Welcome to the San Francisco Dragon Boat Festival!

This two-day race will include 250m Sprints (alongside novice teams) on Saturday and 500m races on Sunday.

If your team plans to participate in the race, please review the information below to get registered.

Registration Overview - Competitive/Recreational Teams

Participating teams will register crews into the Mixed Division. Mixed Crews must contain a minimum of 16 paddlers, including a minimum of eight (8) and a maximum of ten (10) of each gender. Each Mixed Crew registered receives a complimentary 0.5 crew entry into the Open, Womens, and Masters Divisions as capacity allows. Race registration includes both 250m Sprints and 500m Races. 

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the Race Directors at: sfdbfracedirector@cdba.org.

Registration Fee Breakdown

Registration fees are as follows:

• CDBA Youth Team: $400 early bird / $600 regular
• Non-CDBA Local Team: $600 early bird / $800 regular
• CDBA Adult/College Team: $600 early bird / $800 regular
• Non-CDBA Adult/College Team: $900 early bird / $1100 regular

To take advantage of the early bird rate, crews must register by April 10th, 2026.

You are required to submit a $100 refundable trash deposit for each Mixed Crew you register. The deposit will be refunded to you after the race if your site is thoroughly cleaned and free of debris. Please take before and after photos of your site. During the registration process, be sure to indicate your preferred refund method for your deposit (either via Zelle or physical check sent in the mail).

Registration Instructions:

• CDBA Member Clubs: Please have your Club Administrator submit the team registration and pay the registration fees. This POC will be the individual who will receive communications from the race organizers.
• Non-CDBA/Visiting Clubs: If your Club Administrator has registered/renewed their CDBA revSPORT account this year, simply have them submit the team registration and pay the registration fees. If they have not registered/renewed this year, please have them REGISTER/RENEW HERE. If you need assistance, please contact membership@cdba.org.
• NOTE: The registration process is NOT complete until payment is received.  We highly recommend paying through RevSport directly (credit/debit card) for immediate payment confirmation. If you send a physical check, your registration is not considered complete until the check is received and cashed (which will take some time).
• NOTE: All CDBA steers people must be certified through CDBA (with red cards).
• Once your team is registered, your primary POC will receive further information via email about how to handle online waivers and manifests.

Our goal is to create a fun, competitive event for our paddlers. If you have questions, please contact the Race Directors at sfdbfracedirector@cdba.org.

Refund Policy: Registration fees are refundable and transferable until the early bird deadline minus a 25% administrative fee. After that, registration fees are no longer non-refundable and non-transferable.