Pacific Dragons Dragon Boat & Outrigger Canoe Club

Lock it in your calendars!
PDs are super excited to host Harbour Series Race #2 in La Perouse! Sign ups open now!

🏆 THE IRON CUP IS CALLING: HARBOUR RACING #2 🏆

Lock it in, paddlers! On Sunday, July 19, the 2026 PaddleNSW Harbour Racing Series is heading to the historic waters of La Perouse for Race 2: The Iron Cup!

Proudly hosted by the Pacific Dragons, this race takes us into the dynamic waters of Botany Bay. Expect stunning scenery, shifting conditions, and fierce competition across both our Long and Short courses.

👥 Calling all Crews & Doubles:
Remember, ALL paddlers must complete the event registration. That means both paddlers in a Double ski and every single asset in an OC3 or OC6 needs to be registered individually. Time to rally the squad and lock in your boat!

When: Sunday, July 19, 2026 (Check-in from 7:00 AM)
Where: La Perouse, NSW
Registrations: Open NOW via Webscorer.

🔗 Snag your spot early — https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=425748

PDs are excited to be hosting the next race in the Harbour Series, our popular Iron Cup.
Come along on 19-July to La Perouse, all craft welcome!

Unfortunately, Race 2 of the Harbour Series, scheduled for 20 June, will not be going ahead as planned.

We know there was strong interest in a Wollongong-based race and appreciate the enthusiasm shown by paddlers. While we're disappointed not to be able to run the event this time, we're hopeful of bringing you this race—or something similar—in the future.

We would like to acknowledge and thank the host club and members of the race organising committee for the considerable time and effort they invested in planning the event. Their hard work and commitment are greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you at upcoming Harbour Series events.

Next Race: Iron Cup at La Perouse (Botany Bay), Sunday 19th July

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Harbour Series!! Dates below! 👇

We will be hosting Race 3 - The Iron Cup on 19th July at La Perouse. See you there!

What a Start to the Season! Race 1 is in the Books! 🌊
Huge congratulations to everyone who hit the water for Race 1 of the PaddleNSW Harbour Series! The energy was high!

Whether you were chasing a PB, battling it out for a podium spot, or just enjoying the stunning harbour views with the community—you crushed it.

🗓️ Set Up Your Season
Race 1 was just the beginning! This is the perfect time to lock in your goals and keep that momentum rolling. Click through to see the complete Harbour Series https://www.webscorer.com/PaddleNSWHarbourRacing

Consistency is key! Make sure you're registered for the upcoming races to secure your spot in the series rankings.

See you all at Race 2!

What an awesome start to the 2026 Harbour Racing Series hosted by Manly Warringah Kayak Club! We are so excited to be hosting race 3 at La Perouse 19th July! Registrations open now via webscorer. Multi race passes available:
https://www.webscorer.com/PaddleNSWHarbourRacing

Manly Warringah Kayak Club hosted a fantastic start today to the 2026 Harbour Series - The Ku-ring-gai Chase.
Congratulations to the first winners of the series:

Long Course – fastest:
- Males: Vukasin Vujanic (1:13:22) then Tor Manser [also the fastest junior], Joel Bevilacqua
- Females: Naomi Johnson (1:24:06) then Liv Manser [also the fastest female junior], Caroline Stewart
- OC1: Matthew Spies (1:28:21)
- SUP: Lee Johnson (1:49:52)
- Double: Chris Pittham / Stefano Pirrello (1:15:42)

Short Course – fastest:
- Males: Kailan Collins (47:17) then Mark Langrell, Guy Yarrow
- Females: Julia Ralston / Olivia Wilson (54:07) [also 2nd overall, fastest females & fastest double] then Eleni Batten, Cath Cresswell
- Juniors (single ski): Anton Danko (59:15) then Charlie Collins
- OC1: Ray Galway (1:03:56)
- Kayak: Tim Griffiths (58:49)

View the full results at: https://fqdl7rsx.r.us-west-2.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.webscorer.com%2Frace%3Fraceid=434032/1/0101019e765afd1f-abc8e8a4-6494-44f4-a89b-78c7f95f3b0f-000000/c2hmQatW3iWtcTBb5S6oqbHfEcI=474

Huge congratulations to our PDs last month who proudly represented the New South Wales State Dragon Boating Team at the State vs State competition! 🔥🐉💙

An incredible achievement to wear the blue and red and compete against the best in the country with some outstanding results!

🥉Geoff Eldridge — Senior C 1km Turns 3rd place
🥇🥉Joanne Petterson — Senior C Womens 10s 500m 1st place, 1km turns 3rd place
🥉 Brett Harris — Senior C 1km turns 3rd place
🥈🥈🥈Vivien Ng — Senior A 1km turns 2nd place, 500m Women’s 10s 2nd place & 500m Mixed 2nd place
Rachel Sullivan — Premier Red Team Women’s 500m 3rd place and 4th place

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the sport!

What an incredible AusChamps 2026 campaign for PDs at the beautiful Lake Kawana, Sunshine Coast! 🐉🔥

A huge congratulations to every single paddler who represented the club over an unforgettable weekend of racing. Special shoutout to all of our first time Nationals PD members — what an amazing debut on the big stage!

From the first race on Saturday to the team dinner on Sunday, the energy, teamwork, spirit and support shown by everyone was something special. Successes, challenges, laughs and memories — we shared it all together. 🧡🖤

Thank you to our paddlers, coaches, sweeps, supporters, AusDBF, Auschamps volunteers and everyone behind the scenes who made the weekend such a success.

PDs, you did us proud. Onwards and upwards! 💪🐉