Introduction to Dragon Boat Paddling, $5 donation required

Come join us for an introduction to Dragon Boat Paddling! A Mandatory $5 donation in required, through our club's website. (details below). A dragon boat is a 20 person boat with an additional person standing at the back of the boat steering while the 20 people paddle in sync to swiftly move the boat through the water! (go under photos here to see close up pictures) Raleigh Dragon Boat Club (RDBC) is a local, fully- volunteer-run non profit club that has been paddling out at Lake Wheeler for the past 12 years. It is such a fun work out on the beautiful lake in a social atmosphere, paddling together to move the boat!

We will provide paddle, life vest, and coaching instruction. This year, we are asking for a $5 donation to cover the costs of the wear and tear on our boats/paddles/life vests. (non refundable) .Please bring a water bottle, wear a hat and water friendly clothes/shoes--you may get splashed as you learn the paddle stroke :-) . No perfumes are allowed. No Guests, only adults who are registered here on Meet Up Please. We have a dry bag for everyone's car keys, but there is no room on the boat for everyone to bring a personal bag, so please lock up/hide your bag in your car. Please arrive 15 min early so we can provide you with the correct paddle size and a life vest, or bring your own life vest if you have one. You will receive paddle stroke instruction from one of our veteran members before we launch. We also have a warm up before we launch and stretch-down after the practice. All paddlers are needed to help bring the boat down to the docks on the dolly and bring it back up to the storage area at end of practice.

Its such a fun time out on the lake, we hope you can join us!

First: go to our website and fill out the "new paddler Waiver form". its q requirement for our boat insurance

https://www.raleighdragonboat.org/2025waiver

Second: Donate $5 to RDBC: The Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible as according to law. RDBC ONLY uses PayPal, it CAN NOT use ANY OTHER electronic payment source, RDBC apologizes for this in advance. PayPal is a trusted payment source, and only requires an email address. Please chose "friend" on PayPal and type in "May Intro" as the reason for donation.
https://www.raleighdragonboat.org/donate

• Please call the park office if you are lost: 919-662-5704.
Email us if you have any questions or concerns. We'd love to hear from you!

If you'd like to permanently join our club, please go to our website and pay the membership fee on the website AFTER You have attended at least one intro practice.
http://www.raleighdragonboat.org/membership

*Please see Cathy or Michelle or Jeremy during this practice for more detailed information about joining the club.