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Welcome to the website of Thames Dragons.

Thames Dragon Boat Club is one of the leading clubs in the UK.  We have competitive, mixed, ladies and open crews.

We are based in East London, paddling from the London Regatta Centre, which is situated close to City Airport, the runway itself can be seen from our side of the dock. 

We welcome paddlers of all levels, if you live in or are visiting the London area we would love to see you at training.

 

Venice Festival and Vogalonga
A lot of the team will be racing this Friday at the very first dragon boat event to be held in Venice and then after a day off on Saturday we will be participating in the annual vogalonga pageant in and around the beautiful city of Venice! 
 
Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant
Thames will be joining the queen for a promenade on the Thames along with nearly 1000 other vessels on Sunday 3rd June. 

Important Dates

BDA 2012 Season Dates:
Exeter - Sat 23/6
Teesside - Sat 4/8
Mansfield - Sun 12/8
Worcester - Sun 26/8
Royal Albert Dock - Sun 2/9
National Finals, - 22-23/9

Other Events:
Venice Festival:
Friday 25th May 2012
Vogalonga:
Sunday 27th May 2012
Queens Diamond Jubilee Pageant:
Sunday 3rd June 2012

Proposed Social Events:

July - Picnic/Park/BBQ
September – Fun day in the park
November – Jack the ripper walk or Ice skating
December - End of season/Christmas or day trip to Birmingham for the German market