Irish Dragon Boat Association
Dragon Speed Fest - Saturday, 12th September 2026 ![]()
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Each crew will race 2 x 200m & the times will be added together. The three crews with the fastest aggregate times in each category will go to their competition class Major Final to determine positions 1 - 3. The remaining crews will be placed according to their aggregate times.![]()
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Each crew will then race a time trial over 100m. Their final position will be decided by their overall placing in the competition class.
Wishing all the Irish Teams the best of luck at the IBCPC Participatory Festival in Aix-les-Bains, France. We look forward to hearing your stories on your return.
As most of you have heard by now we have had to move the Lough Rinn DBR to Carlow due to the water levels being too shallow on Lough Rinn. I know not ideal, but we still wanted to run a regatta for everyone.![]()
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We now welcome you all to Carlow on Saturday, 12th September 2026 for the Dragon Speed Fest! Racing will be over 200m + 100m. Come prepared for fast & furious racing like you have never seen before.
Emerald Dragons, a team of young Kerala dragon boat enthusiasts from Ireland are participating in the 200m dragon boat race conducted by the UUKMA (Union of United Kingdom Malayalee Associations) at Manvers Lake, Rotherham, UK tomorrow. The team will participate in the open category along with 26 other teams. We wish them all the best of luck.![]()
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UUKMA is a non profit organisation, working in National level. It’s aim is to promote fellowship of its member associations through cultural exchange involving artistic, literary and intergenerational needs of Keralite community living in the UK. Keralites are those from Kerala, a Southern State of India, speaking Malayalam as their mother tongue.
If you are out training tonight, keep an eye out for the solar eclipse.![]()
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A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, resulting in the moon casting a shadow on the Earth.![]()
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The partial solar eclipse in Ireland takes place at approximately 6:10 p.m., reaching peak maximum around 7:10 p.m., and ending just after 8:05 p.m. local Irish time![]()
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How rare is Wednesday’s event?![]()
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This 90% eclipse will be the first in mainland Europe since 1999. The next total solar eclipse visible in Ireland is not due to occur until 2090.![]()
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**WARNING: DO NOT STARE DIRECTLY AT THE SUN**