FGPC's Fall and Winter programs for recreational and performance paddlers are now open for registration. Includes OC1, OC6, V12, and Dragon Boat!
THIS IS A “DRY” CHANGE RACE, which means 6-person crews hotswap on the dock with their team mates at the end of each lap. Dock-change times are included in your team’s aggregate time, so efficient changes get the best results.
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12 -13 November 2022
Fairway Gorge Super Sprints - Sunday May 7, 2023
Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival - July 8 and 9, 2023
Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival - August 26 and 27, 2023
Registration is now open!
Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Race Series
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V12, Kan-U-Hakit, and Wet Dashe.
Challenge and Excitement year round!
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Now's the time to shake off those COVID doldrums and launch (or re-launch) yourself into the wonderful world of dragon boat paddling.
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FGPC can help you set up a community or corporate team and provide everything you need to get on the water.
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Fairway Gorge Super Sprints is the first FGPC Festival of the season, and is always a great way to begin a year of Dragon Boat Racing. Quick and crazy, these 200M sprints give you a chance to showcase all the work you’ve put into training early in the year.
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Sunday 7 May 2023
The Nanaimo Dragonboat Festival is returning next summer. This festival will take place in the harbour and at Maffeo Sutton Park on July 8 and 9!
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8-9 July 2023
This exciting weekend of racing draws on the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club’s experience running many of Vancouver Island’s signature dragon boat festivals, along with innovations garnered through the hands-on experiences of FGPC’s production team at race venues around the world.
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~ 500M
26-27 August 2023
Waterfront Outfitters is Victoria’s dedicated store for all things paddling-related.
From weather-appropriate technical and off-the-water clothing layers, to specialized winter-safe footwear and westcoast layers, Waterfront Outfitters serves the island paddling community with a broad range of locally-sourced products in a dramatic range of colours.
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in one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
- Register now for our 2022 Wetdashe OC6 “dry” change race in support of Men’s Health
- The FGPC Fall and Winter 2022/2023 Paddling Program Guide is here!
- Our Guts & Glory Doublestart Championships was a great day of racing. Click for here the Final Results.
- Announcing the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Race Series for 2023