Dragon Boat Race at The Working Boat


Dragon Boat Race at The Working Boat

After last year’s success, we’re so excited to be once again be 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 Sailability with 10% of all proceeds generated from our food and drink sales during the day donated to this amazing local charity. We will be serving bacon baps in the morning, and rustling up our famous dirty fries all day. If you’d like to eat inside, we advise booking a table here.

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.


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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 will be serving bacon baps in the morning and delicious dirty fries all day, piled high with toppings like crispy squid, hickory pulled pork, and truffle parmesan. Participants and rowers alike can line 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.

For 2025, we’re pleased to share that we’re partnering with Mylor Sailability who provide accessible sailing and powerboating sessions for those with any kind of impairment, physical disability or learning disability.



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. 

Entry is £26.50 per person or £450 for the whole team, but please note, only up to 17 people can row per race.

If you’d like to join us for food, booking is recommended. You can book a table here.

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As well as our Dragon Boat Race, we’re hosting lots of other exciting events this year. Discover them here.