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2026 Festival Schedule
Throughout the season, JDBC fields teams to compete in dragon boat festivals around the Southeast. These festivals are a fun way to bring together diverse paddlers of all different abilities and strengths to achieve a common goal. Races consist of various lengths depending on the festival with 200m, 500m and 2000m being the standard. These festivals gather people from different areas of the United States and Canada!
February 28th - Rick's Mad Paddlers 7.2 Mile Race @ Tampa, FL
March 28th - Inverness Dragon Boat Festival @ Inverness, FL
April 25th - Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Festival @ Tampa, FL
May 23rd - Central Florida Dragon Boat Festival @ Leesburg, FL
June 27th - Dragon Boat Beaufort Race Day @ Beaufort, SC
July 18-20th - CAN AM Club Crew Championship @ Montreal, Canada
August 24-30th - IBCPC @ Les-Baines, France
September 12th - Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival @ Lake Lanier, GA
October 17th - Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival @ Orlando, FL
November 7th - Lake Hernando Dragon Boat Festival @ Hernando, FL
December 5th - Synergy Series Finale @ Hollywood, FL
TEAM INFORMATION
Join us! We welcome anyone who is interested in paddling a dragon boat, whether it be for fitness or competition. Paddling is a great sport for those who enjoy the water, teamwork and friendly competition!
JDBC Flash: The JDBC Flash crew is open to all paddlers who want to race against the most competitive dragon boat teams from across the region. 10-paddler (small boat) and 20-paddler (standard boat) Crews compete in various divisions to include: Premier, Women, Open, and Senior Divisions. The JDBC Flash Senior A Standard crew took home 2 Bronze medals (200m & 500m) and a Silver Medal (2000m) at the 2025 Club Crew National Championships in Sarasota, FL earning a berth at the 2026 Club Crew World Championships in Taiwan.
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MAMMOGLAMS: The Mammoglams is an all-breast cancer team. This team focuses on camaraderie, emotional support, and being engaged in a healthy lifestyle in order to improve the quality of life for breast cancer survivors. They consider themselves a "floating support group." The Mammoglams typically paddle in four to five festivals per year. If they are interested in attending more festivals, they often paddle with our other JDBC teams. The Mammoglams will be competing at the 2026 IBCPC Festival in France.
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For information on joining any of our teams, please contact Marty Millard at 904-536-3475 or millardm@comcast.net.
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2025 Club Achievements
JDBC's 2025 Team USA paddlers selected to compete at the 17th IDBF World Championships in Germany. Pictured left-right: Gil M, Alisha L, Pam R, Jen D, Sokha A, Drew R, Erik W, Mimi W and Marty M.
After an outstanding performance at the 2025 USDBF Club Crew National Championships in Sarasota, JDBC's Senior A Standard crew secured a berth to the IDBF Club Crew World Championships in Taiwan in 2026!
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