The Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Race Series

The Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Race Series incorporates our Dragon Boat Festivals. It includes:

• FGPC Super Sprints – 1 day 200M event: Fairway Gorge Super Sprints is the first FGPC festival of the season, and is 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. (Victoria) – SUNDAY 30 May 2027
• Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival – 2 day 500M event with a “pentathlon” format: a cumulative weekend of racing: 500m, 200m, 100m, our famous flag relay, and a show-stopper guts and glory followed by a final 500 for the top 3 finishing women’s and mixed teams (Victoria) – July 25 and 26, 2026
• FGPC Gorge Fest – 1 day 500M Dragon Boat Pursuit-Slalom Regatta: Three parallel slalom courses with staggered pursuit starts, allowing crews of different abilities to compete safely in exciting, closely contested races that are designed to bring boats to the finish line together. (Victoria) – SATURDAY 26 September 2026

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Location:  Fairway Gorge Paddling Club, 2940 Jutland Road, Victoria BC.

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.

• Registration Fees:
  • Early Bird (until April 15, 2027) is $1000 including GST
    Regular (after April 15, 2027) is $1200 including GST

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Location: Fairway Gorge Paddling Club, 2940 Jutland Road, Victoria BC

• A “pentathlon” format: a cumulative weekend of racing: 500m, 200m, 100m, our famous flag relay, and a show-stopper guts and glory followed by a final 500 for the top 3 finishing women’s and mixed teams.
• Enhanced festival amenities including paddlers’ village with Canadian Springs water on tap and plenty of parking and washroom facilities

• Registration Fees:
  • Early Bird (up to April 15, 2026): $1600 including GST
  • Regular (after April 15, 2026): $1800 including GST

This event is now sold out. Click here to add your team to our waiting list.