Training Venues & Boat Locations
This season we will have three Christchurch training locations, plus boats in Blenheim, Dunedin & Cromwell. If your team is interested in training at a venue outside of Christchurch during the season, please get in touch with Aoraki Dragon Boat Assn via our facebook page.
Around Christchurch, we have boats stored for use by teams at three locations:
- The water sports compound at Owles Terrace in New Brighton, for taining on the lower (tidal) reaches of the Avon River. This is our main equipment base and is used to house all boats and equipment over winter. NB Please park cars outside the compound or on the grass.
- The Aoraki Dragons containers at Lake Rua, off Lakes Way which is off Greywacke Rd, near Christchurch Airport, for training on the small lake that’s also used for early-season events and a backup venue for the Aoraki Open.
- A compound adjacent to the Kaiapoi River, off Raven Quay, just upstream from the footbridge at the end of Black Street.
Nominal time slots (see bookings to confirm):
Winter Training
After Nationals at the end of March we strongly recommend that teams take a breather - especially Managers and Coaches. We will have some teams wanting to train over winter, especially those heading to the IBCPC in France, CCWC in Taiwan and the Pan Pacific Masters Games in November 2026
