Redcliffe Red Dragons

Just a screen shot, but this is where you can watch your fellow team mates who are paddling with BRD or Gold Coast while they compete in Taiwan. Best of luck to all our paddlers while they compete at worlds.
Link is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/-dragonboat-sport/live/

Come and Try Dragon Boating (4399)

24 Oct 2026 | 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Enjoy an active paddle in our Dragon Boat dressed with Head, Tail and Drum.

Participants will start the activity with a safety briefing before heading out into the canals and Deception Bay for some paddling, learning about timing having a bit of fun and maybe competitiveness on the way.

Come and give it a go! Paddle out in Moreton Bay with our wonderful club. We’re also recruiting for new members for the current season. Ask us for more information.
Click on the link below to register for our Come ‘n’ Try. We hope to see you there!

Come and Try Dragon Boating (4399) This activity is suitable for ages 12-75 Enjoy an active paddle in our Dragon Boat dressed with Head, Tail and Drum.

Thank You, Beau! ❤️

A huge thank you to Beau from Beau’s Drink Cart for his very generous donation of lollies for our recent regatta! 🍭🍬

Although Beau couldn’t be there in person on the day, he was certainly there in spirit and his generosity helped make the day that little bit sweeter for everyone. 😊

We really appreciate your support of Redcliffe Red Dragons and our regatta, Beau. Your generosity means a lot to us and we’re very grateful for your continued support.

Look forward to seeing you at our next regatta
Thanks again, Beau! 👏❤️🐉

Volunteers – The Heart of a Successful Regatta! 🐉

A huge congratulations and THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered their time and effort to help make our regatta such a fantastic event! 🙌

From setting up early in the morning, boat handling and marshalling, timekeeping and race officials, safety boat crews, BBQ and raffles, to all the other jobs happening behind the scenes – every volunteer played an important part in ensuring the day ran smoothly and successfully.

Events like this simply cannot happen without volunteers. Your willingness to give up your time, step in when needed and work together makes such a difference and is truly appreciated. ❤️

A special thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly throughout the day to keep everything moving and make sure our paddlers, clubs and spectators could enjoy a well-organised and enjoyable regatta.

You should all be very proud of what you achieved! 👏👏

A Huge Thank You! 🐉👏

What a fantastic day at Kawana Waters for the first regatta of the new season at this venue hosted by Redcliffe Red Dragons!

A huge thank you to all the clubs who travelled to Kawana and supported our regatta. It was fantastic to see so many paddlers on the water and we hope everyone enjoyed the racing, the atmosphere and the day as much as we did.🤜🤛

A special thank you to the clubs who loaned us dragon boats and safety boats to help make the regatta possible. Your generosity and support were very much appreciated.🤙🤙

To all the paddlers, thank you for your cooperation, patience and sportsmanship throughout the day. Your positive attitude and willingness to work with officials and volunteers helped everything run smoothly and made for a very enjoyable regatta.🥰🥰

We also want to give a massive shout-out to our volunteers and officials. From early morning setup through to the final race, your hard work, commitment and dedication were outstanding. We simply could not run an event like this without you. ❤️

Finally, thank you to everyone who contributed in any way, leading up to and on the day, to making our regatta at Kawana Waters such a success as always.

We look forward to doing it all again next year! 🐉🏆

Thank you everyone – see you on the water!

🐉 A HUGE THANK YOU! 🐉

Redcliffe Red Dragons would like to give a massive shout-out to MEALES CONCRETE PUMPING for their generous donation, helping us purchase another brand-new club boat trolley! 👏👏👏

And a big thank you to RUMA MARTIN for manufacturing and supplying the trolley. 🙌

It’s already making a huge difference, giving us a trolley for each of our boats and making getting them to and from the water so much easier! 🚣‍♀️💪

We truly appreciate your generous support of the Redcliffe Red Dragons! ❤️🐉

Good luck, safe travels and all the best to our beloved Snappies Lisa, Sonia, Jhana and Michelle, as well as Anne, a club breast cancer supporter, travelling over to Aix-les-Bains France to compete in the 2026 IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival.🥰🥰🥰

We are sure you will do yourselves and your club proud. Paddle long and Paddle strong and be assured we will be cheering you on all the way.💪💪💪

Sunday racing at Cooloola Dragon Boat Club Inc regatta saw the return of the always-popular Costume Parade, with clubs once again showcasing incredible creativity. From Vikings and Rock 'n' Rollers to Jellyfish and Christmas in July, the competition was fierce.

Redcliffe transformed into a buzzing hive with our BUMBLE BEES🐝🐝🌻🌻 theme – Tim's Drones and Tim's Queens! Complete with striped shirts, bee antennae, a Queen Bee wearing her tiara, buzzing kazoos and our very own beekeeper Tim keeping the swarm under control, we certainly created plenty of attention.

Our tent was buzzing with everything bee-related! Along with the decorations, we had small jars of honey from our very own beekeeper Tim's hives, which flew off the table in no time. Members from other clubs arrived at the Hive hoping there were a few jars left.

Our efforts earned Redcliffe 2nd Prize and $100, 💲narrowly missing out on top spot. Congratulations to SCDA Mavericks on taking out first place for the third year in a row with their "Rock the Boat" theme and to the other clubs on their fantastic outfits.

With judging based on costumes, tent decorations, interaction during the parade and even how crews look while paddling, the standard continues to rise every year, making the competition tougher than ever.

Conditions improved for the 200m racing, with 9 clubs competing. Redcliffe fielded a crew in every division and finished with 1st Place in Division B (Tim's Queens) and 2nd Place in Division A (Tim's Drones). The colourful costumes made for a fantastic spectacle on the water.

A big thank you to Christine Godsmark and Leanne Tu from Coomera Dragons Australia for joining the Redcliffe Red Dragons over the weekend. Judging by the huge smiles😁 on their faces, they certainly embraced the fun—first dressing up in red tutus and tiaras for Saturday's Diamond Dash, then transforming into members of the Redcliffe hive in their yellow and black stripes on Sunday.

They fitted in perfectly with the rest of the Redcliffe crew and were wonderful sports throughout the weekend. We hope you both had as much fun as we did and look forward to paddling with you again soon!

Overall, it was a rewarding and enjoyable weekend for the Redcliffe Red Dragons. There were plenty of smiles, laughs and memorable moments both on and off the water, with great racing, strong team spirit and plenty of opportunities for members to bond.

Congratulations to everyone who represented the club over the weekend. Your enthusiasm, teamwork and club spirit were on full display, both on and off the water. A fantastic effort by all and a great way to kick off the regatta season. If this weekend is anything to go by, we're looking forward to an another exciting and successful season ahead. Go Redcliffe Red Dragons!🐉💪

Now the countdown begins to next year's Costume Parade. The standard keeps getting higher, so it's time to put those thinking caps on and start planning our next award-winning theme!

DRONES
QUEENS

Another fantastic regatta hosted by Cooloola Dragon Boat Club Inc over the weekend!

Despite less-than-ideal conditions for the Diamond Dash, all clubs embraced the challenge of navigating the demanding course. Redcliffe entered two crews, once again proudly sporting our now traditional red tutus and tiaras, with Barb Powell and Cheryl Rigby doing an outstanding job sweeping their teams safely around the buoys and back to shore.

A special congratulations to Barb on successfully sweeping her first Diamond Dash, while Cheryl once again put her experience to great use. Well done also to both crews, with several paddlers competing in both teams, for following their sweeps' calls and working together through every turn.👏👏👏

From a field of 14 crews, Redcliffe BLACK finished 10th and Redcliffe RED 8th. For many of our paddlers, it was their first Diamond Dash, and they embraced the challenge with enthusiasm, thoroughly enjoying the experience and having every reason to be proud of their efforts.