Dragon Boat Race at The Working Boat
After last year’s success, we’re so excited to be once again hosting Cornwall’s only Dragon Boat Race on Saturday 26th July 2025 from our very own quay.
Setting off from our pontoons, watch the brightly coloured boats race up and down from The Greenbank shoreline with a pint in hand. This year, we’re partnering with Mylor Sailing School with 10% of all proceeds generated from our food and drink sales during the day donated to this amazing local charity.
At this free event, you can expect to enjoy a thrilling day of Dragon Boat racing, with teams competing throughout the day to take home the winning title. Spectator, winner or loser, there’ll be lots on offer.
Uncover all the fun from our 2024 race below.
Dragon boat racing is an exhilarating sporting event where teams compete in canoe-like vessels fitted with hand carved dragon’s heads and tails. With up to 17 people per boat paddling to compete in races at nearly 250m distances, spectators can expect to view an incredibly exciting and adrenaline pumping race from our quay. Lap up the excitement from the shoreline or revel in victory on the water.
Throughout the weekend, The Working Boat served delicious dirty fries piled high with toppings like crispy squid, hickory pulled pork, and truffle parmesan. Participants and rowers alike lined their stomachs with these flavourful fries before diving into the action, washing it all down with our refreshing selection of Cornish brews from the bar.
We’re also proud to share that, in 2024, we partnered with Man Down for this exciting event and 10% of all proceeds generated from food and drink sales during the day were donated to this amazing organisation. Man Down is a Cornish based non-profit community-interest company who provide informal peer-support talking groups all over the county for men with mental health concerns.
For 2025, we’re pleased to share that we’re partnering with Mylor Sailing School who provide dinghy, keelboat and powerboat training. Courses are available for everyone, from children, to complete beginners, to wheelchair users.
If you are looking to compete in the 2025 race, you can register your team’s interest and find out more info, by emailing here: chrisdodimead@dragonboatevents.com and download the team manual here.
If you’d like to join us for food booking is recommended.
Early birds rejoice, book your spot before 1st March and entry is £23.50 per person based on 17 rowers – if you wish to purchase entry for a team it is £399 for as many rowers as you like. From March, entry is £26.50 per person or £450 for the whole team, but please note, only up to 17 people can row per race
As well as our Dragon Boat Race, we’re hosting lots of other exciting events this year. Discover them here.
