Race day is what it is all about
Each year there is a Dragonboat Festival held in Wellington. Teams from all over Australasia come to compete making it a full-on, fun and super exciting day.
Wellington Dragonboat Festival 2018
Fun Day: 17 February 2018
Race Day: 10th March 2018
More information can be found here at the Festival website.
What to bring:
Make sure you check the weather forecast before and on the morning of race day. We all know Wellington can change its mind like a coin toss and the clothes that you bring will have a big impact on your enjoyment of the day.
- Sunblock
- Hat
- Change(s) of clothing
- Wind jacket
- Sunglasses
- Towel
- Lunch
- Water
Make sure you check the weather forecast before and on the morning of race day. We all know Wellington can change its mind like a coin toss and the clothes that you bring will have a big impact on your enjoyment of the day.
Always bring
- Sunblock
- Hat
- Change(s) of clothing
- Wind jacket
- Sunglasses
- Towel
- Lunch
- Water
Bad weather race day
- Warm socks
- Proly props
- More proly props
- Beanie or woollen hat
- Warm jacket
- Spare clothes for between races
- Extra shoes – it can get very muddly
Good weather race day
- Jandals
- Extra Water
- Extra Sunblock
- Something to give you shade