Registration Overview
Festival Team Registration Information 2024
Community Crews
There are many different types of teams that participate in the Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival powered by ATB, such as “club” teams, corporate sponsored, non-profit organizations, and teams made up of cancer survivors, young and wise, novice to the “professionals”… whichever type, all enjoy the camaraderie of the sport of dragon boating.
Club teams generally have a longer practice season and compete at multiple festivals during the year.
If your company or organization is interested in creating a team, the LRDBF can help get you started!!! Contact Karen at race@lethbridgedragonfest.ca
Looking to join an existing team, please contact the Dragonboat Association of Southern Alberta Here:
https://forms.gle/KpPxdNZguvNy4oXh7
All teams must register through the online team registration process AND complete waivers prior to
participating in the festival or practices.
Festival Team Registration inquiries: registration@lethbridgedragonfest.ca
Team Race Registration Form – Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival powered by ATB
(Note the phone number needs you to add the “dash”)
Festival Registration Package Options
January 28 2024: Festival Team Registration begins
March 30, 2024: Practice options open for competitive and recreation to add additional see notes below
April 14, 2024: Deadline for Early Bird Registration and Payment
June 7, 2024: Deadline Team Registration and Payment
General Information
- A maximum of 26 crew members per registered team, this does not include non paddling manager should you have
one. (note: some team categories allow smaller crews.. no need to fill the 26 spots!!!) - Upon completing the Festival Registration, a confirmation email will be sent. There will be a link to your Team
Dashboard in this email and should be kept to view all your team information including your festival roster. - Your team member should know the team name to complete the Paddler Registration / Waiver Form. The paddler will
be added to your Festival Roster once they submit the waiver form (to a maximum of 26 people). You can view your
team roster under the Team Dashboard A confirmation email will be sent to the paddler with a link to update their
contact information. NOTE paddlers on two or more teams should wait until both teams are registered so that they can
add their waiver to both at one time
HELP ME FIND A CREW / CREWS LOOKING FOR PADDLERS
The Dragonboat Association of Southern Alberta coordinates all of the festival practices. DASA will endeavor to connect crews to paddlers!
If you’d like to join a race crew, fill out the form below, and your contact information will be shared with crew managers who need more crew members! If you are a crew manager and need additional paddlers, send us a message also through the form below and will try to connect you to some paddlers.
By filling in the form, you imply consent to our Privacy Statement.
Crew Categories
Naut Dragon
(max 8 teams)
Less commitment but all of the fun!
• Maximum/Minimum of 10 paddlers in a standard dragon boat (no gender restrictions)
• 2 x 200-meter races on SUNDAY
• 1 practice including safety
• Steer and drummer provided
U 24
Part of the competitive mixed division
• NO gender restrictions
• Maximum of 20 (min 16) paddlers in a standard dragon boat
• Race in mixed competitive division
• 2 x 200-meter on Saturday, 2 x 500-meter races Sunday
• 2k option
• 2 practices
• Steer and drummer not provided (be sure to contact your favorite steer/coach/drummer asap!!)
Recreation
(max 16 teams)
Less commitment on race weekend, without the worry of finding drum/steer (no gender restrictions)
• Maximum of 16 (min 14) paddlers in a standard dragon boat
• 2 x 200-meter on Saturday, 1 x 500-meter race Sunday
• 1 practice including safety
• Steer and drummer provided
• May have option of 2k if there are openings
Youth
(max 8 teams)
• NO gender restrictions
• Maximum of 18 (min 16) paddlers in a standard dragon boat
• Age 12-17 (or still in school)
• 2 x 200-meter on Saturday, 1 x 500-meter races Sunday
• 4 practices
Competitive
(max 52 teams)
Mixed and Women’s crews
• Maximum of 20 (min 16) paddlers in a standard dragon boat
• Mixed – minimum of 10 female paddlers
• Women – all female paddlers
• 2 x 200-meter on Saturday, 2 x 500-meter races Sunday
• 2k option
• 2 practices
• Steer and drummer not provided (be sure to contact your favorite steer/coach/drummer asap!!)
Open
(max 4 crews)
• NO gender restrictions
• Roster must include paddlers from current crews (this is an exhibition race)
• 1 x 200-meter race on Saturday, 1 x 500-meter race on Sunday
Fees
Crew Registration Fees
| Early Bird ends April 14 | Regular starts April 15 | Registration Deadline | |
| LOCAL | |||
| Naut Dragon | $400 | $400 | June 7 |
| Youth | $400 | $400 | June 7 |
| Recreation | $775 | $875 | June 7 |
| Competitive | $1,250 | $1,500 | June 7 |
| U 24 | $600 | $600 | June 7 |
| Open | $400 | $400 | June 7 |
| VISITING | |||
| Youth | $400 | $400 | June 7 |
| Recreation | $675 | $775 | June 7 |
| Competitive | $1,150 | $1,400 | June 7 |
| U 24 | $600 | $600 | June 7 |
Registration fees must be paid in full on or before the Early Bird Deadline to qualify as an early bird registration, no exceptions, and if payment is late, the full fee will be charged.
Additional Fees
Crew Tent Rental Fees
Additional Fees Crew Tent Rental Fees All tents must be ordered and paid in full by June 7.
| Tent Type | Price |
| Lakeside – Half Tent | $500 |
| Lakeside – Full Tent | $975 |
| Regular – Half Tent | $$450 |
| Regular – Full Tent | $900 |
Please note: Tents are assigned on a first come, first serve basis, and lakeside tents will sell out quickly. Half tents are 10′ x 20′, Full tents are 20′ x 20′.
Payment Information
Festival fees must be received on or before the registration deadline. Registration is only deemed complete once payment of registration fees is completed. The LRDBF reserves the right to request immediate payment in the event that registration for one or all divisions sells out. If payment is not received, a team from the waiting list will receive your registration slot. All fees are in Canadian dollars. We do not charge sales tax. Your fees are not tax deductible as charitable donations.
Payment Options
Once you have registered your team, an invoice will be MANUALLY sent to you. (there will be a delay!!)
You then can:
1) Online during registration – Use the Square to pay your crew fees with a credit card. Note that Square adds a processing fee for credit card transactions processed
2) Interac e-Transfer – You can send an Interac email money transfer to treasurer@lethbridgedragonfest.ca, but be sure to note the team name in the transfer notes
3) Cheque – You can pay for your crew fees offline with a cheque. Once an invoice is sent to you reply to that email that you will be sending a cheque in. To receive the early bird rate, payment must be received before the Early Bird date stated.
Make cheques payable to Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival powered by ATB, specify your crew name in the memo field and mail it to: Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival powered by ATB P.O. Box 1094 Lethbridge, AB T1J 4A2 Canada
CANCELLATION POLICY:
LRDBF Registration/ Cancellation Policy 2024
• The registration fee must be received in full by the LRDBF to confirm your registration for the event. To honor the Early Bird fee, payment must be received on/by April 14 , 2024. • If a team cancels after June 7, 2024, no refunds will be issued. If a Local team canceled prior to the start of practices (May 13) there will be an administration fee of 15% (no refund of transaction fees). • Partial refunds may be considered after June 7, 2024, in the event of cancelation due to safety or weather concerns or COVID 19 restrictions on or before event day. Any such partial refund will be at the discretion of the organizing committee. • If LRDBF receives an insufficient number of registrations, LRDBF may cancel the event with a minimum notice of 30 days before the race weekend. In this case, the maximum liability of LRDBF is limited to a full refund of the event registration fee with no additional liability for travel costs, hotel costs, or any other costs or expenses whatsoever. • In the unlikely event of cancellation or postponement of the event due to circumstances beyond reasonable control of the LRDBF including but not limited to, acts of terrorism, war, acts of God and natural disaster, LRDBF cannot be held responsible for any cost, damage or expense which may be incurred by registrants as a consequence of the event being postponed or cancelled.
PRIVACY POLICY
If you have any concerns about our online registration system and your information:
This privacy policy sets out how the Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival powered by ATB (LRDBF) uses and protects any information that you give to the
Calgary Dragon Boat Society (CDBS) registration system when you use this website.
The LRDBF/CDBS is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
The LRDBF/CDBS may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to
ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from January 22 2024.
Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival powered by ATB (LRDBF) respects your privacy.
We do not rent, sell or trade our mailing lists, or information, or photos (electronic or digital).
By providing information to us, you consent to our use of such information for the purposes of LRDBF and its related activities. LRDBF uses information you provide to organize and run our festival, to keep you informed and up to date on the activities of the LRDBF festival related promotions, to promote special events and sponsorships, and all other activities related to the festival and special events held by LRDBF from time to time.
If you wish us not to utilize your information or photos for our purposes please email us at race@lethbridgedragonfest.ca . Note that if you notify us that you do not wish us to use information for our purposes as set out above, communications to you of what happens during any festival or information relating to the festival, may not be communicated to you, even though you may have registered as a participant.
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