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We Are YRD

Dragon Boating in Melbourne

Yarra River Dragons (YRD) are a Premier Dragon Boat Racing Crew Club based in Melbourne, Australia.

We pride ourselves on building dragon boat paddlers from the ground up and performing at podium level in Local, National, and International Dragon Boating regattas since 2016.

New to Dragon Boating?

come and paddle in a dragon boat with us - your first month is on us!

Never tried dragon boating or never paddled with us before? Sign up for Dragon Pass to receive your one-month trial - at no extra cost!

about us

come and try

members

Are you ready?

we are recruiting new crew members for the 2023-24 race season.

Whether you are looking to learn a new hobby or improve your overall fitness. Or whether you are looking for dragon boating competition locally, represent Victoria State or Australia.

YRDs are here to help you reach your goals!

LET'S

GET

SOCIAL!

yarrariverdragons

🌊 Premiers Dragon Boating Crew - EST. 2011 🌈
🐲 Racing in Mixed, Opens and Women’s Categories
📍 Melbourne VIC, Australia 🦘🇦🇺
‼️ TRAIN WITH US ‼️👇🏻

Wishing all the best to the Auroras, as they head

Wishing all the best to the Auroras, as they head to Germany for the 2025 World Championships.

To all the thletes, coaches, managers, supporters and IDBF officials representing Australia, thank you for your hard work and dedication to the sport we love.

A very special shout out to our own Yarra River Dragons representatives, Min and EmP.

We are incredibly proud of both of you. You have earned your place through grit, consistency and passion. Believe in yourselves, enjoy every stroke and soak up the experience.

We will be cheering for you from back home in Melbourne.
Go Min, go EmP, go Auroras.

Saturday Morning aura farming with the Yarra River

Saturday Morning aura farming with the Yarra River Dragons. #aura #farming #rower #dragonboat #trend #melbournemeetups #dragonboatracing #ausdbf #yarrariverdragons #idbf #dragonboatlife #melbournesports #docklands #melbournedad#melbournedads

We are excited to share that Clancy Cullen will b

We are excited to share that Clancy Cullen will be joining Eka Tan as co-captain for the upcoming season.

Please join me in congratulating Clancy and backing both captains as we head into the new racing season.

#dragonboat #dragonboatvic #yarrariverdragons #ausdbf #dragonboatracing

my_paddle_life_nz it was fantastic to paddle with

my_paddle_life_nz it was fantastic to paddle with new friends across the ditch!

Saturday training

Saturday training

On water Saturday sessions #yarrariverdragons

On water Saturday sessions #yarrariverdragons

Set up for success ✅

Set up for success ✅

☀️💨🌧️ Melbourne weather interrupted ou

☀️💨🌧️ Melbourne weather interrupted our fun time but we got some blings to take home ✨Women’s 10s🥇Open 10s🥉 #regatta

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Discovering the Science and Art of Dragon Boating

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The Power of Women in Sport – a Dragon Boat Coach Perspective

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Matt’s Exciting Journey with the YRDs

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Go YRDs!

training and racing throughout 2024-25 season

We are training and racing throughout the 2024-25 season, stay tuned with our socials and follow our journey to dragon boat #AusChamps2025