Construction Industry Building Dragon Boat Festivals 2008

The 2008 Building Dragon Boat Festivals are taking place on:

• 4th June 2008 at Salford Docks, Manchester
• 3rd July 2008 at West Reservoir, North London

What is Dragon Boat Racing?

Dragon Boat Racing is an ancient Chinese tradition and the fastest growing water activity in Britain today - as well as the most fun! Up to 10 people paddle each boat with a drummer at the front beating time!

It is a wonderful team building event and it is amazing to see the competitiveness of some of the teams! Last year was a sell-out and raised a record amount of money for CRASH, all of which is helping homelessness projects around the country.

Sponsored by Building you can obtain full entry details from Gable Events..

This is the 10th anniversary of the London event and it is becoming increasingly popular. Last year 40 teams entered the London event and 44 teams made the Manchester team a sell-out. We would therefore encourage companies to complete an entry form and sign up early to avoid disappointment.

Once you have your team in place, please encourage as much sponsorship as possible to be in for a chance of winning a trophy and a sumptuous meal! There is now an easier way to raise sponsorship for CRASH. You can create your own personalised web page on the Just Giving web site

Last Year's Events

A BIG thank you to the everyone who made last year's events such a great success! Both events have raised a grand total of over £39,000 thus far for CRASH; which is double the funds compared to last year!

At the London race

Well done to Stace's Aces from Stace LLP for securing first place at the London Challenge! They were followed very closely by Currach Breatnach from the Walsh Group and Robinsons Rowers from Knauf Drywall.

The 2007 London Dragon Boat Champions, Stace's Aces of Stace LLP.

Currach Breatnach of Walsh Group came in second & won the best Premier Crew title.

A special thanks to Keltbray Ltd who raised a fantastic sum of over £5,000 in sponsorship to win the Charity Trophy and a sumptuous Chinese banquet courtesy of HSING restaurant.

Robinsons Rowers of Knauf Drywall secured third place.

Keltbray Hawaii 5’0 raised the highest sponsorship for CRASH & won the Charity Trophy.

And in Manchester

At the Manchester Challenge event, congratulations to the champions The Murraywood Marauders from Murraywood Construction, who were also last year's winners! And to second place winners and best Premier crew, Paddle Like Crazy of HBG Construction; and third place winners Erie Basin of Laing O'Rourke Northern.

The 2007 Manchester Dragon Boat Champions - Murray Marauders of Murraywood Construction.

The Speedy Sea-men of Speedy Hire raised the highest sponsorship & won the fabulous meal at Yang Sing restaurant.

Speedy Sea-men of Speedy Hire raised the highest sponsorship and won the wonderful Chinese banquet courtesy of the Yang Sing restaurant in Manchester.

In second place was Paddle Like Crazy of HBG Construction, who also won the Best Premier Crew.

In third place was Erie Basin of Laing O'Rourke Northern.

For the full results for both races, visit the event website

You can also see more photos of the event and winning teams on the sponsor's website