non-flashing solid white lights at the front and back of their boat.

RACE REMINDERS

The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society/Dragon Boat BC is pleased to announce information on its 2024 events! This includes:

Registration is now open at register.dragonboatbc.ca.

SAFETY PROTOCOLS

  • Please stay at home if you are feeling ill, or are testing positive. Close contacts are advised to skip a session or two out of an abundance of caution.
  • Providing disposable masks and sanitizer; and disinfecting PFDs, paddles, and boats on request.

Individual Programs, Team Practices, Passes, Race Registrations, and other registrations

All programs that were suspended due to COVID were reintroduced from June 2020 to January 2022. Those registered in suspended programs were contacted between April 2020 and March 2022 to facilitate transfers, refunds, or gift cards until March 31, 2022. Any outstanding registrations have been frozen as a gift card available for future use. For assistance with a frozen registration, email [email protected]

DRAGON BOAT BC UPDATES

Any updates or changes will be issued through our regular communication channels including our online sites. We adjust our programs according to regular reviews of operational considerations and demands. As a non-profit organization, we are deeply grateful and thankful for the support from the community.

The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society acknowledges its work takes place primarily on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands and waters of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.

© 2024 Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society