Public Beta Version - February 2026

Introduced the sport to the USA in 1983. Training world champions ever since.

The Philadelphia Dragon Boat Association

Contact US

Practicers are held at the Philadelphia Dragon Boat Dock near the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Drive and Black Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

If you are coming for your first time please call ahead to PDBA VP Jim Morris at 610-331-6069. Leave a message. We'll make sure your first practice is a good one.

STANDARD PRACTICE HOURS

Saturday - Typically 9:00AM but sometimes off if we can't access the boats due to competing events on the river or MLK Drive.

Sunday - 5:30PM

Monday - Off

Tuesday - 5:45AM to 6:45AM

Wednesday - 5:45AM to 6:45AM

Thursday - 5:45AM to 6:45AM

Friday - Usually off, but sometimes 5:45AM to 6:45AM if we won't be able to use the boats on Saturday due to competing events on the river.

EVENING ROOKIE PRACTICE HOURS

These are new and we're going to wait until we get closer to May before we lock down a schedule. They will probably be held around 6PM on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights each week.

Come to Practice

Find us at The DragonBoat Docks on the Schuylkill

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