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Originally Posted by Illuminate
bumping an old thread....
What kind of investment is involved in dragonboating in terms of time and money? I might want to try it for the summer.
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Typically just for the membership for a team/club, It costs around $125-$300+ for the season (Season ranges between Feb/Mar/Apr to Jun/Jul/Aug/Sept)
It really depends on the team, whether its a recreational team or competitive team.
some of those membership costs normally include the practices (between 1-3 practices/week) and 1-2 small regattas (less than 40-50 teams) and the Rio Tinto Alcan Festival (100+ teams). If the membership fee is on the high end of the scale, it might include the costs for some of out of town races.
It adds up if you decide to go on the out of town races, cost is dependent on how cheap you go (motel vs 5 star hotel or cook your own noodles vs fine dining)
For me races within BC per race costs around $60+ (Harrison) - $150+ (Victoria)
New paddlers usually dont but it also adds up if you decide to buy your own personal gear..ie: PFD ($95-200+), Paddle ($100-280+), etc.
Cost aside (in this stupid recession), IMHO Dragonboating is the best team sport that will improve your life by a lot. Its a sport that i tried for the sake of just trying something new and it ended up being one of the best decisions of my life.
At first the reason why i went to the practices was to just make myself stronger and fitter. Then somehow along the way i realize that every time i went, it felt like a social event too coz there were tons of new cool friends there. (and cute/hot girls too on top of that lol)
It also ends up feeding my need for adrenaline and it suits my competitive personality.
Shameless plug i know but Im not endorsing out of the love i have for any one team, just for the love of the sport! hahaha
Enjoy it!